TAISO NEWS

ARCHIVES: 2009-2010

June 18-19, 2010:
Warren Long, former Taiso gymnast, was inducted into theSask Sorts Hall of Fame for his contributions to gymnastics as an athlete. Also inducted was Keith Russell, founder of Taiso Gymnastics Club. Keith Russell was honoured as a "builder" in the sport of gymnastics. To celebrate, the Sask Sports Hall of Fame and Museum held "The 16th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic" on Friday, June 18 as well as an "Hall of Fame Induction Dinner" on Saturday, June 19 in Regina.

June 6, 2010:
Taiso hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony and Year-End Family BBQ and Potluck. Congratulations to all of our athletes for their achievements!!

May 24 - May 30, 2010
Congratulations to the following Taiso athletes who attended the 2010 Canadian Championships in Kamloops, BC. Competing in the National Youth level were Teague King, Tyler Montgomery, Wyatt Tyndall, Nicolas Hallgrimson, and Keith Boyle. Curtis Graves competed at the Junior level while Jayd Lukenchuk and Anderson Loran competed at the Senior Level. Special congratulations to Teague King for placing 5th on Pommel, 6th on Rings and 7th AA; to Tyler Montgomery for placing 8th on Pbars and 21st AA; to Curtis Graves for placing 1st on Hbar and 11th AA; and to Jayd Lukenchuk for placing 2nd on Vault, 7th on Floor, 4th on Hbar, and 5th AA. Congratulations also to Team Sask for placing 3rd for the National Youth Team Award.
Click here for the press release from Gym Sask

May 15, 2010
Congratulations to the Taiso athletes in the Competitive programs who traveled to Regina for the Provincial Championships on May 15. Special congratulations to the following medal winners:
Level 1: Aidan Akhtar (1st AA, 1st on Floor and Rings, 2nd on Hbar, and 3rd on Pommel, vault and Pbars); Ashton Kotlar (2nd AA, 1st on Pommel, 2nd on Floor and Pbars); Noah Mullin (3rd on Rings and Vault), Matthew Michasiw (3rd AA, 2nd on Rings, 1st on Vault and Pbars, 3rd on Hbar)
Level 3: Daniel Neiser (1st AA, 1st on Rings, Pbars, and Hbar, 2nd on Vault, 3rd on Pommell); Jamie Boyle(3rd AA,2nd on Floor, Pommel, Rings); Kieran Akhtar(2nd on Pbars); Keiran Long(1st on Pommel, 3rd on Vault); Keiran Czaya-Woolly(1st on Floor, 3rd on Pbars)
Level 4:Dylan Anderson (1st AA, 1st on Pommel, Pbars, 2nd on Floor, Rings, Vault, and Hbar)
National Youth: Wyatt Tyndall (2nd AA, 2nd on Rings, 3rd on Floor, Pommel, Hbar); Teague King (3rd AA, 1st on Pommel, 2nd on Floor, 3rd on Vault); Tyler Montgomery (1st on Pbars, 2nd on Rings and Vault); Nic Hallgrimson (2nd on Pbars)
High Performance Argo:Mitch Tyndall(2nd AA), Jesse Tyndal (3rd AA)
High Performance Junior: Curtis Graves(1st AA)
High Performance Senior:Jayd Lukenchuk (1st AA); Anderson Loran (2nd AA)

April 29 - May 2, 2010
Congratulations to the Taiso athletes who attended the 2010 Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Regina, representing Team Saskatchewan. Special congratulations to Teague King who placed 1st All Around and to Tyler Montgomery who placed 3rd All Around. Also, Team Sask won the Team Award.

MARCH 28, 2010
Taiso Gymnastics hosted the Men's Western Trials Invitational 2010 on March 28, 2010. All-around totals for our Taiso boys were as follows:
Level 4: Dylan Anderson (65.3); Nicolas Hallgrimson (64.4); Keith Boyle (61.8)
HP Argo: Mitch Tyndall (77.45); Jesse Tyndall (65.75)
HP Tyro: Teague King (68.1); Tyler Montgomery (65.6); Wyatt Tyndall (63.2)
National Open: Anderson Loran (78.4); Curtis Graves (76.55)

Congratulations to all of the Taiso athletes and to those who will be moving on to theWestern Canadian Championships 2010 in Regina, April 29 - May 1. Also, special thanks to all of the Taiso volunteers who contributed to the success of these Western trials.

MARCH 19-21, 2010
The 16th Annual Jurassic Classic Invitational was attended by several Taiso athletes. Special congratulations go out to the following athletes for their achievement:
Men's Level 2: Evan Mantyka (3rd on Pommel)
Men's Level 3: Keiran Long (2nd on Pommel); Jamie Boyle (3rd on Pommel); Kieran Akhtar (1st on Pommel)
Level 4: Wyatt Tyndall(2nd on High Bar); Dylan Anderson (2nd on Parallel Bars); Tyler Montgomery (3rd on High Bar); Nicolas Hallgrimson (3rd on Floor)
HP Tyro: Teague King (1st on Floor; 3rd on Pommel, Rings, Vault, P-bars, and H-bar)Men's Event Finals: Anderson Loran (2nd on Pommel, 1st on High Bar); Curtis Graves (3rd on High Bar); Jayd Lukenchuk (3rd on Pommel). Congratulations to all of our athletes and their coaches. For full results, please visit the following website: http://gym-score-depot.ca/

FEBRUARY 27-28, 2010:
Three of TAISO's athletes traveled with their coach, Markos Baikas, to Gatineau, Quebec to attend Elite Canada 2010. Congratulations to Anderson Loran (Senior), Jayd Lukenchuk (Senior) and Curtis Graves (Junior) for their performances. A special congratulations is extended to Anderson Loran who placed FIRST on Floor. Congratulations, Anderson!

JANUARY 23, 2010:
Gymnastics Saskatchewan Men’s Artistic gymnasts attended the Whitlow Invitational gymnastics competition in Florida. The Men’s team of 8 athletes identified for the 2011 Canada Winter Games are in preparation for their team and individual events where they will represent Saskatchewan next February. Athletes from Taiso Gymnastics who attended this international competition were Curtis Graves, Teague King, Wyatt Tyndall, Tyler Montgomery, Keith Boyle, and Nicolas Hallgrimson. The coaches accompanying the boys were Markos Baikas (Head Coach - Taiso Gymnastics), Mark Kurmey (Head Coach - Team Saskatchewan), and Wesley Chirima (QCK Regina). Congratulations to all the boys for their successes.

Press Release:
Team Saskatchewan Wins Multiple Medals In Florida