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Volume 10, No. 7
Friday, February 7, 2025
Gymnasts a Success at Challenge In order to reach an elite status, Kost has been practicing gymnastics and competing for over 13 years. Gymnast Reese Kost is having “I started when I was three years old a great year representing Hornets at Lakeshore Gymnastics,” said Kost. “I gymnastics. was a level 10 gymnast for a year, and An elite gymnast having then I switched to high school gymnasreached USA Gymnastics tics for this year.” Level 10, this is Kost's Kost said that her first year as a HorND A L first year competing nets gymnast has been fun. T R KI for the Hornets under “My favorite event I think would Head Coach Kasey have to be floor just because you can Lotycz. show off your personality,” Kost said. “It's more creative, and you can kind of be yourself on it.” When training for the floor and the other events, Kost practices at All-Around Gymnastics under Coach Lotycz, and with gymnasts from West Geauga, Chardon and Lake Catholic. Reese Kost finished 11th overall at the High School Challenge Jan. 24 at “She is such a pleasure Cleveland Public Auditorium. Kost had two scores over 9 on the beam and the to have on the team,” said
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Coach Lotycz. “Reese is lead by example 24/7. She is an athlete, she works hard. She has so much work ethic and drive. She has the heart of an athlete. I am so blessed to have an athlete like Reese.” Coach Lotycz said that Kost showed her talent right away in her first high school meet at Magnificat High School. “At Reese’s very first meet ... she completed a double back on floor which was a level 10 skill,” the coach said. “So that was really exciting to watch her compete for the first time in probably about a year.” Also, one of the main highlights for Kost was the Flip for the Cure Meet on Jan. 12. “I took first in everything (at the Flip for the Cure Meet),” Kost said. “I got first all-around, so that's definitely a big accomplishment.” In reflecting on the Flip for the Cure Meet, Kost said that there was a lot of positive energy which helped create an optimal performance environment.
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Relay Team Breaking Records By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com The Kirtland Hornets Boys and Girls Swim Team's have had an exciting season so far. In fact, recent highlights have included freshman Keegan Loschert winning the Girls CVC 200-Yard Individual Medley and the Boys Relay breaking the school record in both the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay and the 200-Yard Medley Relay. See Swimming • Page 5
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Freshman Tommy Loncar helped the Hornets Boys Relay Team break two school records at the CVC Swim Championships Jan. 18.
See Gymnasts • Page 4
A Chilling Good Time Farmpark’s Annual Ice Sculpture Festival Heats Up Winter By Donna L. Robinson editor@karlovecmedia.com For many outdoor enthusiasts, thoughts of winter may bring activities like sledding and ice skating to mind. For Aaron Costic — it’s ice carving time. Costic, of Elegant Ice Creations, joined Lake Metroparks Farmpark’s annual Ice Sculpture Festival Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, which regularly draws 2,500 to 3,500 attendees from Kirtland and other communities in Northeast Ohio, said event manager Andy McGovern. Elegant Ice Creations, of Broadview Heights, has provided ice for approximately 25 carvings over the years, McGovern said. “Elegant Ice brings in world/ Olympic champions from around the world to carve for us,” he said. “This year, the United States and Canada partook in an ice sculpting competition (at the festival Jan. 25), with Aaron Costic … taking the winning spot.” Aaron has been ice sculpting for 35 years, said his mother, Peggy See Festival • Page 3
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Andy McGovern, Lake Metroparks Farmpark event manager, stands next to the ‘Fire and Ice’ tower, created by award-winning ice carver Aaron Costic, Jan. 25.
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