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Aryeh Lesch became the first male gymnast from Evanston in more than 30 years to win a sectional championship last week.
Now, the Wildkit junior is aiming even higher.
Lesch hopes to rise to the top in his specialty - floor exercise - and will also compete on vault and still rings at the Illinois High School Association state finals set for Friday and Saturday at Hoffman Estates High School.
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No competitor from ETHS has brought home a state medal since Mark Sussman placed 4th on vault during the 1987-88 season. But Lesch s score of 9.6 on floor exercise, which tied him for the individual title with Tegshmurun Jamiyankhuu of Niles West at the Hinsdale Sectional qualifying meet, stamps him as one of the medal favorites if he can match that score again next weekend.