POULSBO — Solid scores from North Kitsap’s experienced and youthful gymnasts alike led the way to a Viking win Saturday against Olympia. And a pair of hoop earrings didn’t hurt matters for the Vikes, either.

Jewelry — banned this year from being worn during competition by the WIAA — was found on a Bear gymnast in the form of two earrings and the subsequent disqualification gave the North gymnasts the breathing room they needed to take the win, by a final score of 143.6 to 139.5.

“(The meet) went really well,” said Vikes’ coach Kris Goodfellow. “I had heard before that Olympia scored 151 (in the Bears’ previous meet) and I thought our chances were slim.”

But after the disqualification and some soaring scores from the seasoned TREK gymnastics club veterans, it was all North Kitsap on the day.

The individual talents of Jessica Lindburg and Kai Marrow led the way for the Vikes. Marrow, who placed first in all-around competition with a total of 33.65, dazzled spectators with her flying talents on the bars, winning that event with an 8.3. Lindburg won the other three events with an 8.6 on the vault, an 8.7 on the beam and a 9.0 on the floor — the highest score of any gymnast at the meet.

“Kai (Marrow) and Jes (Lindburg) looked really good going in,” said Goodfellow. “We’re excited to see what happens for them.”

Lindburg, a Bremerton native, competes on the North Kitsap team and is allowed to score points for the Vikings until high school playoff time. At that point, she must compete individually. Her prowess in the floor competition raised the bar for her teammates — and Goodfellow said she believes there is still room to improve.

“Our best gymnasts need to work on the little phantom things,” she said. “They need to work on staying loose and not getting tight.”

Goodfellow added that club gymnasts can face extra pressure.

“I think the judges look extra hard on the club gymnasts,” she commented.

Jenne Jones, whose past performances with the Vikings led her to two state trips, is still recovering from an injury. But the junior did perform in the meet, placing third on the beam with a 7.95, fifth in the vault with a 7.9 and a fifth on the floor with an 8.0. Katie Bale also pitched in a high score on the bars for NK, with a 6.6.

One of Goodfellow’s goals at the meet was to work on getting the newer gymnasts competition-ready. She said she believed the meet was also a success in that regard.

“We had three (gymnasts) that had never competed and four that hadn’t last Wednesday (at Federal Way),” Goodfellow commented. “This meet was for them.”

Olympia’s Coach Devin McGee said her team was not quite ready to go in Poulsbo.

“We’ve had a run of injuries and illnesses,” McGee said. “The girls went out there and did their best.”

McGee did mention she was impressed by North’s performance. But there will be an opportunity for revenge, she noted.

“(North Kitsap) has a strong team,” McGee said. “It will be interesting to see what happens when they come down (to Olympia) for our meet.”

Goodfellow said she looks at the meet as a building block to the next and that practice will determine the team’s next success.

“We need to get back and work the basics,” she said.