Coach Yoichi Tomita, left, watches Angel Leon, 7, do his routine on the pommel horse during practice at Gymnastics World on March 5, 2008. Photo by Jill Torrance / Arizona Daily Star 

St. Augustine's Leon wins second Junior Olympics 

St. Augustine High School freshman Angel Leon won his second consecutive National Junior Olympics All-Around championship last week in Daytona Beach, Florida. Leon won the 14-year-old title and now begins training toward a college scholarship under Gymnastics World coach Yoichi Tomita with an eye toward the 2020 Olympics.


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