Anna Mitchell Ralston, a 13-year-old from Gainesville, and her baton twirling team, Forte Atlanta, won a beginner national title at the America’s Youth on Parade USA and World Twirling Championships in South Bend, Ind. A year earlier, she won a pre-teen intermediate national title. While Ralston competes with Forte Atlanta, she is also an individual competitor.
Baton twirlers team wins national title