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11-year-old Fountain Hills girl is ‘best ninja in the West’

Eyeing spot on 'American Ninja Warrior'

Fountain Hills is home to the fastest ninja in the West. 

While Scarlett Gunther is not a ninja in the traditional sense, her ability to contort her body through the air and nimble through and across obstacles is all the same. 

After a first-place sweep in the hybrid, speed and burnout courses in the Ninja Sport Championship West sectionals in Colorado from June 27-28, she is leaping, twisting and running her way to the Ninja Sport Youth Championship. And at just 11 years old, she has her eyes set on the hit TV show, “American Ninja Warrior.” 

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