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Student athletes consider balance of performance, artistry in their sports

Avery Carlisle March 18, 2022

According to gymnast and junior Kendall Powell, many people watch gymnastics for the entertainment aspect but fail to realize the type of athleticism needed for the activity. “Even if I didn’t do...

Mansberger performs his routine on the parallel bars at the 2021 Development Program Nationals. Mansberger placed 40th overall.

Athlete Spotlight: Aaronson Mansberger, gymnast, sophomore who placed 40th overall at 2021 Men’s Development Program Nationals

Maggie Meyer February 17, 2022

When did you start gymnastics? I started it when I was really young, probably before elementary school.  What is it like being a male in gymnastics? It is a smaller group of people, but it makes...

Taking Initiative

Taking Initiative

Alivia Romaniuk September 27, 2021

On July 27, Simone Biles shocked the world when she withdrew from the team finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a poor vault performance. Biles was visibly distressed during her vault warm up. She appeared...

Player support  (right):
Blair Wayman, gold winter cheerleader, diver and sophomore holds a banner during a game. The banner read “Heady” for Luke Heady, basketball player and senior. Wayman participates in both winter cheerleading and diving because of the similar skill set.
hands down (left):
Jenna Springirth, competition cheerleader, diver and sophomore, performs a dive during practice after warming up. Springirth practiced different dives varying in skill and difficulty. Springirth became a cheerleader first, and was then encouraged to try diving after hearing the sports are similar.

Flipping Between Sports: Cheerleading, diving teams use similar skills; CHS athletes participate in both

Sarah Kim, Sports Reporter January 24, 2019

Sophomore Jenna Springirth takes a deep breath and then flips through the air. The water folds around her as she finishes her perfectly executed dive. Springirth is a member of this year’s women’s...

Gymnastic COMMITMENT:
Gymnast and senior Hadyn Crossen practices her routine on the bar with her group.
Crossen said that her coaches helped her understand what each college and university had offered when they had started giving offers to her. She said she ended up committing later than most other gymnasts to keep her options open.

An Outside Look: Athletes discuss differences in non-school sports scouting, the difficulty for getting exposure

Livvie Hurley December 13, 2018

For gymnast and senior Hadyn Crossen, gymnastics started being a big part of her life at age two, when she started the sport. Flash forward to middle school, and colleges were looking at her. Crossen...

Freshman Ashnaya Gupta practices her beam routine. Gupta said that more gymnasts are speaking out now about sexual abuse after the scandals occurred.

Unwanted Advances: Sexual abuse cases in gymnastics raise question of awareness at CHS

Leslie Huang, Calina He, and Wendy Zhu November 16, 2018

For freshman Ashnaya Gupta, gymnastics has been part of her life since she was 2 years old. Gupta spends most hours after school practicing at Deveau’s School of Gymnastics, where she has proudly earned...

HIGH FLYER
Gymnast and senior George Schrader flips in the air during his practice. Schrader participates in tumbling and different cheerleading events. Throughout the week Schrader does both strength training and different practices with stunts and routines.

Students discuss how there is more to gymnastics than just what is seen on the Olympics

Jess Canaley, Reporter February 23, 2017

At CHS, many students play a variety of sports ranging from dance to football. However, gymnastics, a commonly known sport for its popularity in the Olympics, makes up a small amount of athletes at CHS....

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