Level 4, 5 and 6ers compete at Judges  The Granite State Gymnastic Center level 8 and 9 gymnasts recently competed at the 11th annual Winter Carnival Meet, hosted by Gymnastics at Brentwood Commons. Several athletes with Neighborhood ties placed at the meet, led by Gia Quinn in the 12-year-old age group. Level 8 Quinn placed first ...

Level 4, 5 and 6ers compete at Judges The Granite State Gymnastic Center level 8 and 9 gymnasts recently competed at the 11th annual Winter Carnival Meet, hosted by Gymnastics at Brentwood Commons. Several athletes with Neighborhood ties placed at the meet, led by Gia Quinn in the 12-year-old age group. Level 8 Quinn placed first in the ...

By Ryan O’connor By defeating Manchester Central, Nashua South, Nashua North and St. Thomas Aquinas on Jan. 4, the Salem girls gymnastics team extended its record to 5-0. The defending state champs beat previously undefeated Central 134.755 to 125.114 to take the meet. Though coach Ginnie LaVallo said bars are traditionally her ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK It took one year away from the gymnastics mats to calm Kayla Chase’s nerves. Chase returned to the roster of Goffstown High’s girls gymnastics team to compete in her second NHIAA Girls Gymnastics State Championship meet, hosted by Salem on Saturday, Feb. 10. Chase, a junior who also competed her freshman season, ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK As another Salem High athletics program proved it’s the best in the state, a pleasant dilemma continues to grow for Blue Devils athletics director, Chris Bergeron: where can the school fit another championship banner inside Davis Gym? Bergeron has some time to find a spot before the latest arrival, courtesy of the girls of ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Perhaps it’s because she’s been a gymnast since she was 3. Maybe it’s because her mother and father were collegiate gymnasts. But it’s probably because she’s had three personal coaches who’ve attended to her since day one. Leeann Vadala has three coaches who critique, compliment and offer ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK They’re nimble, lithe, limber and agile. They have contortion capabilities most yoga instructors would envy. They spend hours training at school and private facilities, building strength and flexibility. They’re also the most athletic and, probably, strongest guys roaming the halls of Salem High. The Blue Devils ...