By Katheryn Kofstad
Panther Press
What is your favorite sport from high school? There is a high chance that you were thinking football, basketball, volleyball, maybe wrestling. One sport that probably never crossed your mind was gymnastics. In 10 years, if someone were to ask me my favorite sport from high school, I would say gymnastics. Waseca has a number of cooperative sports teams with New Richland, Janesville and Waterville Elysian Morristown (WEM). The sports include hockey, soccer, and gymnastics.
NRHEG students who are part of the cooperative gymnastic team are Juniors Kara Doyle and Katheryn Kofstad; Freshman Aspyn Stenzel; eighth-graders Kayden Warke, Chloe Riewer, Nora Flatness; and seventh-graders Ciara Stenzel, Orianna Degan. All began with the team as seventh-graders. Team members all participate in all four gymnastics events, balance beam, floor exercise, vault and uneven bars.
This new season the team is working harder than ever before. The team captains are taking control and putting in extra effort to make sure the team has an amazing season. There are three senior captains leading the team this year, Jordan Hofmeister, Camryn Lynch, and Taylor Flatau. They are making the season fun and exciting already!
Head coach Kim Wendland has been coaching Waseca gymnastics for six years and is hoping for another great season. The first meet of the season is November 30 starting at 6 p.m. at Kasson Mantorvillel. Coach Wendland states, “We are hoping for a win to start the year off great.” The team also has prospects to have a few gymnasts compete at State this year. This season's state championship meet will be held at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul on February 18 and 19. Be sure to support the gymnastics team by coming to support the team at home and away meets this year.