Gymnastics
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Linzi Shaffer
April 15, 2024
At Franklin Regional, there’s a young gymnast who’s had a ton of success this year.
Baldwin gymnast Abby Rexrode savors 3rd WPIAL gymnastics title, eyes unprecedented 4th
February 25, 2024
Much like the luminosity displayed by a three-carat diamond, Baldwin junior Abby Rexrode has had a brilliant three-year gymnastics career.
Pine-Richland celebrates winning 4th WPIAL gymnastics championship
February 18, 2024
The Pine-Richland gymnastics team brought little green foam fingers with “We’re No. 1” written on them to the WPIAL championships.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Kovach, Mt. Pleasant’s Dylan Pitzer
February 17, 2024
Olivia Kovach
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode wins 3rd straight WPIAL all-around gymnastics title
February 10, 2024
Baldwin junior Abby Rexrode won her third straight all-around title at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon, taking first place in three of the four events.
Pine-Richland gets past Moon to win program’s 4th WPIAL team gymnastics title
Pine-Richland topped the field in the bars and the beam to win the WPIAL team gymnastics championship for the fourth time in program history Friday.
Gymnasts ramp up their performances in anticipation of WPIAL state competitions
January 14, 2024
Karcy Fennell attended last year’s WPIAL gymnastics championship at Moon High School.
Plum gymnast Natalia Burris competes at Eastern Nationals
May 6, 2023
Natalia Burris was in select company over the weekend.
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode remains 2nd to none in WPIAL gymnastics
March 26, 2023
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode has made an indelible imprint on WPIAL gymnastics.
Thomas Jefferson junior dives headfirst into 2-sport winter schedule
Addison Arndt literally dives headfirst into her winter athletic schedule at Thomas Jefferson.
Delmont coach shares her love of gymnastics
February 20, 2023
Renee Ruggeri, the original and sole owner of Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont, has devoted almost her entire life to the sport she loves.
Pine-Richland sophomore makes name for herself at WPIAL gymnastics meet
February 19, 2023
Annamaria Samuels has a unique first name and sometimes it’s accidentally misspelled, which was the case on the WPIAL championship results sheet.
Baldwin Hall of Fame gymnast Renee Ruggeri shares her love of the sport through coaching
Renee Ruggeri, the original and sole owner of Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont, has devoted almost her entire life to the sport she loves.
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode edges out Freedom’s Daisy Lewis for all-around gold at WPIAL gymnastics championships
February 11, 2023
Baldwin sophomore Abby Rexrode won her second consecutive all-around title in the Advanced division at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon, edging out Freedom junior Daisy Lewis in a classic duel.
Moon repeats as WPIAL team gymnastics champion
Moon, the dominant team in WPIAL gymnastics over the past decade, captured another team title Friday night, topping Pine-Richland to repeat as district champs.
Olivia Kovach is 1st Mt. Pleasant gymnast to make WPIALs in a decade
February 5, 2023
The last time Mt. Pleasant was represented in gymnastics, Olivia Kovach was an infant. Brittany Ruggeri was a WPIAL medal winner for Mt. Pleasant in 2011 and ’12.
Plum gymnast Sarah Kvortek suffers season-ending foot injury
January 23, 2023
Plum senior Sarah Kvortek hoped for one final solid performance at the WPIAL individual gymnastics championships Feb. 11 to close out her high school career.
Plum gymnast Sarah Kvortek ups degree of difficulty in quest for more success
January 21, 2023
Sarah Kvortek smiles when she thinks back to last year’s PA Classic state title in the all-around at Moon High School.
Freshman phenom leads group of versatile athletes on Baldwin gymnastics team
July 24, 2022
She is beyond being a freshman prospect.
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23, 2023-24 WPIAL gymnastics alignment
July 12, 2022
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
