In it's second year, Phantom Gymnastics of Hampstead, NH, wins the Level 4, 2008 New Hampshire State Championship. The Level 2 gymnasts from the Clark Memorial YMCA in Winchendon, MA, took home the Team Champions Award at the 2008 Massachusetts State Championships held in Ayer, MA, on April 26. Gold Medal Gymnastics of Findlay, OH, winners of the Level 5 American Division at the 2008 Ohio State Championships.

Welcome to the Rising Stars section of our website where we showcase some of today's up-and-coming younger athletes. We invite club owners, coaches, and proud parents to send in photos of their special gymnasts (individuals or teams). There is no charge for this service and, if your club has a website, we will provide a link to it with each photo we use on our site. Please send your photos as .jpg files (at least 330 pixels wide and no larger than 1 MB each) to: risingstars@4gymnasts.com Include a short caption, photo credits (if any), and your club's web address. We will do our best to include as many photos as we receive. Ameriah Schober of the Clark Memorial YMCA in Winchendon, MA, took home the fifth place trophy in the Level 4 Juniors All-Around at the 2008 Massachusetts State Championships held in Ayer, MA, on April 27, with a combined score of 36.45. She also placed second on the uneven bars and seventh on the vault with scores of 9.300 on both apparatus. On April 6, 2008, the Gymnastics Training Center (GTC) of Rochester's Level 4 Team, under the leadership of Coach Christian Duma, competed at The Elmira Spring Fling in Horsehead, New York, and came home with the 1st Place Team All-Around title. This is the first competitive season for all the girls and a very sweet victory. GTC is located in Penfield, NY. Katherine Spernyak (middle) of New Generation Gymnastics (North Syracuse, NY), Level 8, 1st Place All-Around at the Graffiti Invitational, Niagara Falls.