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Wishart playing a significant role for Saratoga gymnastics team | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 LATHAM — Seniors on the Saratoga Springs girls’ gymnastics team are asked to fill the role of point producer, motivator and teacher. Megan Wishart has done that so well in a season that’s been different in so many ways, and for a Blue Streaks team that includes so many new faces. “I know how it was to be on the team as a newcomer,” said Wishart, who has been with the Blue Streaks since...

Dallas, Damiano lead Saratoga gymnasts to Suburban Council championship | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHER: Ava Dallas of the Saratoga Springs High School gymnastics team receives congratulations from her coach, Deb Smarro, after performing on the uneven bars at the Suburban Council championship meet at World Class Gymnastics Academy in Latham Sunday. (Erica Miller/The Daily Gazette) Shares0 That was more than enough motivation for the Saratoga Springs gymnastics team. “We’ve been h...

Suburban Council girls' gymnastics teams will be heeding to COVID-19 protocols, including competition at two off-campus locations, and competition at staggered…

Damiano sets Section II gymnastics record at fundraising meet | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Saratoga Springs gymnast Sophia Damiano began her senior season with another Section II-record performance. It happened Sunday at a three-team fundraiser for Hatsgiving when the Blue Streaks veteran scored a 9.65 on her vault routine at World Class Gymnastics Academy in Latham. “It’s the best vault I’ve ever had,” the 17-year-old Damiano said. “You’re never sure what the judges are thi...