May 24—She was a gymnast when she was younger and, back then, Kara Kochanski-Vendola had mom and dad Lanie and Joe at every competition. Lanie and Joe, in fact, were there Wednesday afternoon at Stonington to watch Kochanski-Vendola coach the Norwich Free Academy girls' track team. "My mom's still here," Kochanski-Vendola said. "They still come to my meets to support me." It is with that ...