Girls Gymnastics | Northwest Herald

Palatine's Jolee Waddington won the state all-around title Friday, while Prairie Ridge co-op, led by Nora Terhaar, leads the team standings heading into Saturday's final round. Downers Grove co-op is in third.

Images from the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics Meet on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Palatine High School.

The future of IHSA co-op teams may be uncertain, but Prairie Ridge's girls gymnastics team isn't letting that bother it. Led by Nora Terhaar, who won two events, Prairie Ridge won the Conant Sectional with a score of 144.5750 on Monday night in Hoffman Estates.
Led by all-around champion Genevieve Herion, who won beam and was second on vault, Downers Grove co-op wrapped up its second state gymnastics title in three years on Saturday. Uneven bars champ Nora Terhaar’s winning mark helped Prairie Ridge edge Lincoln-Way co-op for second.
Downers Grove co-op's Genevieve Herion added to her long list of accomplishments while putting the Trostangs in wonderful position to win a state championship. The senior won the all-around Friday, and her team scored a school-record 148.45 points at the state meet.
Images from the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics Meet on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at Palatine High School.
Prairie Ridge co-op gymnast Thea Scheuer qualified for state in two events Thursday night in the Mundelein Sectional, one year after taking a break from the sport.
Athletes from the Prairie Ridge Co-op gymnastics team finished second on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the IHSA Mundelein Gymnastics Sectional at Mundelein High School.
Prairie Ridge co-op's Maria Kakish came to state on an at-large berth in the vault and took third place. Teammate Gabby Riley hit a big dismount on her balance beam, but was not rewarded and finished without a medal.
Prairie Ridge co-op's Gabby Riley made the finals in the balance beam and vault, while teammate Maria Kakish advances in the vault, at the IHSA Girls Gymnastics State Meet in Friday's preliminaries.
Gymnasts compete in the IHSA Girls State Final Gymnastics Meet, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at Palatine High School.
Prairie Ridge's co-op girls gymnastics teams returns Gabby Riley at the top of the lineup, but has many new members this season. The defending team state champion Wolves will look for more individual success at the state meet.
Prairie Ridge's Gracie Willis and Gabby Riley were disappointed on balance beam, but thrilled when they tied for the title in floor exercise at the IHSA Girls Gymnastics State Meet on Saturday.
Prairie Ridge's Gracie Willis tied for the all-around title and the Wolves took control of the team standings after the first day of the IHSA Girls Gymnastics State Meet in Palatine.
Prairie Ridge just wants to hit clean routines at the IHSA Girls Gymnastics State Meet this weekend at Palatine. If the Wolves do what they are capable of, everything else will take care of itself.
Prairie Ridge co-op girls gymnastics team, led by its defending state champions Gabby Riley and Gracie Willis, won the Hoffman Estates Sectional on Wednesday night.
Prairie Ridge's co-op girls gymnastics team is ready to defend its state team title next month. The Wolves have three of their top girls returning from the 2020 state champs.
Prairie Ridge co-op claimed the team title at Lake Forest's Robin Straus Invitational despite missing three athletes for Saturday's meet.


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