We have certainly sung the praises of the Killingly High girls gymnastics team and rightfully so as they have not disappointed in their first two meets this season.
The Redgals scored 143 vs. Woodstock and NFA and 133 against Windham. Kasey Fillmore, who will attend Bowling Green University on a gymnastics scholarship, scored an almost perfect 9.9 on her bars routine in their opener.
But I also had the opportunity to talk to one of the grandparents of one of the gymnasts who admitted to me that it's very difficult to attend a gymnastics meet for him, personally.
That's because he sees his grand daughter landing on such a small area like a balance beam and it makes him wince because he knows the possible implications of a miss and a fall.
Killingly freshman Christine Caron certainly knows some of those outcomes as she suffered two severely broken ankles and a broken toe in a fall two years ago and is still feeling the effects.
That's the reality of gymnastics, there is also the dreams that are associated with it such as Killingly's quest for another state title and, if everything goes their way, a possible New England championship. We'll keep you posted.