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Patience pays off for Brognia, Geneva gymnastics

GENEVA – Maintaining balance is a must in gymnastics. So is balancing priorities.

Veteran Geneva girls gymnastics coach Kim Hostman sought to bring Dominique Brognia around gradually in the vault, not wanting to over-extend the talented junior.

At the same time, with the critical postseason meets drawing near, there was some urgency to acclimate Brognia to her least comfortable event so that she could give the Vikings a second, formidable all-around competitor in addition to senior captain Ashley Puff.

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