Warren's Becky Stochl on the uneven parrallel bars during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Lyons' Michelle Coozza during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Lyons' Michelle Coozza during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Lyons' Kelsy Kurfirst during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Lyons' Kelsy Kurfirst during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Carmel's Lauren Feely on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Carmel's Lauren Feely on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Vernon Hills' Hannah McGreevy during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Vernon Hills' Alli Tran during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Vernon Hills' Alli Tran during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Lake Forest's Kat McKeon on the uneven parallel bars during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Lake Forest's Kat McKeon performs on the uneven parallel bars during the Lake Forest Invitational Saturday. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Warren's Kelsey Stoecker on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Warren's Becky Stochl on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Carmel's Sarah Cohen Smith during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Carmel's Sarah Cohen Smith during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Carmel's Lauren Feely during her floor routine at the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Deerfield's Ally Perbohner on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Deerfield's Christine Stitcher on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Niles North's Elana Rusnak launches off the vault during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
Warren's Kelsey Stoecker on the balance beam during the Lake Forest Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday, January 5, 2012, in Lake Forest, IL. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media
When the calendar flips from December to January, the state’s elite high school gymnasts flip their own switches, amping up their routines in preparation for February’s state-tournament series. For the last three years, the state series has ended with Carmel High School being awarded the …
