Article: Zimmerman keeps it all in balance

Glenbrook North sophomore Brittany Zimmerman has now confronted four pressure-packed, state-meet balance beam routines. And she has competed exactly as well as she had to all four times.

Her efforts have resulted in a pair of top-five medals during a high school gymnastics career that has just now reached its halfway point. And this year it resulted in her being named the honorary captain of the Pioneer Press North Stars girls gymnastics team.

After finishing fifth on the beam at the end of her freshman campaign, Zimmerman pulled herself up to a tie for third this time around with a 9.4. Fremd's Mary Burke earned the event championship with a 9.625.

A critical part of Zimmerman's ...

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