When Verona senior Zoe Brattlie didn’t have her new hand grips for the uneven bars in time, she had to adapt.
She borrowed the hand grips of a teammate, but they were much smaller. Even with a slip before swinging to get more height for her dismount, she swung to a fourth-place finish on the uneven bars (8.475) to qualify for state in a WIAA Division 1 sectional on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Sun Prairie West High School.
It was just one snapshot of how the Verona Area/Madison Edgewood gymnastics team has overcome adversity this season. VA/ME won the sectional team title with 141.55 points to clinch a seventh straight state trip…