Paquin, Western Headed Toward New Heights in Gymnastics
By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (February 22, 2025 8:00 AM ET) Western High School gymnast Taylor Paquin kept telling her teammates about her younger sister and how good she was. Emma Paquin could do a back handspring on the beam. But the WHS freshman is more than a one-trick-pony and a four-inch beam. The younger Paquin along with numerous veteran gymnasts at Western have turned some heads this winter winning the conference, defeating four-time champions from Jackson Area Gymnastics, and having a chance to qualify for the state gymnastics final as a team. “My coaches and teammates have been so encouraging … it feels good,” the younger Paquin said of the team’s success this season. “It was really exciting to win the conference.” Western started the season edging JAG in a meet at home. The Panthers went undefeated headed into the conference final last week at Adrian. Western earned its first league title in 25 years edging Tecumseh 133.450-133.375. Paquin finished second on the vault (8.9), third on the floor exercise (8.85), and fourth in the all-around (34.400). “At the end of the conference final I started looking at the scores and felt like we could win,” Paquin said. That…
