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The 1976/77 school year was a major break through for girls high school sports in Ontario. It was KT and her committee who insisted that girls‘ gymmnastics be equal to that of boys and be represented at the provincial level. She There‘s not a local high school gymnast or coach who doesn‘t know of K.T. and her band of gymnasts who tumble, vault and balance their way to the top locally, regionally and provincially. She‘s a coaching legend in her own time and after 35 years of teaching. including 30 years of coaching, this lady of gymnastics continues to dig deep into her well of coaching experience t produce provincial mother of gymnastics in Waterloo Region. The meet, says the veteran coach who is looking at possibly two more years in the teaching profesâ€" sion, is to pass the organizing torch onto young and eager coaching 1 remember them (coaches) as young gymâ€" nasts, now they‘re coaches carrying on the traâ€" dition," said Tulisalo. "It‘s very satisfying to see them keep the sport alive." One must understand that K.T. is the with its 13 high schools, will be sending 30 gymnasts to the event, oneâ€"third of them represented by WCL The upcoming meet, to be held at the Waterloo Recreation Comâ€" plex, April 30 to May 2, will feature 400 gymnasts from over 100 the 11 regional associations. The Waterloo county high school area, ext week‘s allâ€"On nastics competit of sorts, for Wat Kaarina Tulisalo. Expert Repairs To All Makes and Mod u.u.l ‘.â€"> _ Do It Now â€" Avoid The Rush | / Over 70 years of selling and servicing bicycles in the Kâ€"W area. _ football program," said Tulisalo. And, what comes around, goes around in the sport. Some of her former WCI gymnasts have either gone on to become coaches or judges. Today‘s high school coaches, such as Kitchener collegiate‘s Wendy Shute, Grand River collegiate‘s Cathy Costitgan, CHCIs Kim McBride and Southwood secondary school‘s Cindy Clipper. were all Waterloo County allâ€" Ontario gymnasts who will be deeply involved with the organizing of the upcoming meet. The meet is especially special to K.T. as her mentor, Lenke Szathmary, will be named honâ€" orary meet judge. Szathmary, a former instrucâ€" tor/teach at St. Catharines collegiate, was OFSAAs first meet head judge in 1976. This will be the fourth time WCSSAA (Waterloo County Secondary School Athletic "It (gymnastics) is a tradition at WCI. It nurtures itself. It‘s the same as Eastwood colleâ€" giate or Cameron Heights collegiate with its them all by name. Lubrick, both gold medalists at allâ€"Ontario. The list of graduates went on and on, but over 30 years a lot of girls have come and in K.l’,ilikndshe&d that it‘s hard to remember Gelinas, Linda Newkirk and Robin Jalbert, who‘s now coaching at the KW Gymâ€" nastics Club. Then there were the gymnasts of the 90s, Sian Morgan and Val Association) has held the event, and the secâ€" ond time for Waterloo. "We‘re blessed with the Recreation complex and the people who work out of there who go out of their way to help. £ "When we first approached the Recreation Complex people, we didn‘t know if they would be interested in hosting a high school event. After all, we‘reâ€"not a professional body, " "It (gymnastics) is all a tradition at WEL ~It nurtures itself." we‘re just a group of teachers and volunteers w&m:-fipm' WHAT: OFSAA Gymnastics 96 WHO: 400 gymnasts, 100 Ontario high * WHERE: nacticg fletreation Comph WHERE: ? m:rmd-ymao-n:z:yz cles to c :. "They didn‘t bow £a -llnw -m’\’g were on top of dflm& The fiveâ€"member , had a twoâ€"gant runner up Mar ins to give Waterlo of the event hed 10th, The & irls bowling Although the Waten banta mfaas aces in th strike in the this . Then: he fe head into the. cr punciig "I‘m the type of nya;.ln?:cfi ive won. 1 let a lo A tcam from tiauvaywu *I got hit with oprsal h'ndnl’lfii part in the final, "You can‘t i out losing G in front of fi'«‘m s mind as he However, ir Much of the five game next B average, five bowlers to 296. Las i‘t make the