News & Updates

June 25, 2019August 4, 2021

Gem City Tumbling Wins Big at Nationals in West Virginia

Nineteen athletes from Gem City’s tumbling team traveled to Charleston, West Virginia, for the 2019 National Championships of the United States Tumbling and Trampoline Association (USTA) on June 17-22. Nationals had over 2,100 athletes from 147 teams competing 4,500 events.

Gem City’s novice girls tumbling team earned a first place trophy in their division. Plus, there were several top 10 individual finishes. Gem City’s tumbling team coaches are Zeke Cernea, Laci Heller, Anne Nash, and Lydia Schrand.

in Tumbling

June 24, 2019August 4, 2021

Ava Winking – Gem City’s Latest Good Grades Quarterly Drawing Winner

Ava Winking, a soon-to-be freshman at Quincy High School, is the winner of our Good Grades Quarterly Drawing for the fourth quarter of the 2018-2019 school year! We’re always excited by the opportunity to share in our athlete’s success at school with our Good Grades Quarterly Drawing.

in Classes / Gymnastics

June 23, 2019August 4, 2021

🇺🇸 Fourth of July: No Classes or Team Practices

Gem City will hold no classes or team practices on the Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day! Please enjoy your holiday.

in Special Events

June 9, 2019August 4, 2021

June 2019 Newsletter

Summer is in full swing and Gem City is ready for the fun!

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May 28, 2019August 4, 2021

Tumblers to compete at Nationals in Charleston, West Virginia

Gem City has 19 athletes out of the 25 that qualified at State advancing on to United States Trampoline & Tumbling Association (USTA) National Championships. It’ll be held in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 17-22.

in Tumbling

May 19, 2019August 4, 2021

Meet Our New 2019-2020 Gem City All-Stars!

Gem City is proud to announce the members of our 2019-2020 Gem City All-Stars! We are very excited to have a bigger squad this upcoming season with a ton of great talent!

in Cheer

May 19, 2019August 4, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Bree Barnes

Bree Barnes will graduate from Quincy Senior High School this year. She is the daughter of Brian and Cinda Barnes and a part of the Gem City family for almost 12 years. She was on gymnastics team, tumbling team, and just this past year on the Gem City All-Star squad. In 2012, Bree qualified and competed in the AAU Junior Olympics.

in Cheer / Gymnastics / Tumbling

May 19, 2019August 4, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Sophia Soltwedel

Sophia Soltwedel, long-time presence at Gem City as an athlete and employee, will graduate from Quincy Senior High School this year. She tumbled at the gym for 10 years, competing for seven of those years on the Tumbling Team. Sophia also danced for 10 years at Beth Heinze Dance Academy and was very involved in high school.

in Cheer / Tumbling

May 14, 2019August 4, 2021

Break Time!

The gym is closed for classes May 15 – June 5, but Preschool Playtime will play on.

Before we start summer classes on June 6, we’ll be taking a quick break at Gem City.

Preschool Playtime will be available each Wednesday during the gym break during its regularly scheduled time. It’s every Wednesday from 9:30-11:30 am for only $5. Gem City’s Preschool Playtime provides open, unstructured time for kids age 6 and under to play in the gym

Still need to sign up for summer classes!?

Don’t worry! Summer registration is still open. You can call us at 217.224.8491! Check out our classes here.

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May 4, 2019August 4, 2021

All Star Squad Earns Highest Score of Season at Nationals

Gem City’s All Star Squad earned 7th place out of 19 squads in their division at Nationals! Their score of 96.033 out of 100 was their best score all season. They competed with over 500 other teams at the 2019 US Finals-Cheer and Dance National Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

in Cheer

May 1, 2019August 4, 2021

May 2019 Newsletter

We’re charging toward summer fun! I hope you’ll join us.

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April 28, 2019August 4, 2021

The Results: USTA Southern Illinois State Championships

Twenty-seven of Gem City’s tumbling athletes traveled to Springfield for the 2019 USTA Southern Illinois State Championships on April 28, 2019. Five athletes earned state championships!

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April 28, 2019August 4, 2021

The Results: Level 7 and 8 Regionals

Gem City Athletes competed at the 2019 Level 7 and Level 8 Region 5 Championships in Bourbonnais, Illinois, to close out the competitive season. We are so thankful and proud of our athletes hard work this season.

in Gymnastics

April 27, 2019August 4, 2021

Abigail Hildebrand – Gem City’s Latest Good Grades Quarterly Drawing Winner

Abigail Hildebrand, a Unity Middle School student, is the winner of our Good Grades Quarterly Drawing for the third quarter of the 2018-2019 school year! We’re always excited by the opportunity to share in our athlete’s success at school with our Good Grades Quarterly Drawing.

in Classes

April 25, 2019August 4, 2021

Level 8 and the Illinois Dream Team

Riley Brown, Level 8 gymnast, competes at the 2019 Region 5 Championships in Bourbonnais, Illinois, this weekend. She will represent both Gem City gymnast and the DREAM TEAM for the State of Illinois!

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