Boys gymnastics at a glance
Teams to watch
Palatine, Prospect, Conant, Barrington, Fremd
Top competitors to watch
Matt Eckardt, Sr., Palatine; Danny Weiss, Sr., Palatine; Andrew Gatorano, Jr., Palatine; Luke Schuster, Jr., Palatine; John Snyder, Sr., Conant; Anthony Crivolio, So., Conant; Steven Rink, Fr., Conant; Clinton Martin, Jr., Conant; Chris Mattes, Sr., Prospect; Joe Napoleon, Sr., Prospect; John Daoud, Jr., Prospect; Kellen O'Connor, So., Barrington; Dante Digangi, So., Fremd; Keith English, Sr., Fremd; Zack Zumbrock, Sr., Buffalo Grove; Stephen Long, Jr., Schaumburg; Kamil Nytko, Jr., Elk Grove; Mike Jachura, Jr., Elk Grove; Juan Cervantes, Sr., Hersey; Marc Herff, Fr., Rolling Meadows; Riley Albers, Sr., Rolling Meadows
Meets to watch
March 14 -- Barrington and Schaumburg at Palatine, 6 p.m.
March 22 -- Rolling Meadows invitational: includes Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Prospect, Schaumburg, Libertyville and Stevenson, 3 p.m.
April 2 -- Fremd and Prospect at Barrington, 6 p.m.
April 11 -- Conant invitational: includes Buffalo Grove, Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Prospect, Schaumburg, Libertyville and Leyden, 6:30 p.m.
April 18 -- Hoffman Estates invitational: includes Conant, Fremd, Palatine and Schaumburg, 6:30 p.m.
Three burning questions
1. Can Palatine top last year's record-breaking season?
2. Will Prospect overtake the Pirates and return to the top of the MSL?
3. Can Conant avoid injuries to its seven-man varsity roster and make a bid for the state meet?