The heat outdoors burned like an oven, but the 90-degree weather didn't break Annalise VanVranken's keen focus during a recent horse-vaulting practice. The 18-year-old braved the humidity to perform ...

Two Empire competitors rank in the top five after the first day of the American Vaulting Association Nationals at Lexington, Va. The sport, which dates back to Roman times, involves gymnastics done on ...