08/04/2026
Extremely proud of Gabby Bjorkman and will truly miss her talent and laughter as she continues to grow as the women she became!!! ❤️🩷 Thank you for being a part of our team :) And thank you Nate Beier/GX3 Media for capturing her story!
BUCKET LIST STORY...
When Sparta's Gabrielle Bjorkman won three state gymnastics titles in March of 2026, I couldn't devote the time to craft a story appropriate to the accomplishment. That time of the year is pretty bonkers in my world with multiple postseasons happening at once. I ran a photo of the elite competitor in the paper and carefully selected my words about WHEN the real story would come.
Well, after delays in interviews, other sports and life punching out hours of the week, this story fell through the cracks, though it was never off my mind. Finally, as my time at the newspaper grew shorter, I knew I had limited time to knock this out. My last issue, somewhere between 1-4AM before my last deadline, we scrawled out this very, very important part of Sparta history.
I wanted to treat this story with the respect it deserved and am very happy it was part of my last sports section for the MCH. This is a feat that will never happen again in the Coulee Region.
Apologies for the delay, though, I hope it was worth the wait.
- Nate Beier