Tag: Gabby Douglas
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Olympian returns to Avenel school
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Olympian Dagmara “Daga” Wozniak revisited her old stomping grounds as she roamed the halls of Avenel Middle School last week. In the midst of training and competing, Wozniak, a 2002 graduate of AMS and 2006 graduate of Colonia High School, joined her former teacher, Joseph A. Short, who…
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Olympian Laurie Hernandez joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Fresh off her Olympic success, Laurie Hernandez will exchange the floor exercise and balance beam for the dance floor. Hernandez, 16, who earned a gold medal as part of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team as well as a silver medal for her individual performance on the balance…