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Gymnastics meet honors late Todd Heimer

Sarah Wall of Massapequa performs on the balance

Photo credit: James Escher | Sarah Wall of Massapequa performs on the balance beam during the Nassau County Coaches' Invitational. (Feb. 6, 2013)

Todd Heimer's first love may have been baseball, but his lifelong passion was high school athletics. It's no wonder, then, that when Nassau gymnastics coordinator Kim Rhatigan asked to hold an invitational for athletes who hadn't earned scores high enough to advance to the state qualifier, he didn't hesitate.

"He said, 'Cartwheel Kim,' just go for it," Rhatigan said. "And now, 18 years later,...

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