BRANDON KEYS

Sports Editor

Luke Bibee isn't your normal 9-year-old. His schedule includes more than snacks and video games. He can't play soccer with his friends or sing in the choir at church because of his busy schedule. What he can do is a labor of love.

When he's not practicing four times a week at Tataru's Gymnastics' in Knoxville, Bibee competes all season long. This year included trips to Cincinnati, Ohio, Birmingham, Ala., and Long Beach, Calif. The closest of his meets is located in Sevierville.

This season culminated in Bibee bringing home three medals from the Junior Olympics Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships. He won one gold for tumbling and two bronze: one for the double mini and the other trampoline. 

See full story in the Sunday, July 15, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.