Gymnastics experienced several changes before its demise as a high school sport beginning in 2005.  Boy classes were discontinued in 1973.

BOYS

Year No Classes
1966 South Portland
1967 South Portland
1968 South Portland
1969 South Portland
1970 South Portland
1971 Biddeford
1972 Biddeford
1973 Oxford Hills

GIRLS

Year No Classes & A Class B
1970 Waterville
1971 Biddeford Waterville
1972 Waterville
1973 Waterville
1974 Waterville
1975 Brunswick
1976 Rumford
1977 Brunswick
1978 Waterville
1979 Biddeford
1980 Morse
1981 Mount Blue
Class A Class B
1982 Edward Little Belfast
1983 Waterville Belfast
1984 Waterville Belfast
1988 Morse Kennebunk
1989 Noble Belfast
1990 Noble Belfast
1991 Noble Belfast
1992 Noble Old Town
1993 Noble Mountain Valley
Begin A Single State Championship
1994 Kennebunk
1995 Noble
1996 Kennebunk (all-around individual – Heather Burke, Mt. Ararat )
1997 Old Town (all-around individual – Brianna Fuller, Mt. Ararat)
1998 Kennebunk (all-around individual – Mellory Giberson, Valley)
1999 Noble (all-around individual – Mellory Giberson, Valley)
2000 Noble (all-around individual – Darcey Lovejoy, Noble)
2001 Kennebunk (all-around individual – Sarah Leong, Hampden)
2002 Skowhegan (all-around individual – Sarah Ames-Leong, Hampden)
2003 Biddeford (all-around individual – Rosie Guerin, Biddeford)
2004 Skowhegan (all-around individual – Carlee Evans, Skowhegan)

Source: Maine Principals Association and news accounts.

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