About Us | The Vault

More than a gym.
A place to move, grow, and belong.

North Country Vault Athletics was created to bring more opportunities for movement, athletics, and recreation to the North Country. Located inside a restored former church, The Vault brings new life to a unique community space while creating a home for athletes and families of all ages.

From gymnastics and basketball to strength training, pickleball, open gym, camps, parties, and community programming, The Vault was designed to be flexible. We want kids to discover new sports, athletes to develop their skills, adults to stay active, and families to have a place where being active can also be fun.

But The Vault is about more than sports.

We believe athletics can build confidence, friendships, resilience, and community. Not every child needs to become a competitive athlete. Sometimes success is learning a new skill, trying something that felt intimidating, finding a sport you love, or simply realizing what your body is capable of.

And this building is part of that story too. Rather than creating something new from the ground up, we’ve spent months restoring and reimagining a former church, preserving its character while transforming it into a space that can serve the community in an entirely new way.

Building Athletes. Building Confidence. Building Community.

Why The Vault?

Because there should be more places to move, play, learn, and grow.

The Vault was built around a simple idea: our community deserves more opportunities to be active and those opportunities don't have to fit into just one sport, one age group, or one level of competition.

Something for Everyone

Gymnastics. Basketball. Pickleball. Strength and conditioning. Open gyms. Parties. Classes. And more to come. The Vault is a multipurpose space designed to grow and change with the people who use it.

Development Beyond the Scoreboard

Sports teach much more than skills. They build confidence, resilience, coordination, independence, teamwork, and a willingness to try hard things. Whether someone is training toward a competitive goal or trying a new activity for the first time, there is value in moving, learning, and having fun.

Room to Explore

Kids shouldn't have to choose their sport before they've had the chance to discover what they enjoy. We want athletes to run, jump, climb, tumble, lift, shoot, play, and sometimes discover they're capable of something they never expected.

Community at the Center

The Vault isn't meant to simply be a place where you arrive for practice and leave when it's over. We're building a space where families connect, coaches invest in kids, athletes support one another, and our community has another place to come together.

A Unique Space With a New Purpose

The Vault has a history of its own. We've taken a former church and carefully restored and reimagined it as a place for movement, athletics, and community, preserving what makes the building special while giving it an entirely new purpose.

The Vault is a place to move. A place to play. A place to grow. A place to belong.

Meet the Family Behind The Vault

The Vault is a family project, built from a shared love of sports, movement, community, and creating opportunities for kids.

Lynzie & Scott Schulte

Lynzie's background in athletics and movement started long before The Vault. She earned a bachelor's degree in Exercise & Sports Science from the University of Cincinnati and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from The Ohio State University. Her career has included physical therapy, teaching in higher education, small business ownership, nonprofit leadership, and community service.

That combination of experiences helped shape the vision for The Vault: a place where quality coaching and athletic development matter, but where confidence, safety, inclusion, and simply enjoying movement matter just as much.

Scott brings his own experience with sports. A high school and collegiate athlete, a coach, and perhaps most importantly, the willingness to jump into projects with Lynzie.

Together, Lynzie and Scott have spent countless hours working on the building, planning programs, assembling equipment, painting, cleaning, problem-solving, and creating a space their community can enjoy.

Inspired by Our Kids

Our kids, Chase and Mila, are a huge part of why The Vault exists.

Our family has spent years traveling to practices, games, meets, camps, and sporting events. We've experienced youth sports from the parent side, the great coaches and incredible moments, but also the long drives, limited local opportunities, scheduling challenges, pressure, and expense that can come with participating in sports in a rural community.

Chase's involvement in basketball, baseball, running, and other sports has reinforced how valuable it is for kids to have opportunities to try different activities and simply play.

Mila's experience in competitive gymnastics has given us an entirely different perspective on athlete development, the importance of quality coaching, safe progression, confidence, encouragement, and creating an environment where athletes can work hard while still loving their sport.

They've also been some of the first kids through the doors of The Vault, testing equipment, shooting baskets, jumping on mats, trying new things, and reminding us exactly why we started.

Built by Our Family, for Our Community

The Vault grew out of our family's experiences, but it wasn't created just for our family.

We wanted to build the kind of place we wished we'd had closer to home: somewhere kids can discover a sport, athletes can train, families can play together, adults can stay active, coaches can share what they love, and our community can gather.

That's what we hope The Vault becomes.

More than a gym. A place to move, grow, and belong.