For the past few weeks, the seniors of the Southern Regional gymnastics team have learned to embrace high school competition for what it truly was meant to be – fun.

Sure, they’re competitive. They want to win as much as anybody else. But given the fact this season easily could not have happened at all, they’re not willing to give up any of the enjoyment that comes from simply competing together, knowing their last hurrah will end within a couple short weeks.

“In February, we weren’t even sure how long of a season we’d have,” said Maria Mezzo, who on March 31 scored a 9.1 on…