“All good things come to an end” is a phrase most people are familiar with, and unfortunately, the gymnastics team knows it all too well; the 2025 fall season will mark the end of gymnastics.

With 13 gymnasts, this year’s team is one of the largest to compete for the high school, and it will also be the last. This program has impacted countless people’s lives, and naming this the final season is certainly heartbreaking for many.

“It’s kind of just an escape [from] everything, and I feel like there’s always just such close bonds in a sport like gymnastics that [is] usually unmatched,” sophomore Kylie Fager said.

Fager has been competing in gymnastics for 10 years, and she said the biggest thing she will miss about gymnastics is the team chemistry.

“We’re all just very, very close, and we all rely on each other deeply,” Fager said.

The tight bonds that this team has formed don’t end with the gymnasts. Head gymnastics coach Keely Boston has also been substantially involved in gymnastics for the past six years. Boston obtained the assistant coaching position for the first four years of her coaching career, and she managed as head coach for the following two years.

“Seeing the gymnasts I work with achieve their goals is what keeps me coming back and makes coaching more than just a job,” Boston said.

With this being her last year, Boston said she will miss the camaraderie and teamwork that her gymnasts present.

“I have coached many of the girls on this team since they were seven or eight years old, so it has been amazing to watch them grow, not just as gymnasts but as people,” Boston said.

The gymnastics program affected not only those in the community, it has also touched people from around the world. Foreign exchange student Asia Babbanini has been competing in gymnastics for 10 years, and her experience in America has been heightened by participating in gymnastics.

“I love doing gymnastics, and being able to do it on the other side of the world is great,” Babbanini said.

Although some aspects of the sport are different in Italy, which is where Babbanini is from, one thing remains the same:

“It’s a sport that lets me let off steam,” Babbanini said.

As the team reflects on their time together, a common theme has emerged: high school gymnastics has brought its athletes a different kind of appreciation for the sport.

“I always enjoy high school gymnastics more than club because the environment is very enjoyable, and you have more freedom to have fun in your sport,” sophomore Adylynn Hein said.

Hein has been competing in gymnastics for six years and said that it’s been a big part of her life.

Even though they will no longer compete with one another, the gymnastics team will always share unforgettable memories of long van rides, Texas Roadhouse outings, and plenty of inside jokes.

“[My favorite memory was] last season, our senior night, because the seniors we lost, I was really close to, and I did gymnastics with for quite literally my whole life, so that was just really special to me,” Fager said.