A sendoff fit for a champion: PIZM gymnastics receives escort on way to state tournament

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Zumbrota mazeppa gymnastics team has dominated in southeastern minnesota for the past half decade.

It's only fitting they get a send off fit for a champion.

Kimt news 3 sports zach gilleland has the story.xx two communities ?

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"they're definitely our number one fans and they've supported us through all the years."

Pine island zumbrota mazeppa gynamistics was sent off to the state tournament in grand fashion?

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"* a state tournam not many expected at the beginning of the season.

"started the season 12 weeks ago, we didn't know if we were going to get a section meet, let alone a state tournament meet so to get this extra meet in, we're really excited for it, the girls are excited for it."

Pizm is making its fourth straight trip to the tourney?

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"to see these girls and how they've worked to accomplish so much in the last four years, and five years, and six years they've been together in the gym and now they're putting it together.

Hopefully, this is our year."

For these athletes ?

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"they do our best to show up for us and support us, watch our livestreams and it really helps us with our nerves and to know that there's people behind us to support us no matter what."

"i don't think we sit in the stands and say 'that girl's from zumbrota or that girl's from mazeppa or that girl's from pine island.

We're pizm, we're one and that's the way it should be."

One final sendoff ?

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"for us six, this is our last meet of our whole careers and we've come a long way with each other so definitely just to stay in the moment and enjoy everything... got to make a lot of memories today."

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