ST. CHARLES – St. Charles co-op gymnasts arrived at Thursday’s practice without much fanfare. There was no music, no banner, just hellos to the St. Charles Gymnastics Academy staff as athletes walked from the locker room to the floor.

About 18 hours earlier, the team finished its final balance beam routine in a triangular at Geneva, cementing a score that otherwise was worth crowing about. Right?

There might have been more noise had these girls planned to stop at the program-best 146.8 they established Wednesday. Thing is, they want to keep churning well past a midweek victory against Geneva and the Bartlett/Streamwood/South Elgin co-op, keeping their focus on next month’s state meet. Call 146.8 encouraging and certainly special, but ultimately file it away as another progression toward what’s shaping up as a special season.