For the past several years, the Southern Regional gymnastics team was plagued by injuries, not providing an opportunity for the Rams to be at full strength to gain maximum points in competition. Start knocking on some wood.

“The outlook to our season is positive,” said coach Paige Peragine, whose gymnasts begin their season on Thursday, Sept. 11 against Toms River South. “We’re starting the season injury-free, which is more than we were able to say in previous years.”

Coming off a 6-3 season in which Southern relied heavily on several gymnasts to score high in a few events, the Rams…