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Nicole Silva Individual Champion
Barrington gymnastics team takes 3rd place in RIIL championships on Monday night.
Barrington High School’s Nicole Silva started off the gymnastics season in a back brace. She sure didn’t end the season that way.
Silva, a senior, ended her high school career by winning the Midge Palmer Individual Gymnastics Championship Monday night in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League competition at North Smithfield High School, according to the Providence Journal.
The team finished third behind North Kingstown and La Salle Academy after winning the regular season Division I title.
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Silva won two gold medals and a bronze in five events to win the competition with an all-around score of 36.55. She won gold on the vault with a score of 9.35 out of 10 and gold in the floor exercise with a score of 9.60. She also took a bronze on the bars with an 8.90 score and placed sixth on the beam with a score of 8.70.
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