Staples Gymnastics Narrowly Loses To Darien
Staples Gymnastics on Friday was edged out by a talented Darien team by the score of 129.75 to 128.2.
It was a close meet from the start. Both teams are hoping to finish in the top seven to make the FCIAC tournament.
Darien had their season high team score for the year. Staples had some errors but battled the entire meet. As captain Mimi Schindler stated "it was our first loss of the season, but we always perform with great energy and team spirit. I am really proud of all the girls on this team, they work really hard."
Staples Meet highlights - Mia Guster won vault with a 9.5 (second highest score of her career) and Floor with a season high of 9.15. Sophomore Victoria Fidalgo won bars with a season high of 8.6. Freshman Sofia Alacron had a great all-around competition and finished third on beam.
Norwalk's (who competes with Staples) Alyssa Smeriglio had an excellent all around competition finishing with a 31.3
Up Next: Staples Gymnastics will compete on Tuesday February 2nd against Wilton and Thursday against New Canaan.
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