Allegheny County [PA] is guaranteed to have at least one national marbles champion as two local girls are facing off in today's finals at the tournament in Wildwood, N.J.Advance word is that Eli Murphy did win, in a nail-biting comeback. Apparently the first to win 8 games takes the crown. Murphy was down 1-7 and then won seven straight.
Also, a Pittsburgh teen is in the boys final.
Mibsters Sierra Ricci, 12, of Shaler and Lauren Shutey, 13, of the South Side Flats, will play in the girls final.
In the boys division, Eli Murphy, 14, of Squirrel Hill, will compete against an opponent from Michigan.
If Murphy wins, the county will dual boys and girls champions, which also happened in 2008 and 2011. The Pittsburgh area has long been a powerhouse in the National Marbles Tournament, now in its 95th year.
Update: Yepper! Good work, kids!
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This video autostarts. Took me a while to figure out where the sound was coming from. But maybe it's my browser (Chrome.)
I replaced the video with a link. Sorry about that.
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