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2 Pennsylvania kids beat a kid from Michigan to win National Marbles Tournament

Posted at 7:16 AM, Jun 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-23 07:16:35-04

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A boy and a girl from Pennsylvania have won the 94th annual National Marbles Tournament along the New Jersey shore.

Officials in Wildwood say 14-year-old Eli Murphy defeated Josh Frazho of Gennesee, Michigan, in the boys final on Thursday. Fellow Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, resident

Sierra Ricci defeated 13-year-old Lauren Shuttey in the girls division.

By tradition, the 12-year-old was kissed on the cheek by the boys’ champion.