🌱 How an Avoca training room helped produce a world wrestling champion
Avoca, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Avoca! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Avoca training room helped produce a world wrestling champion
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Local athlete wins world championship (2822news.com) — A young wrestler training at Mat Assassins in Avoca has become a U17 world champion after dominating his weight class in Baku, Azerbaijan. Coach Van Dobish says the win has energized younger wrestlers at the Avoca gym, who now see a clear example of what’s possible as Villafane prepares to start his high school career in the region. 
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