On Saturday, Gainesville Middle School eighth-grader Michael Briones won each of his matches by pin to claim the 190-pound state championship in the Georgia USA Wrestling Beginners Bash at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry.
Youth wrestling: Gainesville Middle's Michael Briones wins state championship at Beginners Bash
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