SOURCE: www.niagara-gazette.com

January 26, 2024

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Gabriella Barone's emotions were her barrier when she won in seventh grade. But not now.

Barone defended her 100-pound title for Niagara Wheatfield at the second girls wrestling state invitational Friday at SRC Arena.@NWCSDathletics https://t.co/pg3E8UcFxj

— Joe Kraus (@ByJoeKraus) January 27, 2024

SYRACUSE - Gabriella Barone admitted her emotions sometimes got in the way.

It even was a barrier on her way towards winning a state championship as a seventh-grader for Niagara Wheatfield. But now a year older, Barone matured, learned how to keep her composure and tackled the mental aspect of competing on big stages.