Barry Werner
Some players spend their entire life in pursuit of an ace. Gabriella Dominica Picco, 12, didn't have wait long to find the bottom of the cup not once but twice ... in a single round.
The 5-foot-1, 95-pound Picco accomplished the 1-in-100,000,000 feat -- feats? --- on Thursday in the New York State Section 4 State Qualifier, per the Press and Sun-Bulletin.
Here goes:
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Said Horseheads coach Ed Browning, who served as marker for the round: "I can live a thousand lifetimes and never see that again."
Picco wasn't finished with her sports day: The "kicker" to the whole story? Picco capped off her day with a youth-league soccer match. She assisted on two goals and was assessed a yellow card in a 5-1 win.
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