Delano resident Gabriel Nobleza has spelled his first word correctly at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
On Tuesday morning, Nobleza spelled the word "petrel" correctly.
#speller103 8th grader Gabriel Nobleza spelled the word ‘petrel’ correctly #spellingbee @23abcnews
— Scripps National Spelling Bee (@ScrippsBee) May 28, 2019
He's speller No. 103.
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