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These kickass high school girls are making wrestling history

Jessi Johnson started wrestling in the seventh grade, competing against the boys in her New Jersey schools. “I just like the aggression,” the scrappy blonde tells The Post. “It’s an individual sport, and it’s up to me how I do.”

Now the 16-year-old Manalapan H.S. sophomore is about to make history: After finishing fourth last summer at a national girls’ tournament in Fargo, ND, Johnson and 59 other girls are headed to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Friday to compete in the inaugural girls state tournament. Story at https://nypost.com/2019/02/27/these-kickass-high-school-girls-are-making-wrestling-history/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons&mc_cid=0ea239a796&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

History In The Making At New Jersey State Girls Wrestling Tournament High school wrestling has long been mostly a boys sport, but 60 female wrestlers will be making history at the first girls state wrestling tournament in New Jersey. CBS2’s Cindy Hsu headed to Teaneck to meet one of them.
Story and video at https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4038267-history-in-the-making-at-new-jersey-wrestling-tournament/?mc_cid=0ea239a796&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 2, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized