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Montana High School Assoc. executive board to propose adding girls wrestling

TDR Editor’s Notes ; There are currently 18 states which have official Girls Wrestling Championships recognized as an official high school sport. We mentioned a couple of years ago how it would be a great goal to reach to have 20 states with girls wrestling in 2020. All states except Mississippi have Boys Wrestling recognized as an official scholastic sport.
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HELENA — Girls wrestling is one step closer to being an official reality in Montana. The Montana High School Association executive board will submit a proposal to add girls wrestling as an MHSA-sanctioned sport after reviewing a study constructed by a committee. The findings of the study recommended bringing the proposal to a vote from the membership during the MHSA’s annual meeting in January. Right now, female wrestlers compete against their male counterparts throughout the season.
MTN Sports interviewed five female wrestlers — four present and one former — last winter for the MontanaSports.com Original “Something to Prove,” which looked at the history of female wrestling in Montana. It’s believed less than 20 female wrestlers have qualified for the state tournament in Billings, while only three — former Laurel wrestler Abi Gontarek, Kalispell Glacier’s Tilynne Vasquez (formerly of Kalispell Flathead) and Chinook’s Rebecca Stroh — have placed at state. To view the MontanaSports.com Original: “Something to Prove” please click here .
“Wrestling has always been a part of my family,” Vasquez, whose fourth-place finish in 2017 is the highest finish for a Montana female, told MTN Sports last February. “I started at age 6 because I wanted to go experience the fun things, and ever since I’ve been hooked on it. It’s a part of my life.” Rest of the story at https://www.montanasports.com/high-school-sports/wrestling/mhsa-executive-board-to-propose-adding-girls-wrestling-boys-powerlifting?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 5, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized