Takedown Report

Women’s Wrestling News # 39

1 } – Easton on the verge of taking leadership on girls wrestling
By Brad Wilson | For lehighvalleylive.com
When it comes to scholastic wrestling, Easton has always been a leader. From the fundamentals taught in the room, to an approach to scheduling, to finding ways to support the program, and from developing a fan base, the Red Rovers have always been in the forefront of the sport. And with the growth of girls wrestling, Jim Pokrivsak wants to keep it that way.
On Tuesday, the Easton Area School Board will vote on establishing girls wrestling as a separate sport, as proposed by Pokrivsak, the Red Rovers’ Athletic Director. … rest of story … https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/highschoolsports/2020/05/easton-on-the-verge-of-taking-leadership-on-girls-wrestling.html?mc_cid=4b3d9c77ea&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – Hawaii’s Nanea Estrella Named Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award National Winner
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced that Nanea Estrella of Makawao, Hawaii, is the 2020 national winner of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA) “I am so excited to receive this award. There were so many amazing female wrestlers up for this award and I am blessed to be a part of this group,” said Estrealla. “Tricia Saunders was a leader for female athletes and is a true role model for people like me, who are just starting their career and hope to be the best one day. I hope to one day inspire female wrestlers like she has inspired me. Thank you to all who helped me achieve this honor and I want to thank the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for this tremendous award.” … rest of the story … https://nwhof.org/blog/hawaiis-nanea-estrella-named-tricia-saunders-high-school-excellence-award-national-winner/?mc_cid=a56cef7301&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – INJURY ADVERSITIES TO A COMEBACK SEASON
HELLO, I’M MARISSA GALLEGOS.
I went from being injured and unable to wrestle in my first college season attending Colorado Mesa University, to finally being able to compete in Women’s Wrestling College Nationals the next year to earn a 3rd place finish. I surprised myself at my second senior tournament ever. A big part of why I was able to have such a surprising comeback this season was because of how I approached my injuries and other setbacks along the way. … rest of story … https://www.wreaperwrestling.com/injury-adversities-to-a-comeback-season/?mc_cid=2313436fb3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – COLLEGE COACHES OPPOSE REQUEST TO REDUCE SPORT SPONSORSHIP MINIMUMS
Liz Robertshaw realizes there is no going back to business as usual, that a post-COVID-19 college sports landscape likely will not look the same as that which preceded the pandemic. But as cash-strapped universities and athletic departments look for ways to compensate for revenue shortfalls caused by school closures, the cancelation of the NCAA basketball tournament and the threat of a similar shutdown of football in the fall, Robertshaw and other college coaches association leaders are lobbying Indianapolis to make sure the new normal does not come at the expense of non-revenue sports.
“Olympic sports student-athletes have generated $3.6 billion in tuition and fees for universities. We’re also teaching life lessons, how important the opportunity to play college athletics is for these students at all levels,”
… rest of story … https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/women/college-coaches-oppose-request-to-reduce-sport-sponsorship-minimums?mc_cid=b693ccac6a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – PATRIOTS GAIN FOUR WRESTLERS FOR 2020-21 SEASON
Williamsburg, KY – Adding on to their roster for next season, UC women’s wrestling is excited to announce four more recruits. Emily Alderman, Vanessa Nebre, Destiny Parsons, and Tenyea Ramirez have all signed to join the team starting this fall. Alderman is a native of Fair Oaks, CA having wrestled for Bella Vista. Through her years of wrestling she has been a Napa Valley Classic Finalist, a two-time regional champion, a Master’s Tournament Champion, and placed at the California State Tournament twice, earning fifth place this past season. When not competing, Alderman is involved in her school’s student government and was a member of her high school’s first graduating class. Nebre joins Alderman as a California native, living in Bakersfield. … rest of story … https://cumberlandspatriots.com/news/2020/5/28/womens-wrestling-patriots-gain-four-wrestlers-for-2020-21-season.aspx?mc_cid=af75736df9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Michaela Beck: My Wrestling Hero
The 41st installment of My Wrestling Hero features Michaela Beck The 2019 Junior World Team member shares her thoughts on his wrestling heroes: Terry Steiner and Cary Kolat.  These are Beck’s words on her wrestling heroes: “I have two (wrestling heroes). Terry Steiner wrestled at Iowa and that hard-nosed style. The stories he told of his brothers doing three workouts a day and not being most talented in the world, but they built themselves up and they were consistent with their training and their lifestyle every day to the point where the people who thought they were like that couldn’t keep up with them.  “Terry told me once that they … rest of story … https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1591239752045&twSessionId=uhxtlzefar&postId=782324135&mc_cid=773016901f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Steubenville High School to add girls’ wrestling team
STEUBENVILLE — The fastest-growing sport in the nation has reached the Ohio Valley. It was recently announced that Steubenville High School will field a girls’ wrestling team for the 2020-21 school year.
The team will be led by Big Red boys’ coach Mike Blackburn and Tommie Goff, an Akron Copley graduate who led the junior high program last season at Harding Middle School.
“We wanted to try to establish a team and be the first team in the area. We wanted to try and get things rolling because it’s going to happen,” Blackburn stressed. “It’s the fastest growing sport in the nation and it’s a great opportunity for all of the girls. … rest of story … https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/sports/local-sports/2020/06/steubenville-high-school-to-add-girls-wrestling-team/?mc_cid=afb6e864d0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – ANOTHER FOUR WRESTLERS JOIN UC FOR NEXT SEASON
Williamsburg, KY –  Looking to remain one of the top teams in the NAIA, the UC women’s wrestling team has added another four student-athletes to next year’s squad. Isela Mendez, Ariana Pereira, Alyssa Porter, and Mariana Rosales will all be joining the Patriots this fall.
Mendez becomes the third Northview High School graduate to wrestle for Cumberlands in recent years where she will join current Patriot, Alexis Medina and Graduate Assistant Coach Ismileyna Valles. Mendez has had much success in California winning a League Championship, CIF Regional Championship, and a CIF Masters Championship. She also placed twice at the CIF Regional and the CIF Masters while qualifying for the State Tournament twice. On the national stage Mendez was an All-American and placed seventh at the Folkstyle National Tournament.
Pereira, a Newark, CA native, has also seen success at the state level. She qualified for the State Championship all four years of high school becoming a state finalist twice and was a 2020 CIF State Champion. … rest of story … https://cumberlandspatriots.com/news/2020/6/4/womens-wrestling-another-four-wrestlers-join-uc-for-next-season.aspx?mc_cid=e0ec51354d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – Popular girls wrestling on verge of earning FHSAA state championship status
When Kalani Rivas went to her first wrestling practice as a freshman at Freedom High School of Orlando, she had no idea that the sport would change her life. Rivas, who as a senior this past season won a title at the unofficial girls state championship, was struggling with the wrong crowd and never envisioned going to college because of the cost. “In my freshman year, I wasn’t surrounded by the best people,” Rivas said. “But once I stepped into the [wrestling] room, I met amazing teammates and they are now my family and definitely changed my path.”
Now Rivas is heading to Limestone College in South Carolina on a wrestling scholarship. “I’m the first in my immediate family going to college,” Rivas said. “and because of wrestling, I’m going for free.”
Stories like Kalani’s can be found across the state as girls have flocked to the sport at an increasing rate. Girls wrestling is among the fastest-growing sports in the United States. According to the National Federation of High Schools, girls wrestling participation has increased every year since 1990.
“It’s exciting and it’s a great opportunity for girls,” Kissimmee Osceola wrestling coach Jim Bird said. … rest of story … https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/wrestling/os-sp-hs-wrestling-girls-wrestling-feature-20200607-4q53usvyrzc3dgel4kfv73iw5q-story.html?mc_cid=afb6e864d0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – For girls wrestling, it’s a start
David City’s Sammi Krafka was excited to start wrestling again in her freshman year after not competing in junior high. Unfortunately for the Scout, her season came to a premature end when she broke her collarbone in her first match against a boy. It’s those kind of scenarios David City coach Tanner Thiem says can turn young women away from the sport of wrestling forever. 
However, there was some encouraging news on May 21 when the NSAA approved girls wrestling as an emerging sport, opening up the door for girls to face off with girls across the mat. The NSAA can give it full sanctioning any time over the next three years, meaning a championship tournament, except for in Year 1. In 2018-19, high school participation in the sport declined for the first time in 30 years but girls wrestling increased by 27%, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. “I guess it’s disappointing,” Thiem said. “The way it is now, it’s a lose, lose for both boys and girls, in my opinion. There’s not one boy that enjoys wrestling a girl. … rest of story … https://columbustelegram.com/community/banner-press/sports/for-girls-wrestling-its-a-start/article_39aa4099-0806-5a8e-a96b-351b03f77115.html?mc_cid=e0ec51354d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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