Girls Wrestling is Making a Comeback

Written by mindy.haesemeyer on . Posted in Newspaper.

Story by Kate Gerding – Editor-in-Chief

    Girls Wrestling is making LSN history with one of the largest turnouts of athletes on the team.  The program, led by Glenn Berry and December Joyce, has ten girls this year. 

   “[We have] a lot more than last year. We had eight girls out last year but they all quit within the first week,” Grace Cronk, sophomore, said.

   Despite a sheer lack of numbers and recognition in years past, girls wrestling is growing in both participation and support. 

   “I think girls wrestling is gaining more popularity because of the Olympics and it’s just becoming more known around girls even though it is a male-dominated sport,” Cronk said. 

   Cronk was on the wrestling team last year and said she is excited about what a much larger team will bring.

   “We have a lot of new girls out and I can’t wait to see them improve and see the success we have as a team,” Cronk said. 

   A few of the girls competed in a novice tournament this past weekend and took home some Bronco wins. Over the next few weeks, the girls will continue to prepare for their next tournament coming up in December.

    Photo courtesy of Girls Wrestling Instagram

Comments (14)

Comments are closed.