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SDHSAA approves adding girls� wrestling
4/24/2020, 9:28:09 PM
SDHSAA approves adding girls� wrestling
Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association
Apr 22, 2020 Updated Apr 22, 2020
[color=red][u][b]With less than a third of the girls participating in South Dakota versus North Carolina, girls's wrestling is approved.
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Next year will likely see the start of SDHSAA-sanctioned girls� wrestling in South Dakota schools. The first reading approving the new sport was taken Tuesday by the South Dakota High School Activities Association�s board of directors.
Meeting via teleconference, the board acted on the first reading of a variety of recommendations for changes to the SDHSAA Athletics Handbook that came out of the annual meeting of the state�s athletic directors.
In the case of girls� wrestling, the board agreed to follow a pattern established in Missouri that provides four weight classes for girls� wrestling at the state tournament. The sport would be integrated into schools based on the interest shown in each school district.
The vote by athletic directors was 91-10 in favor of adding girls� wrestling.
Last year, without a separate girls� division, nearly 40 females competed in SDHSAA-sanctioned wrestling meets. About another 100 girls competed in club-only events.
Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association
Apr 22, 2020 Updated Apr 22, 2020
[color=red][u][b]With less than a third of the girls participating in South Dakota versus North Carolina, girls's wrestling is approved.
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Next year will likely see the start of SDHSAA-sanctioned girls� wrestling in South Dakota schools. The first reading approving the new sport was taken Tuesday by the South Dakota High School Activities Association�s board of directors.
Meeting via teleconference, the board acted on the first reading of a variety of recommendations for changes to the SDHSAA Athletics Handbook that came out of the annual meeting of the state�s athletic directors.
In the case of girls� wrestling, the board agreed to follow a pattern established in Missouri that provides four weight classes for girls� wrestling at the state tournament. The sport would be integrated into schools based on the interest shown in each school district.
The vote by athletic directors was 91-10 in favor of adding girls� wrestling.
Last year, without a separate girls� division, nearly 40 females competed in SDHSAA-sanctioned wrestling meets. About another 100 girls competed in club-only events.