Girls Middle School State Tournament - Feb 8th

[brentsams]

Hopefully we will have things finalized by this weekend Here are a few things I do know.
West Virginia Girls State Wrestling Championship
Feb. 8th, 2020, 1:00PM start time, 11:00AM weigh-ins
at Rod Oldham Athletic Center
Parkersburg South High School
1511 Blizzard Drive
Parkersburg, WV
$25 Registration
2 Divisions
High School
100 105 111 118 127 136 147 161 185 225
Middle School
72 79 85 92 101 110 119 127 136 145 185 225
The committee decided to use New Jersey's weight classes and they are similar to USAA weights

The fastest growing sport in America
By the numbers
2,351 Schools nationwide reporting girls wrestling
5,286 Girls wrestlers in California, the most in the U.S.
16,562 Girls wrestlers in 2017-18, a 13.5% increase
Source: National Federation of State High School Associations

Here are some articles endorsing girls wrestling:
Spring Mills: https://www.journal-news.net/journal-ne ... c7270.html
Beckley area: https://www.register-herald.com/sports/ ... cdd92.html
Musselman: https://www.journal-news.net/journal-ne ... 22620.html
Musselman #2: https://www.journal-news.net/journal-ne ... 6d955.html
Charleston: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/pr ... bd238.html
Parkersburg: https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/ ... n-the-mat/
Parkersburg #2: https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/ ... n-2018-19/
Connecticut: https://www.nfhs.org/articles/ciac-crea ... ournament/
Ohio: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/story/201906250018
Oklahoma: https://www.nfhs.org/articles/ossaa-to- ... wrestling/
New Jersey: https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-schoo ... 1577797653
NFHS: https://www.nfhs.org/articles/state-ass ... urnaments/
NFHS #2: https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/f ... categories
USA Wrestling: https://wrestlelikeagirl.org/resolution