SOURCE: www.oleantimesherald.com

March 01, 2023

Column: Wrestling is dying — at least among boys.

Women’s wrestling has trended in the opposite direction, however, and is the nation’s fastest-growing high school sport among females.

My two-part series explores the rise of girls wrestling. Part I: https://t.co/HCQXOMCCxm

— Jeff Uveino (@realjuveino) March 2, 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series on girls wrestling. Today, the roots of the sport's general rise in popularity. Tomorrow, a look at how that growth has impacted local programs.)

Nobody likes forfeits.

They're now a standard part of dual meets, however, as high school wrestling teams struggle to fill their lineups.

Wrestling's numbers problem is nothing new. Participation has decreased for decades.

At least that's the case among the wrestlers you?re thinking of.