"It's long overdue."
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Section VI is sending 32 combatants to the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational, as New York becomes 37th state in the country to sanction "emerging sport." https://t.co/3r4B8rbCWm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - In the fifth season since Section VI sanctioned its first high school girls wrestling tournament, 32 competitors from Western New York will grapple at the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational on Friday in Syracuse.
"It?s long overdue," Section VI girls wrestling chair Alex Conti said. "This is now into the 51st year since Title IX came through. We've had a committee together since 2014, and we've been working hard to get this. It's kind of crazy that New York State hasn't had it, seeing that 36 other states beat us to it."