The Carroll Community School District (CCSD) Board of Education approved the creation of a girls’ wrestling team at Monday’s meeting. Every year the girls’ wrestling conversation in Iowa centers on overall participation. During the 2015-16 season, only 67 girls participated in wrestling and have seen steady growth, with over 1,000 girls participating statewide last year. Superintendent Dr. Casey Berlau says it seems girls wrestling is something that has gained traction quickly and a fair amount of interest.
Board President Cindy Johnson questioned how the schedule would work, asking if the girl’s and boy’s teams would be at different tournaments on the weekends.
Johnsons says it is an exciting time to see how this goes. If interest is not high enough, the board mentioned seeing if other schools would join the program and listed some examples, such as swimming, tennis, and cross-country teams. The board unanimously approved the girls’ wrestling team, and the next step is finding a coach.
