When Olympic silver medalist Adeline Gray used to tell people that she wrestled for a living, she said they often had the same response: "Women wrestle?" She doesn't hear that much anymore.

Starting with the 2025-26 athletic year, girls wrestling will be sanctioned by the VHSL and have state team championships. The postseason window for girls wrestling will run from Jan. 31 ...

He noted that 45 states include girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport, as opposed to six in 2018. “Its been the largest-growing sport at the NFHS level,” Higdon said. “That is a testament to ...