Les Painter News Today

Not that long ago, the idea of girls competing in wrestling was more of a sideshow than anything else.

After a social media post was made by a northeast Nebraska superintendent, the girls wrestling community is focused on one thing…growth.

PIERCE — Pierce may have been the smallest school competing in the first ever state girls dual wrestling tournament, but it may have left the biggest impression.

Eight of the top girls wrestling teams in the state are getting together Friday at Pierce High School to see which is the best dual team in the state.

PIERCE — Forty years ago, two wrestling coaches in different parts of the United States became friends and developed a unique opportunity for wrestlers in their states.

Dawson Raabe didn’t have a storybook ending to his high school athletic career.