PENNSYLVANIA, July 21 - WHEREAS, Currently, the PIAA does not recognize girls'

wrestling as an official sport; and

WHEREAS, There are currently 29 states that have officially

sanctioned girls' wrestling; and

WHEREAS, The PIAA has stated the need for at least 100 girls'

wrestling teams before they can officially sanction the sport

and create a State championship for girls' wrestling; and

WHEREAS, Nine high schools in this Commonwealth have already

established a distinct girls' wrestling team; and

WHEREAS, These high schools include J.P. McCaskey, Easton,

Executive Education Academy, North Allegheny, Central Mountain,

Governor Mifflin, Annville-Cleona, Gettysburg and Brandywine

Heights; and

WHEREAS, SanctionPA is a grassroots effort by wrestling

leaders in Pennsylvania to work toward getting girls' wrestling

as a sanctioned sport in Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, Wrestle Like A Girl, USA Wrestling, Pennsylvania USA

Wrestling, Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association, National

Wrestling Coaches Association, National High School Coaches

Association and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National

Wrestling Hall of Fame have all participated as positive

collaborators in the aforementioned grassroots efforts; and

WHEREAS, Participation in wrestling on a high school level

can lead to invaluable opportunities to compete and succeed at

the collegiate level and later on in life; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate designate March 21, 2021, as

"Pennsylvania Girls' Wrestling Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it

further

RESOLVED, That the Senate acknowledge the efforts of

SanctionPA to help establish girls' wrestling as a sanctioned

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