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Muscle tussle: local girls get a grip on wrestling at camp

Published 2:30 pm Thursday, January 19, 2017

Muscle tussle: local girls get a grip on wrestling at camp
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Muscle tussle: local girls get a grip on wrestling at camp
Marie Ziegler, a world silver medalist and pioneer in the sport of international female wrestling, shows Mary Rush, top, and Kayla Lucas, bottom, some moves during the Wrestle Like A Girl Camp at Auburn High School last Saturday. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
Sally Roberts, director for Wrestler Like A Girl, instructs Julia Stanhope as she wrestles Willa Herren at camp. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

Girls of all sizes and abilities participated in the Wrestle Like A Girl Camp at Auburn High School last Saturday.

The camp offered instruction to girls ages 12-18. The WLAG organization works to promote the sport of female wrestling and to develop and empower girls, on and off the mat.

Wrestle Like A Girl was founded by Sally Roberts, a two-time world bronze medalist in women’s wrestling, on the premise that girls and women across the United States should be afforded opportunities to participate in the sport.

Learn more online.