When the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors voted unanimously last June to sanction girls wrestling for the 2021-22 school year, the wrestling community celebrated and began making plans for the season.
On Tuesday, that excitement turned to disappointment when the same board tabled a vote to recognize girls wrestling as a FHSAA championship sport until September. That delay diminishes the chances of having a fully-sanctioned state series in girls wrestling for the upcoming season.
“I was heartbroken for my girls and for the girls across the state,” Hagerty wrestling coach Scotty Diaz said. “We’ve talked about it for two years and have done all the planning and now it might not happen.