South Carolina students hope to get women’s wrestling recognized by the SCHSL

Dasia Yearby, a female wrestler, qualified for the world championships.

WRESTLERS FROM ALL ACROSS THESTATE HAVE CROWDED INTO A GYMOUTSIDE OF COLUMBIA FOR THECAROLINA.IT’S A PICTURE UNTHINKABLE INOUR CURRENT CLIMATE, BUT ONEWILL.JARRED HILL, HOWEVER, THATPICTURE IS MUCH BLURRIER ON THEGIRLS SIDE THEIR SPORT ISN’TOFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THESCA.SELL BUT ONE UPSTATE COACH ISLEADING THE EFFORT TO CHANGETHAT.WYFF NEWS 4 PHOTOJOURNALIST CHIPBASDEN BRINGS US THE STORY FROMLEXINGTON YOUR DREAMS YOU’RESTEALING MY DREAMS MY DREAMS MYDREAM.MY DREAM IS TO WRESTLE WRESTLE.ALL THEY WANT IS RESPECT.THEY JUST WANT TO BE TREATED THESAME.TWENTY YEARS AGO.HE MIGHT HAVE HAD THREE GIRLSMAYBE IN THE STATE THAT WERECOMPETING TO NOW HAVING OVER AHUNDRED GIRLS COMPETING TODAY ISABSOLUTELY AMAZING.THIS IS REAL LIFE FOR THESEGIRLS.I THINK IT’S BRAVE FOR A 12 YEAROLD GIRL TO WALK DOWN THE HALLAND WALK INTO A WRESTLING ROOMYOU GO OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLEOF A CIRCLE WITH ONE PERSON ALLBY YOURSELF.AND STILL WANT TO DO IT’S NOT ATHING THAT GIRLS JUST THINK OFDOING.TO BE ABLE TO LET YOURSELF BEVULNERABLE IN A SITUATION BUTBRAVE ENOUGH TO GET OUT THEREAND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.SO FIRST THING IS MINDSETRUSTLING HURTS INJURIES COMEWITH IT LOSSES COME WITH IT.IT’S GOING TO HURT BUT I’M GONNABE OKAY.WRESTLING TEACHES HUMILITY LIFESKILLS, EVEN THOUGH I’M DOWN.I KNOW I CAN GET BACK UP TO LOSELIFE’S GOING TO GO ON HOW TO WINWITH GRACE I CAN GET UP BRUSH ITOFF AND KEEP GOING OVERCOMECHALLENGES AND ADAPT AND I HAVEAN ATHLETE WITH A MINDSET WE CANCOACH EM TO GET EM BETTER ANDTHOSE THINGS PREPARE YOU FORLIFE BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET INTOTHE REAL WORLD, NOBODY CARESABOUT YOUR EXCUSES AND WRESTLINGTEACHES YOU TO OVERCOME YOUREXCUSES.I ALWAYS SAY I’M A HUSTLER.RANDY CAME HERE A FEW YEARS AGOGRIND OF CALLED HER IN THEMIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.I’M NOT REALLY GOOD AT TAKING NOFOR AN ANSWER IS REALLY BECOMELIKE A SISTER AS WELL.THEY ARE ON A MISSION TO GROWWOMEN’S WRESTLING IN, SOUTHCAROLINA.MY NAME IS DEJA YOUR BE THIS ISHER SIXTH SEASONS.I’M REALLY NOT THINKING ABOUTANYTHING.I’M KIND OF JUST ZONING OUT TOGO TO A PLACE WHERE I CAN FOCUSLATER.SOMETIMES I KIND OF WANDER OFF.SO DEJA IS GOT THE OPPORTUNITYTO GO TO THE TALON.FISH DONIA SOUNDED LIKE IT WASFROM EUROPE REPRESENTING THE USANEVER HEARD OF ESTONIA BEFORETHAT.IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST YOUTHINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.SHE’S DONE REALLY GOODSTATESIDE.SO NOW WE GOTTA TEST IN A LITTLELITTLE DIFFERENCE OF A SPACE.WE STILL HAVE A LOT OFCONVINCING TO DO AT THE STATELEVEL TO CONVINCE THEM TO WANTTO BRING IN WOMEN’S WRESTLING ASA SANCTIONED SPORT.WE’RE LOOKING AT JUST OVER 20STATES RIGHT NOW THAT HAVESANCTIONED HIGH SCHOOL STATETOURNAMENTS AND SO ALL THESURROUNDING STATES HAVE EITHERSANCTIONED ADORE THE PROPOSALSARE GOING THROUGH IN THE WAITINGFOR VOTES GIRLS DESERVE THEIROWN DIVISION.I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE COULDPOSSIBLY DO TO SHOW THEM THAT WEDESERVE THAT THIS IS NO ANDWATCH HIM TO THE MEN’S.SING ROOM AND THEY TOLD ICOULDN’T DO IT IT HELPED MEBECOME WHO I WAS IT.GOT ME OUT OF A SHELL OF BEINGSUPER SHY AND UNCOMFORTABLETALKING TO PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TONOW COACH YOUNG LADIES TO THOSESITUATIONS.I GOT ALL THE VALUES.I GOT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THATWRESTLING GIVES.I WANT TO GIVE THAT BACK.I WANT TO GIVE THOSE VALUES BACKTO THESE YOUNG LADIES THAT ONEDAY WILL TURN OUT TO BE EAT CEOSOF COMPANIES AND IN LEADERSHIPPOSITIONS, GIVE THEM ALL THERESOURCES.THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO BESUCCESSFUL.ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR LATE,MARCH THE WORLD DAYS A YEAR BEQUALIFIED FOR HAD BEEN POSTPONEDWITH PLANS TO RESCHEDULE AT ALATER DATE.