Girls Can Wrestle Too

                            By: MaryAnn Rodreiguez

I’m really happy because girls wrestling has started for school, but I have one problem. The boys always say wrestling is for boys like them. Whatever I said to them I can wrestle. I wrestle better than you, I said and they said I bet you that you can’t win all your matches. So I said fine, I bet I can and I will, but not going to lie. I was scared if I was even going to win all those matches. 

But anyways my name is LauraLee. So the next day after school I went to the YMCA to sign up for a gym pass and then paid the fee of $50 dollars for one year and went to the locker room to put my bag in and switch into my gym clothes and then headed up. First I started. 

The next day I started practice for wrestling. First ran hall,then worked on take down, then hand fights,and ties. Then to end the day of practice we played a game called up ball with the coach. When I got home I ran two miles on a treadmill and lifted weights. Then I went to bed after I ate my supper. When  I woke up and went to school.

“ You have your first school match tonight. We are going to watch you to see you lose.” Tate said.

“Yeah,” Charley said.

“I said no I’m going to win.”

“No you’re not.”

“I said whatever,”and walked away. Later that night I got my singlet and put on my shoes and headgear, mouthguard and went out.”

“ Be ready and remember what you have to do.” said coach

I said, Yes 

I heard the boys say “you’re going to lose”. I got on the mat and started wrestling and, in less than 10 seconds, I got to pin I and looked at the boys and smirked.

The coach said good job and congratulated me.

“ But work on your double leg.”

I said  alright and left to go get a drink of water, but guess who I saw? The boys Tate, Charley, and Alex.

“Surprised you won your first school match but that’s only one you got two more.” said Alex.

“I’m going to win. I don’t need you to say anything” 

I walked off  and I finished my last two matches and won both of those. They were mad and left right after I won my last one. I watched my friend win her match.”

The next day I went to school and I got called straight to the office and guess who the boys were. They gave me a smirk. Mrs. Class said to sit down and I did, I was really nervous.

 Mrs. Class said,” you’re apparently bullying them. “

“ No,I was not and if anyone was getting bullied was me, by them. Look on the cameras I can guarantee you they were bullying me and so many other kids in this school. “

“ Alright, I will be looking at the footage.”

She looked at the footage and guess what she saw? The boys bullying me and the other kids.”

They got expelled for a week. I was glad . But we only had one match for the season left on Friday and this cloud break my roll and lose my streak. I was nervous because we are going against the best school in the state. The boys said they were coming to see me lose but I was very confident but also nervous.  We get on the bus and listen to my hype music and we get there. I got three matches. I win one, then two. But my last one against the best girl they have, I’m more nervous than I ever was. Then I stepped on the mat and warmed up. I put my red strap on and got into position. I went for a double and pinned her in a record time of 20 seconds. I won all my matches. I was so happy and I proved the boys wrong. The next day they came back to school. 

“You’re still wrong and I want to challenge you in a wrestling match tomorrow .” Said Tate.

I said yes but the thing I that it would be wrestling Tate the best wrestling at the time but he was also 20 pounds heavier. I still said yes. I woke up and got ready for today but I was really nervous, we met up and got into position.”

“YOUR GOING DOWN !!!”  

“SHUT UP TATE!!”

  “GO” 

We started and I went for a double and then did a half nelson and pinned him.

“I’M STILL BETTER!!”

I said obviously not if I won. He just walked off and I think I got him off my back. But it looks like I’m better than him and girls can wrestle if I just won. So it looks like girls can wrestle too.