#WrestleLikeAGirl: breaking boundaries and winning medals
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions editor
February 1, 2019
This wrestling season, #WrestleLikeAGirl has trended across Missouri. Girls have turned out in record numbers for the sport, more than doubling the number that the Missouri State High School Activities Association predicted would join. Now, their season is coming to a finish, with district tournaments...
Sophomore Emma Carter pins down success
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions editor
February 1, 2019
“Being a girl in this boy's sport, there [are] so many things you have to do. People are constantly watching what you’re doing to try and protect themselves; people in this sport are so sexist, it’s insane,” Carter said. “I know you’re thinking, ‘oh, they’re wrestlers, why would they...
Freshman Paige Wehrmeister finds her strength in wrestling
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions editor
February 1, 2019
Freshman Paige Wehrmeister had not always seen herself as a strong person—then she started wrestling. Joining sophomore Emma Carter as one of two female wrestlers in Parkway, Wehrmeister has already carved out a reputation for herself: the girl who smiles every time she steps onto the mat. “H...
