WVSSAC votes to make girls' wrestling 'preliminary sanctioned' sport

WVSSAC Approves Girls Wrestling for 2026-27 Season

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Board of Directors voted on Tuesday night to approve girls wrestling as a preliminary sanctioned sport beginning with the 2026-27 school year.

Prep girls wrestling: WVSSAC to sanction girls state tournament in 2027

The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission will sponsor a state championship in girls wrestling beginning in the 2026-27 school year, it said in a release Wednesday. Prep girls wrestling in the Mountain State has had a state invitational tournament since 2020, according to wvmat.com, but it hasn’t been an official WVSSAC championship that requires qualification from a region tournament. That will change next March, upon the SSAC Bo…

WVSSAC votes to make girls' wrestling 'preliminary sanctioned' sport

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - A new preliminary sanctioned sport is coming to the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission's line-up for the 2026-2027 school year. The WVSSAC's Board of Directors voted Tuesday night to approve girls' wrestling as a preliminary sanctioned sport starting next school year. The WVSSAC says this decision also establishes an official [...]

2026 WVSSAC State Swim Meet set for Thursday and Friday in Morgantown - The Dominion Post

MORGANTOWN – Mylan Aquatic Center will welcome swimmers from all across the Mountain State to the WVU swimming and diving complex on Thursday and Friday to compete for glory. Both […] The post 2026 WVSSAC State Swim Meet set for Thursday and Friday in Morgantown appeared first on The Dominion Post.

WVSSAC approves girls wrestling as preliminary sanctioned sport beginning 2026-27 season

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has approved girls wrestling as a preliminary sanctioned sport beginning with the 2026-27 school year. The WVSSAC Board of Directors voted Tuesday night to establish an official girls wrestling state championship, supported by a regional qualifying format. The girls-only championship will be conducted separately from the boys state wrestling tournament. Particip…