🌱 Patch AM: How North Andover wrestlers helped spark Massachusetts girls’ wrestling boom

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• How North Andover wrestlers helped spark Massachusetts girls’ wrestling boom

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘I want it to be expected, not surprising:' Charting the rapid rise of girls' wrestling in Massachusetts (bostonglobe.com) — North Andover wrestling fans will recognize hometown trailblazer Danielle Coughlin, highlighted as the first girl to win an MIAA wrestling title and a key figure in the sport’s rapid growth. The story also spotlights current North Andover lightweight Alexia Henriquez Silva and notes upcoming girls’ wrestling events, including an all-girls kickoff classic at North Andover High, underscoring how opportunities for local girls are expanding fast.
   

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Saturday December 27

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Tuesday December 23

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  Flint Public Library , 1 South Main Street , Middleton
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  Georgetown Peabody Library , 2 Maple St , Georgetown
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