The Rise of Girls Wrestling

Written by: Ronnie Eizenberg and Leah Yacob

January 24, 2025

With 7 meets already and many more to come the OLHS girls wrestling team made their debut this year with a full 7 athlete varsity team.

While boys wrestling has been popular for a long time this is the first year liberty high school has had a varsity girls wrestling team. Before becoming a varsity sport the Girls team was a club team, but with the increasing interest in the sport and with new members joining, the team was able to become a varsity sport.

“One word you could use to describe the girls wrestling team is a family,” said Malaya DiMasso, a freshman on the girls wrestling team.

Even though it is the teams first year the athletes are very hopeful and optimistic about what the future season holds.

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“Everyone is putting in hard work and I love watching everyone grow to become better wrestlers,” said DiMasso.

The Girls wrestling teams eighth meet will be held on January 24th at Bellefontaine High School and with the teams gaining popularity Dimasso enjoys the school spirit that comes with each meet.

“It’s so awesome to have everyone come together and support each other!” said DiMasso.

The Girls wrestling team has changed a lot since last year and continues to grow as a school sport.

“The team is having a great first year!” said DiMasso.

About the Contributors

Ronnie Eizenberg, Staff Writer

Ronnie Eizenberg is a Sophomore at Olentangy Liberty High School. This is her first year on the Cannon and Patriot Press Staff. She plays lacrosse and field hockey for the school team and is involved in clubs like the Environmental Club, Minds Matter, and the Red Cross. Outside of school, she enjoys skiing, watching The Big Bang Theory, and reading. This year, Ronnie is excited to share her writing with the school through the Patriot Press.

Leah Yacob, Staff Writer

Leah is a junior at Liberty, this is her first year on staff. She is excited about writing Liberty-centric stories this year as a staff writer. In her free time, she enjoys hiking outdoors, and even hiked in Norway over the summer! Leah isn’t the one in her family to be on The Cannon staff, her sister Hannah was one of the Editors last year. She also has two brothers, her older brother is a senior at Liberty, and one younger brother. Her favorite family member, however, is her Cavapoo named Onyx. Her favorite music artists are Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey.