S.F. International Girl Wrestlers Got Game, Guts and 'Más Ganas'

Submitted by MCAnderson on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 18:42

By Alejandro Rosas, Mission Local

Last year, San Francisco International High School (SFI) competed for the first time in its first generation of girls’ wrestling with a team of three wrestlers.

Now looking toward its second season with a team of five women wrestlers, the team looks to build a competitive and successful program under the direction of Head Coach Guadalupe Lopez and Assistant Coach Nick Olsen.

“I chose wrestling, even though I couldn’t do it. I gave myself the high spirits to do it, and that’s when I gave it ‘mas ganas,’ " said wrestler Yury Cruz, using the Spanish phrase for more energy and desire.

A senior to soon to wrestle in her second season for SFI, Cruz says: “I love wrestling because I get to know other students from other schools.”

Read the complete story at Mission Local.