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Help the Albany High School Girls Wrestling Get to Nationals!!

When wrestling outside of school in the quest for Nationals we do not receive any funding from the school, so it is all about fundraising!

In 2014 our team won the state tournament and solidified ourselves as the best girls wrestling team in the state of California for 2014! In 2015 we finished 4th in the state! We would love to take our kids to the next level, and wrestle at Nationals. Thanks to those who donated last year (2015) we sent 4 girls to nationals! 2 finished with All-American credentials (top 8 in the nation) another finished 1 match away from All-American (top 12 in the nation) and another got to be a part of an amazing experience! All 4 got to participate with the California national team which finished 2nd in the nation as a team! 1 of our girls went on to wrestling in college on a scholarship for Campbellsville University!

It can be very expensive for us to travel such distances. Between flights, hotels, tournament entry fees, equipment, and any other expenses. When wrestling outside of the school in the quest for Nationals we do not receive any funding from the school, so it is all about fundraising.

We are looking to raise money, and use these funds to help support our girls who are chasing their goals and dreams of becoming an All-American, a national champion, or even better the world team, or the olympics!!!!

Please visit our Go Fund Me page at https://www.gofundme.com/4sh48jr8

Please if you can afford anything to help support these young ladies with any donation it will be greatly appreciated!

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