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Gadsden City High coach asks council for help funding girls wrestling, transport and equipment
Summary
Gadsden City High School wrestling coach Josh Nelson asked the council for help covering singlets, a transport trailer and other costs as the program adds a girls team; council members told the coach to submit a formal funding request through the city clerk's office for consideration.
Josh Nelson, head coach of the Gadsden City High School wrestling program, told the Gadsden City Council the program has grown rapidly and is adding a girls team that will require new equipment and transport capacity.
Nelson outlined program growth — seven dual wins in the first season, 14 the next — and said recent facility changes required the team to practice at the YMCA, a temporary arrangement provided by the mayor. He said known start-up equipment costs…
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