The Chance to Wrestle


Girls are stepping onto the mat in record numbers, making wrestling the fastest-growing high school sport in the country. In this WPSU original documentary, Pennsylvania high school girl wrestlers try to find their footing in a historically male-dominated sport.

More from WPSU

Young kid celebrates with Penn State Students at THON

Why We Dance: The Story of THON is a documentary project that chronicles the student-run philanthropy, THON, and the children, families, and students who are changed by their experience.

Posted on November 27, 2021

 

Historical figures passing through a wooded area holding torches.

The Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794) was a major domestic political crisis in the formative years of the United States, triggered when treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton’s tax on the making of whiskey sparked a violent insurrection by settlers on the western frontier. WPSU explores this very relevant chapter in Pennsylvania history to produce The Whiskey Rebellion, a half hour of engaging television well remembered.

Posted on March 11, 2026

 

3 young adults row a small boat down a river

Water Blues Green Solutions tells stories from across the country of communities that are adopting new ways of thinking about how to protect, restore, and preserve our rivers and sources of drinking water.

Posted on October 17, 2021