[Hellrazor]

I wrestled in HS and my first year of college until I decided it was too much dedication to excel at the collegiate level.

First off - we didn't wear singlet's to school - EVER. Only on the day of a match, we had a dress code where we had to wear a tie .

Secondly - we never had to do anything like sell candy bars or anything to raise money. We had a long tradition at my high school of a great wrestling program. Our coach was a national champ in college too, FWIW.

Lastly and probably most importantly - we had a kickline for our meets (cheerleaders were at basketball) and wrestling did get me laid - with more than a few different girls in HS.

Anyway, what I liked about wrestling:
Totally dependant on your performance. No one else to blame or credit for your wins or losses. Incredible amounts of energy expended in a short period of time. Best conditioning for any HS sport that I know of.

What I didn't like:
Unhealthily dropping weight to be competitive, the freaking smell of the wrestling room, singlets.

Anyway, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it seems like wrestling is one of those sports that is not universally constant in US high schools - but dependant on region and wrestling program's success or lack their of.