Evolution of girls wrestling on full display at 4th Pine Island Girls Classic

Evolution of girls wrestling on full display at 4th Pine Island Girls Classic

PINE ISLAND — Hattie Mathre recalls the first Pine Island Girls Classic. At the time, the Byron High School standout remembers how big of a deal it was to get over 100 female grapplers. That's what made Saturday so remarkable. "We took a picture the first year and I mean, we probably only filled, like maybe a third of the mat my first year," Mathre said. "Now we have girls going all the way from one side of the gym to the other in a big arch. It…