RPB Wrestler Places Strong

Royal Palm Beach High School’s Taylor Sharrard (second from the left) recently placed fifth at the Florida Girls Wrestling State Championships in Orlando. Her coach, Dan Moody, noted that she narrowly lost her semifinal match-up in triple overtime to the eventual champion. Sharrard, a sophomore, has been selected to be captain by her teammates. Her record this season was 5-12 including victories over three different boys. Sharrard is in the RPBHS medical academy and has a 3.9 GPA, and an HPA of 4.7.