CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board delayed a decision on the middle school wrestling proposal this week as county commissioners warned the board that their budget is not a “bottomless pit.”
The proposal, put forward by board member Aron Maberry, would amend the current school year budget to begin allocating funds to create boys and girls wrestling programs that would begin in the 2026-27 school year. But concerns over costs, staffing and space left many board members hesitant to approve the proposal without a clearer picture of the program’s implementation.
“I don’t want to make a decision tonight that forces us to go down a path that forces us to get it done,” said board member Chris Lanier. “You just can’t throw something at a wall and hope it sticks.”
40 years of middle school basketball
“We did a little bit of a history on middle school athletics (in CMCSS),” Anthony Johnson, chief communications officer, told the board during his presentation. “In the 1980s, CMCSS moved from a junior high model to middle school model.”…