The Wisconsin Supreme Court could decide who won a state wrestling title back in 2019.
The high court yesterday said it will hear arguments in the case of Hayden Halter who won the state title in 2019, then had it taken away by a court, only to have it reinstated by another court. The Supreme Court says it will decide if the WIAA is a “state actor,” and will decide if Halter’s family has the right to sue over a decision made by a high school wrestling ref. Halter was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct during a conference title match in 2019. Those penalties came with a suspension, and that should have kept him out of the state tournament. His family sued, and got a judge to issue a restraining order against that suspension.
Halter then went on to win the state wrestling title at 120 pounds.
