High School Coach’s Bid to Halt PIAA Sanctions Falls Short

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has denied a former high school wrestling coach’s bid for a preliminary injunction in a case in which the coach sued the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA) after the body instituted sanctions against him. Plaintiff Omar Porrata was sanctioned when he decided to forfeit matches in all ten weight-classes in a contest against another school.   The court ruled for the PIAA because the plaintiff failed to dem