High School Wrestler Tries to Break Free From Sports Association’s Suspension

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer The case of a Wisconsin high school wrestler who was sanctioned for unsportsmanlike conduct raised the familiar issue of whether statewide interscholastic athletic associations engage in state action when they enforce a rule. The general rule is that they do not, but an exception exists where there is pervasive entwinement of public institutions and public officials in its composition and workings. In Halter v. Wis. Interscholastic Ath. Association (“WIAAâ€