The involved referee assessed two post match unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and stated at the tournament scorer’s table he was giving the wrestler an early Christmas present by not kicking the wrestler out of the tournament. A high school athletic director, who was one of the tournament administrator’s, overheard the statement and asked me if that was the correct call. I informed the athletic director the rule book is clear, it states in the penalty section two post match unsportsmanlike conduct penalties is flagrant misconduct and the penalty is disqualification from the tournament, loss of three team points, and loss of all earned individual team points. The Athletic Director asked the official if he had checked the penalty chart (twice), and after NO reply I stated apparently not. After a conference of officials, the head official approached the scorer’s table and provided the correct ruling. It was not until the following morning I reviewed the bout sheet, which had numerous official notations, that I saw the curse word written on the bout sheet and was able to determine why the unfortunate wrestler was disqualified.

It was a very unfortunate ending to a young man's high school wrestling season.