Ask the state's three junior college coaches if they feel as though they have ever experienced a racially biased official at a national tournament.

Two of the state's teams were on the short end of match deciding calls - one of which was in the championship semifinals - and several other questionable calls. Each involved the same official.

The appearance of racial bias was such that the lead official actually agreed to adjust the officiating rotation in the championship finals to keep an individual from refereeing certain matches in the finals.

At least one of the coaches later received a letter from the lead official that expressed regret over the situation.

The perception of missed or questionable calls during an event is a given because the desired outcome of a missed call is subjective to the observer's interests.

But repeated instances involving one specific referee through out two days of wrestling seems much more than a that.

In my opinion, its unfortunate, but racial bias is out there.