What all paticipating wrestlers, coaches, and parents desire is competent officials. Officials who do not become confused in matches and raise the incorrect wrestlers hand in victory.

The same official made this error at the El Dorado Tournament in December 2004, and at the Circle Invitational last February.

It is of paramount importance for all involved in the sport to weed these incompetent officials out of the sport, even if they have been involved for fifteen years and finally received their first Regional assignment.

Encourage new, younger referee's, such as Nigel, to become involved to increase the pool of officials to choose from.

I will write Rick Bowden in an effort to ensure this official does not work another Regional.