VALPARAISO â Chesterton High School wrestler Josh Daniels received bad news late Friday afternoon when a local judge upheld a state finding that he is not eligible to continue competing in the state wrestling tournament.
The ruling, however, did clear the way for a wrestler from LaPorte to take part in Saturday's regional competition in Crown Point, according to officials taking part in the nearly three-hour court hearing carried out online.
The impact of the ruling on other wrestlers was of key concern to the state and judge.
"This was a hard, hard decision for me," Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer said to Daniels. "But I think I must follow the law."