SOURCE: newyorksportswriters.org

July 29, 2019

New York is the only state with a 99-pound weight class in high school wrestling, though Idaho has a 98-pound division. We'll have a better idea soon if and when that distinction will be coming to an end.

The NYSPHSAA Central Committee holds its annual meeting this week, with the wrestling issue one of the more interesting discussion topics on the agenda because it pits a philosophy that participation should be a goal of high school athletics against practical considerations.