Thank you average joe. this situation is not even comparable to High School. First of all if these ladies had any idea about wrestling or sports in general they would know there is a huge difference in maturity between 6 & 8 year olds. As these kids get older i.e. 8, 10, 12, 14,16 that gap becomes less and less aparent. It is not fair to exclude these kids who are more then qualified to compete at State. The only kids that aren't effected are the kids that wrestle the weights that most 7 & 8 year olds don't typically weigh. i.e. 37, 40, 43, 46. The rest of the classes have pretty much no class.