The Minnesota State High School League has come under fire for its decision-making this week.

In wrestling, two proposals to reduce the number of weight classes from 14 both were shot down.

One proposal was for 12 and the other for 13. To most wrestling coaches I talked with this past winter, they seemed to agree that knocking down a class or two wouldn’t hurt.

But instead of listening, the MSHSL voted to keep it at 14. That’s not good for outstate schools with dwindling enrollment and smaller teams.

The state wrestling coaches association has made it clear it wants fewer weights. That’s also obvious on the message boards of theguillotine.com, which puts the state high school rankings out during the season.

But according to an article in the Star Tribune earlier this week, no one from the wrestling coaches association was at the meeting. That didn’t help their cause. If you want something done, show up.

Still, Bill Schmidt, the executive secretary of the coaches association, told the Tribune that his group was told to come to the meeting but wouldn’t be allowed to speak. Schmidt said his group would’ve been at the meeting had they been allowed to give some input on the subject.

Dave Stead, the MSHSL executive director, said Schmidt’s statement “was entirely inaccurate. That’s as far from the truth as it could be.”