HARTLAND — A Waukesha County judge ruled Friday that Arrowhead High School senior Tristen Seidl can play varsity football this fall, even though the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) said he was ineligible.

The judge issued a temporary injunction Friday, stopping the WIAA “from prohibiting Tristen Seidl from participating in Varsity Football at Arrowhead High School at any time during the fall of 2025 until the pending case is fully adjudicated on its merits.”

The judge wrote that “sufficient grounds exist” under Wisconsin law to allow Seidl to play while the lawsuit continues.

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Why the case went to court

Seidl’s parents, Blayne and Jenell Seidl, filed the lawsuit in August. They argue the WIAA acted unfairly

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