Adults behaving badly: High school wrestling match sparks crowd fight

OCONOMOWOC (WITI) -- After a  confrontation at a wrestling match broke out between fans at Oconomowoc High School, police have arrested a 56-year-old man for battery.

According to police, 6 or 7 adults got into an altercation during a wrestling match between West Bend and Wisconsin Lutheran High School on Saturday, February 7th, at approximately 4:40 p.m.

Authorities say the incident began when a brother of one of the wrestlers was standing up cheering, and in doing so he was standing in front of other spectators who could not see.

At that time, some words were exchanged and police say the adults began flailing at each other and at one point the 56-year-old man that was arrested, struck a woman which gave her a bloody nose. The woman did not require medical transport.

The wrestling match was discontinued in an effort to settle things down, and then later resumed.

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The man charged with punching the woman was described by police as the father of one of the participants. He was released following his arrest and given a court date.

Police are saying this was "not a huge fight" but say it was a case of adults losing their tempers and losing control.

Authorities are not identifying the man who was arrested.

They are currently reviewing a video taken of the incident.

FOX6 News will continue to update this story when more information is available.