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A young boy was stopped by a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Association official when he attempted to hug his sister after her state championship win004 ArchivesMarch 11.

After Appleton North’s girls basketball team was presented with its first ever championship trophy, junior guard Sydney Levy's little brother Jaylen was super excited to run onto the court to give his sister a big hug. That's when WIAA Associate Director Deb Hauser denied the siblings their hug, and Jaylen turned back towards his parents, heartbroken. Sydney and Jaylen's dad, Nic Levy, posted this video of the moment on Twitter:

@wiaawistate didn't let Jaylen give his sister, Syd, a hug after winning the STATE! He gets excited to hug her after EVERY game. He cried 💔 pic.twitter.com/Usvd1M2D04

— Nic Levy (@CoachNicLevy) March 12, 2017

Jaylen gives Sydney a hug after every game, and when he was told he wouldn't be able to have this special moment, he started to cry.

Todd C. Clark, Director of Communications for WIAA responded to the incident in a statement:

For the safety of the players, coaches, media and spectators, as well as conducting the award ceremonies in a proficient and efficient manner, the WIAA does its best to keep spectators from entering onto the court at any time. We encourage players, their families, classmates and others to celebrate and exchange their congratulations, as well as share their joy at the appropriate time after the ceremonies.

Although Hauser was only enforcing safety rules put forth by the organization, the siblings will unfortunately never get this once in a lifetime moment back.

We're sure they shared plenty of hugs off the court.

[H/T: Heavy]

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