Tuesday, 16 January 2018 ()
A Pleasant Hill high school wrestler was paralyzed from the neck down by a spinal cord injury he suffered during a junior varsity match Wednesday, school officials said. Ryan Joseph, a 16-year-old sophomore at College Park High School, suffered an injury to his neck that left him unable to breathe on his own, school athletic director Jim Keck said. Ryan is being treated at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Though visitors cannot see him at this time, Keck said that cards would be welcome. βHe's one of the most positive kids, a joker, fantastic sense of humor,β Keck said. βHeβs always trying to make other people smile.