Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School 5A Rankings - Seriously!

I am not sure who the 5A rankings coordinator is but if they don't like doing it then lets get someone else.

Tyler Stokes
103
Gardner-Edgerton
5A
11th
1st
1st



Dennis Wood
103
Lansing
5A
11th
2nd
2nd



John Keller
103
Bishop Carroll
5A
12th
3rd
3rd



Kash Biddle
103
Ark City
5A
10th
4th
4th



Ralph Salas
103
Liberal
5A
11th
5th
5th



Blaine Smith
103
Salina South
5A
10th
6th
6th

These are the 103 pound rankings.
Stokes - 112
Wood - 119 but hasn't set foot on the mat this year
John Keller - 125
Raph Salas - 112 I believe but hasn't set foot on the mat this year
Kash Biddle - 119

Dylan Penka, Caleb Seaton, Adrian Salas should all be considered.

It just seems to me if they are going to be that far off why do them at all?

I recieved the updated rankings this morning and see none of these kids at 103.

I think it is better to talk to people rather than about them.

Peter Sierant
5A Rankings Coordinator
Turner High School Head Wrestling Coach
2211 S 55th Street Kansas City Kansas 66106 (W) 913-288-3933
(H) 913-486-8942
FAX: 913-288-3301
E-Mail: sierantp@turnerusd202.org

This is a thankless job and Peter has done a great job for the past several years. From my experience, the wretlers who are on the poduim at the end of the season, didn't get there because of accurate rankings in December.

Brian Shelton

Ralph Salas from Liberal? he wrestled in rio rancho, NM at the southwest shootout at 103

Coach Shelton if you received the "new and improved" rankings please share them because the ones posted are far from relavant and far behind the pace set by all the other classes.

24/7

It was Adrian Salas at 103 Ralph's younger brother and Ralph has a injury to his shoulder and should be back to wrestle at the Garden City tournament if everything goes right at 112.

Adrian has wrestled 103 and 112 but will be at 103 for the rest of the year. Adrian and Ralph also competed at the Freestyle and Greco-Roman Dual Championships in Kansas City in the summer.

how did Adrian Salas end up doing at the southwest shootout?

Adrian went won 7 and lost 1 to a kid who is ranked 1st at 4a class in New Mexico by 1 point.

Coach,

We all understand and appreciate the thankless and challenging task that the rankers have. As stated, the wrestlers on the podium are not there due to accurate rankings. In turn, they are not there due to a quality wrestling forum or due to accurate and timely posting of results. All of those things do contribute to the promotion of the sport and to the excitement level of it's fan base. The accuracy of those rankings depend on more input. I say, keep the input coming in and assign the duties of maintaining rankings to someone who has the time to devote to it. Nothing at all personal, as those rankers (certainly Pete) are well respected in our wrestling community!

All they are ask for is to post them on the kwca page were they go. It not a thankless job, but don't take it if you do not have the time to do right. they were bad last year on posting them to!


Brian Patton

Wood - 119 but hasn't set foot on the mat this year

and, he wont be.

Not sure Biddle could beat Nitcher @ 119. Nitcher is 19-0 and looking really good this year.

You can be sure that Nitcher is the real deal.

Is Wood done for the season? If so that is to bad. What a terrible loss for Lansing. A true quality wrestler and even more a quality individual.