I am a classless Clay Center person who you said walked out in the middle of the finals. First of all, all of the parents in our section, who I sat with the entire tournament, stayed until the end of the 285 finals match. I don't know if some of the high schoolers who sat up above left early or not. I know many were still there at the end of the finals.
You said we left when it was mathematically impossible to win state. Ridiculous, you should really research your facts before
saying something like that. The team and fans knew it was impossible for us to win state Saturday morning. And yet, all of the parents stayed throughout the day whether they had a wrestler in the finals or one that had already been beaten out.
Coming from a parent of a Clay Center wrestler, Clay Center has the best fan base that supports all the wrestlers unbelievably well. It is a TEAM wrestling town and, in my opinion, the wrestlers support each other like no other.
Were the wrestlers disappointed they didn't wrestle as well as they could have and took home second? Absolutely. Will they be back strong next year? Again, absolutely.
