I thought wrestling was over!!! All I have read on this forum for the last 2 weeks was som kind of inainity about a Big Pin and a seniors' tussle between L Baker and who? (beeson), plus lots of inaine side comments by numerous others.
Have ben to pep rallys. Never seen a full gym--regardless of the size of the gym. All students. No or few parents. Same for grandparents and community fans.
Yeah, football is big. Usually a good homr town crowd. Visiting crowds usually a lot less. Mom and dads, some student, even a few older fans. Every place is not a Smith Center.
Did not intend to shove anything down anybodies throat, nor did I make fun of the sport, the wrestlers, or the fans.
Have been to lots of week night wrestling matches and weekend tournaments. Stand by my statement that wrestling is a family and not a community affair. Does not draw much from the community. May draw better at smaller schools and towns--more community identification. My comments do not diminish the sport or give it a bad characteristic.
Two local high schools plus my wife's school. (Leavenworth Challanger is a very good wrestling tournament. Wish Lansing would apply and Leavenworth would let them in. Will never happen--no sports between the two schools. Quote from the previous Leavenworth AD: "will never play Lansing in any sport, too much to lose and nothing to gain"). I watch and enjoy teams from all three schools: VB, FB and boys soccer in the fall. G's and B's BB and wrestling in the winter, G's SB and soccer and boys' baseball in the spring--even do a couple of track meets. Can't say I have ever gone to watch HS tennis and golf.
At least I am out. My impression is that most on here, especially after the last weekend in February, sit by their computer and mostly argue about what was or happened in the past. Get a life, go watch some HS sports--will be good for your constitution.
Last edited by Contrarian; 03/08/10 09:10 AM.
