As for the dual, it was great! The stands were packed and the crowd was intense and into the matches.

Yes, there were some things that happened that weren't in the best sportsmanship probably on either side. It's going to happen in duals like this.

I for one, DID NOT boo Ross! He is a friend and has always treated our family with the upmost respect. Do I always agree with some of the things that happen when anyone wrestles - no, but that is my right! Sometimes when a wrestler is over agressive on the mat and has the "bad guy" attitude while wrestling, it carries over to the crowd. We've always taught our sons to act the same whether your hand is raised at the end of the match or not. Good luck Ross the rest of your season! It's been fun over the years watching Danny and you wrestle!

On the match between Riffel and Colby Lund in my books, was close to being called a back bow. He was also a little rough at times during the match. The ref should have gotten it stopped a little quicker to prevent injury to Colby Lund.

I have to give credit to the Clay Center wrestlers, as they never gave up. When it came down to knowing they had to pin out, they got it done and tied the dual!!

As for Danny Grater (my son), maybe some of you don't know the pressure / goals that he was trying to meet that evening. He knew he wanted a pin to help his team win the dual. He was wrestling probably a little more cautious and didn't want to make any mistakes. He knew where Jenne was ranked and had not wrestled him until that evening. If you watch the tape, it might have been a cheap 2 pts. on the takedown on the out-of-bounds line, but that was the officials call. He was also going for his 100TH CONSECUTIVE WIN that evening. With the win over Jenne (no matter what the score was), he got it. He's a senior and wants the younger wrestlers and his teammates to win a NCKL and State Title or at least have a part of it. He's had that experience and wants to pass it on. There's nothing wrong with that and working to reach those goals!!

I have to add, thanks for the CCCHS coaches for the presentation on his 100th consecutive win after the dual was over. It really meant a lot to him and his family!

The heavyweight thing, rules are rules. There was nothing wrong with Coach Charbonneau and our AD checking it out, as I'm sure Abilene would have done the same thing if we had a wrestler that was questionable and had not received late certification approval from the KSHSAA! Was this wrestler on the team before Nonamaker was injured at Beloit or did he just come out in the last couple of weeks?

Best of luck to both teams in regionals & state! It will be fun watching these wrestlers the next few weeks. However, I am a CCCHS alumni and parent of a CCCHS Wrestlers, so therefore, GO CCCHS TIGERS!!!

Leanna Grater