Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Top Tournaments in the State

Please post a list of the Top 3 high school wrestling tournaments in the state (listed as #1, #2, & #3)

Think of tournaments that have the following elements:
1. 32 or more teams
2. 32-man bracket (or larger)
2. Top ranked teams in the state
3. Top ranked wrestlers in the state
4. Out-of-state teams

Thanks for your help. We'd like to showcase talent from all over the nation.

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Bobcat Classic

not counting state or regionals
#1.Newton
#2.Salina South
#3.Blue Valley Northwest

u could prolly throw derby somewhere in there

How about the Bobcat Classic at Basehor Linwood along with the Beloit Invitational (although not 32 teams it had Manhattan, Hoxie, Salina South, Abilene, and Clay Center) all last year. Possibly the toughest 1 day tournament in the state!

Colby Dual tournament always has some tough teams and everybody gets a ton of matches.

I would say Newton, Basehor, and Beloit (2 day).

Garden City?

The Colby Dual Tourney is a great dual tourney. There are a lot of good teams and some great competition. We have some great sponsors that make it possible to bring in good teams from all over.

The Beloit Tourney is a pretty good tourney. Great competition and usually a well-run event.

These are probably the best two events that we compete in. The P-Burg tourney is a good one day tourney with good competition, but I take our dual meet and the Beloit tourney over it. P-Burg might be the toughest 1-day event in the state though.

We don't go to Newton or the Bobcat, but they are great tourneys as well. I would say that the three toughest tourneys in the state are Beloit, Newton, and Bobcat.(in no particular order).

Thanks guys. I wanted to let you know that I'm reading what you're saying. That helps a lot. I'd like to get some of these up on Wrestling Broadcast eventually!


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tirapell,

It's great to see you here on the Kansas site as well as on themat.com I was an old sports radio announcer for football Junior College Championship teams in back to back years before heading down to wrestle at UCO. It will be great to have somebody get on the airwaves to broadcast these tournaments, especially for some of us shut-ins.

Hays

bobcat hands down the first two years was incredible

Yeah, that's a schweet one, even though I sucked in the finals.

what about the Junction City Inivit. they have some topped rank team and wrestlers

Rose Hill is usually pretty good. No out-of-state teams, though.

I have attended several of the tournaments mentioned by those who have responded. The Bobcat Classic takes the cake hands down.

Here's my top 3 from last year:
1. Bobcat-24 teams-12 top ten teams+Glenwood,IA
Ks 5A champs,4a runner up
2. Beloit-20 teams-10 top ten teams
Ks 6A champs,4A,321A runnerups
3. Newton 22 teams-8 top ten teams
Ks 4A,6A team champs,6A runner up
Usually I'd give Newton top bid...Not so sure that's still the case.

I'm kinda partial but the Senior Prarie Classic in Hays is usually pretty tough...Buhler, McPherson, Dodge City, St. Francis, Ellis, Russell, Salina Central, Hays High, Shawnee Heights, Phillipsburg, Wakeeney, Ulysses, Ellsworth, Goodland, Haysville-Campus, TMP-Marian, Hoisington

Not great numbers of teams, but quality teams none-the-less....gets my vote, never attended any of the other ones

Most 2-day tournaments are tough and Hays, Beloit, Bvnw and Rose Hill are tough tournaments and some weights are sometimes tougher than Newton and Basehor-Linwood but overall they are the two toughest in the State