After watching most of the coliseum state event, I have to just hand it over to the dominant teams. Clay Center and Abilene wrestled at a higher team level that everyone else, and if you asked anyone who is coming into their own as a future power, the answer seemed to be Andale most of the time. As a loyal westerner, I will admit to this grudgingly, but with respect. as the power begins to turn (my opinion), the really cool thing about it is that more crowds and bigger crowds are following the sport. Used to be that you could find Goodland, Scott City, Ulysses, Colby crowds in the place just by looking around in the first few rounds. Now they don't seem so obvious because teams like Abilene, Andale, Clay Center, Columbus, have bigger and bigger crowds. Now I know that those teams have always had support, but as they become favorites instead of challengers their following becomes larger. Its just a cool thing, and I think next year the Bicentennial center is gonna be rockin with more color than ever! East or West, 4a was a heck of a show, and I was really impressed by most of the young men that competed! (Also I finally got to meet Swayz-- What a completely cool guy!)
