Pittsburg has a tough one!
12-4 Gardner Edgerton Varsity Tournament
12-10/11 Tulsa Union Varsity Tournament
12-17/18 Emporia Varsity Tournament
1-6 Fort Scott/Iola Dual
1-7/8 Derby Varsity Tournament
1-14/15 Basehor Linwood Varsity Tournament
1-20 Columbus/Indy Dual
1-22 Paola Varsity Tournament
1-27 Chanute/Coffeyville Dual
1-29 Chanute Varsity Tournament
2-10 Parson/Labette County Dual
Saint James once again with one of the toughests roads until regionals. I do believe they have changed this around, due to them having a dual with Mill Valley during January
December 4th V @ Gardner Edgerton Varsity Invite 9am
December 10th-11th V @ Tulsa Union Oklahoma Varsity Tournament
December 17th-18th V @ Blue Valley-Johnson County Classic Varsity Tourn.
January 8th V @ Iowa City West, Iowa Duals
January 14th-15th V @ Basehor Linwood Bobcat Classic Varsity Tourn. 12pm/9am
January 21/22 V @ Platte County, MO Tournament
January 28-29 V @ Garden City Rocky Welton Varsity Invite 12pm/ 8am
February 5th JV/V @ Silver Lake Varsity Tournament
#1 Strength of schedule - St. James Academy....again.
Ok, what 3a, 4a, 5a, and 6a have the toughest. 4a has been claimed by SJA. So 3, 5 and 6?
For 6a Garden city arguably has the toughest schedule. JMO
6A Garden City
They host the toughest tournament in Kansas which top teams from Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas. They go to Amarillo, TX for a pretty good dual tournament. They go to the Colby and Goodland duals where they typically meet up with good teams like Colby, Valley Center, Scott City, and Norton in the finals. They also go east to Newton and Derby for 2 of the top 5 two day events in Kansas.
5A is kind of a tossup.
I would say Emporia, Pittsburg, and Bishop Carroll all have tough schedules.
However, I will say that Ark City has the toughest schedule in 5A.
They have a good combination of duals and quality tournaments.
They go to two Oklahoma tournaments that most teams in the state of Kansas would not stand a chance in. The OCU duals I believe are new this year and will have Tulsa Union which is a top 20 nationally ranked program and I'm sure there are many others who will be in attendance. The Perry tournament is also a tough outing. They also go to Newton, Derby, and Rose Hill which are probably 3 out of the top 8 two day tournaments in Kansas.
In duals they have to match up with Derby, Andover Central, Valley Center, and Blackwell, OK.
4A Saint James Academy
Hands down the toughest schedule in the state. I don't even need to explain.
321A Norton
They go to Newton which is one of the best tournaments in Kansas. They are in the toughest 321A league which is the MCL. They dual Kearney, NE which is a good program. Also, they go to the Clay Center tourney which is one of the best one day events in Kansas.
6A Garden City
12-3/4 V @ Amarillo Texas Varsity Dual Tournament 12pm/9am
12-4 JV @ Goodland JV Tournament 9am
12-7 JV/V @ Scott City 6pm
12-10/11 V @ Colby Varsity Dual Tournament 12pm/9am
12-11 JV @ Great Bend JV Tournament 9am
12-16 JV/V @ home Dodge City 6pm
12-18 V @ Goodland Varsity Dual Tournament 9am
12-18 JV @ Oberlin JV Tournament 9am
1-7/8 V @ Derby Varsity Tournament 9am
1-08 JV @ Wakeeney JV Tournament 9am1
1-13 JV @ Holcomb with Lakin 4pm
1-14/15 V @ Newton Varsity Tournament 11am/9am
1-15 JV @ Hays JV Tournament 9am
1-20 JV/V @home Liberal 6pm
1-22 JV @ Atwood Varsity Tournament 10am
1-27 V @ home with Canon City 6pm
1-28/29 V @Garden City Varsity Tournament 12pm/9am
2-3 JV/V @ Great Bend 430pm
2-5 JV @ Leoti Varsity Tournament 10am
2-12 JV @ Colby JV Tournament 9am
5A Ark City
12/02 Away Derby 6:00PM
12/04 Home Ark City Invite 10:00AM
12/09 Away Andover 600
12/10 Away Perry Tournament TBA
12/11 Away Perry Tournament TBA
12/16 home Valley Center 6:00PM
01/07 Away Derby Tournament 3:30PM
01/08 Away Derby Tournament 9:00AM
01/13 Away Goddard 600
01/14 Away Newton Tournament 11:00AM
01/15 Away Newton Tournament 9:00AM
01/20 home Blackwell 600
01/21 Away OCU Duals
01/22 Away OCU Duals
02/03 home McPherson 600
02/04 Away Rose Hill Tournament 11:00AM
02/05 Away Rose Hill Tournament 10:30AM
02/10 Away Andover Central 6:00PM
321A Norton
12-4 V @ Hoxie Varsity Tournament 9am
12-4 V @ St. Francis Varsity Tournament 930am
12-10 JV @ Southern Valley, Nebraska JV Tournament 33pm
12-11 V @ Clay Center Varsity Tournament 930am
12-17 JV/V @ Phillipsburg with Smith Center 5pm
12-18 V @ MCL Dual Tournament @ Ellis 9am
1-7 V @ home dual with Mill Valley 6pm
1-08 V @ Norton Varsity Tournament 930am
1-14 JV @ Elm Creek Nebraska JV Tournament 230pm
1-14/15 V @ Newton Varsity Tournament 11am/9am
1-25 JV/V @ Kearney Nebraska 6pm
1-29 JV @ Arapahoe Nebraska JV Tournament 9am
1-29 V @ MCL @ Plainville Tournament 10am
2-4 JV/V @ Smith Center 6pm
2-5 JV/V @ Phillipsburg JV/V Tournament 9am
That is one reason Ark City is known for having wrestlers come in with below average records and then doing well at state.