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Posted By: tirapell Top Tournaments in the State - 09/22/04 05:42 PM
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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Posted By: KCWrestlersMom Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/22/04 08:03 PM
Bobcat Classic
Posted By: wichitawest215 Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/22/04 10:52 PM
not counting state or regionals
#1.Newton
#2.Salina South
#3.Blue Valley Northwest
Posted By: Chase Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 12:50 AM
u could prolly throw derby somewhere in there
Posted By: Aaron Sweazy Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 03:02 AM
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!
Posted By: GoldenDomer Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 05:07 AM
Colby Dual tournament always has some tough teams and everybody gets a ton of matches.
Posted By: chewie Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 06:56 AM
I would say Newton, Basehor, and Beloit (2 day).
Posted By: Coach Poague Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 01:15 PM
Garden City?
Posted By: RJW Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 02:54 PM
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).
Posted By: tirapell Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/23/04 03:14 PM
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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Posted By: Aaron Sweazy Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/24/04 10:14 PM
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.
Posted By: Computerized Shoes Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/27/04 02:15 AM
Hays
Posted By: venegas Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/30/04 05:34 PM
bobcat hands down the first two years was incredible
Posted By: LancerM Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 09/30/04 10:29 PM
Yeah, that's a schweet one, even though I sucked in the finals.
Posted By: n4cer_jr Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/01/04 01:36 AM
what about the Junction City Inivit. they have some topped rank team and wrestlers
Posted By: Pups4Ever Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/01/04 09:31 PM
Rose Hill is usually pretty good. No out-of-state teams, though.
Posted By: Time Stands Still Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/03/04 12:29 AM
I have attended several of the tournaments mentioned by those who have responded. The Bobcat Classic takes the cake hands down.
Posted By: mamasawn Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/04/04 04:24 PM
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.
Posted By: Bronco Wrestler Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/05/04 02:49 AM
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
Posted By: cosmo Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/05/04 05:36 AM
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
Posted By: Computerized Shoes Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/06/04 06:10 PM
Indeed Bronco Wrestler, we both share the same taste.
Posted By: Aaron Sweazy Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/09/04 05:18 AM
I noticed that some teams are in quite a few of these multi day events. These teams must budget there competition points pretty well to be able to compete in a few of these matchups...then again with the depth some of these programs have you can sub some "jv" wrestlers in at a two day tournament and they might still give some other schools varsity teams a run for their money.
Posted By: lil_sharpe_007 Re: Top Tournaments in the State - 10/10/04 09:31 PM
Colby Dual Tourney
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