Kansas Wrestling
Every year I hear and read about how everyone across the state wishes we had Grand State back. I see other state having Grand State but not Kansas. Well I hate to tell you but it isn’t going to happen at least not here. I also read topic after topic about who is the toughest 1-3A, no 6A has better quality wrestlers and so on. Now is the chance for everyone one to find out who are the best wrestlers in Kansas. I just received an e-mail from Coach Bickley at FHSU. Fort Hays State University will be sponsoring a High School tournament on December29-30. Every high school in the state of Kansas that has wrestling is invited. This will be a KSHSAA sanctioned event. Will this tournament count against your participation points. Yes it will. To coin a phrase “This is the Best of the Best”. Only high schools coaches will make this tournament a success. Meaning will they bring their best wrestlers to this tournament? Lets see how good 1-3A can stack up against 5A and 6A teams. What about 4A are they best in the state. Who will place the most wrestlers? Who are the best wrestlers in the state. These are all questions that can be answered. No it is not Grand State but is about the best that can do for now. Maybe some changes can be made in years to come, and I think they will. Some brackets maybe as large as 32 man or larger I don’t know. It just depends on how many enter. All High schools coaches in the State of Kansas will be receiving information on this tournament soon. But mark you calendars December 29-30. I do know that many things were discussed for a tournament. I am sure many people will complain about the date of the tournament. The tournament was set up on this date for several reasons. FHSU did not want to compete with other high schools for the date of their tournament. Also loss of school time will not be a factor. Also if coaches send their best wrestlers to this tournament they will have to set out of another tournament if they are maxed out on points. But what other tournament could have this caliber of wrestling? Some will come close but none will compare to this tournament. Other talk about setting up a tournament was. Only state qualifiers can enter. Sending out invitations to this tournament, taking only the top 16 wrestlers 4 from each classification, taking only the top 16 wrestlers by the best accumulative record. I can go on and on. None of the above will fall under the guidelines of the KSHSAA. The only way that this type of tournament can be accomplished and fall under the guidelines of the KSHSAA is to invite all high school in the state of Kansas. Hopefully most teams will only bring their wrestlers that they think can compete in this caliber of tournament. I am sure everyone will have allot of questions. Hopefully I can answer them, if not I will get you an answer. To me this will be a giant step forward for Kansas wrestling. I think that only positive things can come from this tournament.
For more information see the following website

http://www.holton.k12.ks.us/tech/fhsu
Hell lets invite Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado and stuff too, with Hays location it might be a dawg fight.
Its only a beginning
This is looking mighty awesome. Just Two whole days of nothing but wrestling.... Is this just like a Varsity only tournament or can JV come too? Cause I know there are few guys on our jv squad that I think that could handle this tournament. Or at least the pressure of it. I doubt I could. But hey, It'd be fun as hell to go to, get more wrestling experience, plus It'd give you guy wrestlers a chance to work on your pick-up lines
This tournament is open to all High school in the state of Kansas. The Best of the Best.
Why couldn't we have had this tournament before I graduated, I feel left out.
-hugs Curtis- It's ok.. You have the old timers' tournaments to look forward to... XD
They should do a majority of it on a Friday except for part of it and then do a college division on Saturday and then all the finals on Saturday night like OU's Open.
Sounds like a cool deal... I wonder how many programs will drop a scheduled tourney that they are presently obligated to to go?
Sweazy I usually like your ideas, but I think the main focus is to get us to stop fighting on who is the best class. Also if this goes pretty easy then it will be a great place for other colleges to come scout.
I hope teams will not drop a scheduled tournament to go to this. We have two wrestlers here at Holton that I think can wrestle in this type of tournament. But we don't have a full team of these wrestlers that can. Only those two wrestlers would have to sit out of a tournament instead of dropping a tournament. This is one reason for this type of format. Instead if inviting selected teams like most tournaments do I foresee only 1 or 2 from a team.
How many schools will let their teams and/or wrestlers participate during Christmas break when school is not in session?
I would think allot of them. #1. You can go to the best tournament in the state. #2. No loss of school time. #3 This tournament will not compete with other tournaments.
I don't think a lot of admin will go for it...It might have to be come on your own kind of deal but represent your school. I thought KSHSAA had a rule against Open type formats though?
The KSHSAA does have a rule against open tournaments. That is why with this tournament every high school in the state is invited. I checked with several school about problems over Christmas break, and they all said "not a problem" they would enter. Some football teams plays their first game of year and school in not in session. Their may be some that won't enter the tournament because of that. It is like anything else it is a start, and it will only be a success if coaches enter their wrestlers in the tournament.
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Originally posted by bobphillips:
The KSHSAA does have a rule against open tournaments. That is why with this tournament every high school in the state is invited. I checked with several school about problems over Christmas break, and they all said "not a problem" they would enter. Some football teams plays their first game of year and school in not in session. Their may be some that won't enter the tournament because of that. It is like anything else it is a start, and it will only be a success if coaches enter their wrestlers in the tournament.
So if only 1 or 2 guys enter and Kansas you can't have an Open, does that mean you make those 2 guys count for team points?
Don't forget that if you have to spread the wrestling out. You can only wrestle 5 matches a day, so you would have to wrestle enough on both days to avoid that 5 match mark.
It is easy to pick reasons why it won't work. I say kudos to Ft. Hays and KSHAA for trying to make it work, and I sincerely hope that they are successful because it is a great first step to establishing the kind of premier event that could get the national recognition that we as a community have wanted for so long.
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Don't forget that if you have to spread the wrestling out. You can only wrestle 5 matches a day, so you would have to wrestle enough on both days to avoid that 5 match mark.
We need to get rid of the 5 match rule that's dumb.
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Originally posted by Aaron Sweazy:
So if only 1 or 2 guys enter and Kansas you can't have an Open, does that mean you make those 2 guys count for team points? [/QB]
I don't know what the plans are, but you do not need team scores at a tournament to keep it from being an open. The way to prevent it from being an "open" tournament (where anyone can come) is to make it an "invitational" tournament and invite those you want to come, in this case the entire state was invited. It is up to the coaches to decide which of their wrestlers will be allowed to compete, hopefully they will use some discretion. For instance, SME brought only one wrestler to the Baldwin tourney this year.

I think this is a very intriguing opportunity, but I have to say as a coach I am concerned about the date. According to KSHSAA rules, we are not allowed to practice until the day before the tournament. I am weary about having my wrestlers compete after almost a week off (not sure of the exact dates for next season) and only one day of practice, especially if the competition is going to be as good as expected. I hope I am wrong, but this sounds like a recipe for injury.

Despite any concerns, Coach Bickley, the FHSU wrestling program, and all other organizers should be commended for getting this going!
When you are trying to figure out the best man at each weight of each school classification, I dought many people really care about team scores. Also at state they take team scores there and not every body goes. If a coach that is sending their kids is smart, he will not send him to the wolves. This wouldn't be an experience type trny this is a deciding factor trny. You wouldn't send your JV kids to state just to check it out and see them go two and out. Coaches have to be selective and use common sense when sending kids. I think this idea could be great.
This tournament will also give us weight cutters some incentive not to get too fat over the winter break.
You are right coach it is an invitational tournament. KSHSAA will not allow an open tournament. I don’t think team points will be kept but I bet someone will. I agree with the dates. But it was the best time to have a tournament like this that will not conflict with other tournament. Also there is nothing that says a wrestler can’t go out and run on his own or go to the local rec. center and work out. Like I said before there may be some bugs to work out but it is a start and in years to come things can be changed. Maybe next year the rule can be changed to three days of no practice instead of 5 days.
This is the coolest thing ive ever heard of i will be wrestling in it for sure.
No they said they only wanted the best Michael!
HAHA. I guess i didnt read that part. lol. By the way who r u TCarmona.
Somebody better have unlocked doors to a mat if a kid wants to practice!
this doesn't sound like it's going to work very well with the date. Most of the good tourny's are set up around this time and hardly any good teams are gonna drop a good tourny for a new one, ecspecially for the long drive for most to go all the way to Hays KS.
what good tournaments are you referring to acbulldog? i can't really think of any tournaments in kansas that are over christmas break like this one will be.
Okay, this is a legitimate question. I might have one or two guys who could compete at a level in this tourney that would medal them next year. How do you think other coaches would feel if I brought kids who bust their a$$ in practice and want to wrestle that level of competition? I don't want to water down the field, but I do have some kids, with less than 3 years experience and losing records this year, that love to wrestle the best because they understand that's what it takes to become better. I was thinking of paying their entry fee and letting them wrestle in this as a reward for their determination. Thoughts?
I don't think it waters anything down. The only way this tournament gets watered down is if people don't come. PLEEEEEEAAAAASE don't make this a small vs. large school debate, but this will be a time for some people to prove that certain kids can beat other division state placers.

Will this tournament have a team standing? If it does, it will be tough for contenders to leave kids at home that might win a couple of matches, even though they are not tough enough to place. Of course the $25/kid entry might make it easier to leave them. I would like to see a team discount. A team like Norton, Bishop Carroll, AC, Hoxie, etc. would have to pay $350 to bring their tough kids. Throw on hotel and food. This could easily be the most expensive tournament of the year.

I'm still not sure what our administration is going to say, but we plan on bringing as many as possible. The bigger the better, right?

Coach Jilka
I don't know jilka. You are bigger, but does that make you better than me?
It's only one of the reasons Champ.
I agree with Jilka on this one...I think teams should even bring "B" teamers if they wish...it's hard to say how many people will show up...it's one thing to get verbal comitments, it's another to get kids at a tournament during the break.
I also think we should open up this tournament to other states, why are we just limiting it to Kansas? I think if you only are getting one or 2 from some schools then maybe it wouldn't hurt to get a few schools from bordering states to come.
Easy Swayz........baby steps. You can't just start building the building when the foundation hasn't even set up. You can always add more, but don't get greedy.

Jilka you mabe be bigger, but sometimes bigger is uglier! Like your mama!
Well, I think commmon sense needs to be used here by coaches. If you have a kid who has never placed at state, leave him home. It is up to us to make this a good tournament. I have four returning state placers.
Michael Creekmore, Daniel Munoz, Bishop Price, Xavier Louis (2004 placers). If I did something like this, this is all I would take to this tournament.
I do have a few good wrestler that might win a few matches, but I don't believe this is the point of the tournament. If this tournament happened last year. I would only have taken Tim Elliot and Michael Creekmore (my only 2003 placers).
Again, common sense among coaches. You might have an undefeated freshman. You still leave him home b/c he is not a placer. That Furches kid can compete with anybody in the state. Might win 103 this coming year. But he should stay home. This would keep us all true to the intended format of the tournament. No offense to the Furches by the way. I saw him wrestle for the first time the other day and I say this kid is a tough cat (Panther, no pun intended).
I don't think anybody should stay home...I think teams should send whomever they can as I truly think we won't have the turnout some people want. I heard 32 man bracket which would be cool, but if only 2 or 3 are coming from each team, whose to say the 2 or 3 are all from 2 or 3 weight classes?

I can see it now 103 only having like 4 guys and a round robbin. Open it up to at least Colorado teams on the eastern part of the state and Nebraska teams on the southern part of that state, might get some more matchups and talent coming to see FHSU.
Skirting the issue a tad. The tourney was intended to simulate a grand state,(my personal opinion). Bring only state placers.
I think there will be a number of coaches in the state that will not want to bring anybody because it interferes in their own time with their families. I think if kids can come on their own that would be fine, but to represent a school you would need a school sponsor.
Mr. Lamar I respect ur response but I totally disagree, not because i didnt place at state. but because i believe there are many kids who didnt place that could do well at this tournament.

Travis Budke 119 from TMP didnt place but he was a match away as a freshman. I believe hes good enough to wrestle in it.(EXAMPLE)
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Again, common sense among coaches. You might have an undefeated freshman. You still leave him home b/c he is not a placer. That Furches kid can compete with anybody in the state. Might win 103 this coming year. But he should stay home. This would keep us all true to the intended format of the tournament. No offense to the Furches by the way. I saw him wrestle for the first time the other day and I say this kid is a tough cat (Panther, no pun intended).
Mike, First of all thanks for the compliment of my son. Coming from you I really do appreciate it and don't worry, there is no offense taken. You are one of the people I greatly admire in Kansas Wrestling and want to reaffirm that.

Now to my thoughts regarding this tournament. I obviously believe that it is appropriate to abide by whatever rules apply to this or any other particular tournament, but even if allowed to wrestle according to the entry rules; that is not mine or Nathan's decision. It is the decision of his high school coach. I would support the coach’s decision whatever it is. No one knows the needs of the team better than the head coach does. My concern, for my son, is not to primarily be an individual champion, but hopefully make his team better. If accomplishing that, I believe the individual rewards and benefit will come. It is the concept of helping the many, the team, that I desire for my son to learn more than any other. The lessons of sacrifice and serving others I believe is among the greatest lessons that one can learn in life. Don’t get me wrong the individual lessons are important and I desire my son to do the best he can, but on the whole spectrum of things related to wrestling, those things are not the most important.
Mr. Furches,

What a breath of fresh air! I wish more parents (in general) and especially parents of athletes competing in "individual" sports had the grounded outlook on sports and their true value as you!

As far as who to bring, I think each coach should bring any wrestler who will be competitive, regardless of placing the previous year. The real test is whether or not they will be able to place THIS year. If they have a legit shot, bring them!
I think Seniors should all try to come...I don't know about others who have been there, but it seems even a guy that didn't do to well in years past gets that "senior swing" and can do some remarkable things in that final year.
As far as only allowing state placer's to come, how many 103 pounders would be returning at that weight the next year. You may see this bracket have very few kids in it. And why not see who has the best team at this tournament at well. Any kid who the coach feels would be able to score some team points should be allowed to come. Sometimes it's these points that seal a tournament victory for a team.
I guess I didn't read this as a grand state. If it is, I'd be happy to bring state placers only. However, grand state would include seniors of 2005. Since this can't happen, I think we find out who the best is out of those entered. Either way, it's great to see people finding ways to make Kansas wrestling better.

Later,
Jilka
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I say let em all in, even from out of state, that way it becomes possibly one of the premiere events in the country.
I agree! I think I should just post this tournament up on themat.com how many teams from out of state will be interested anyway?
I don't know how many of you guys are familar with the Wichita classic. I also think that some of these gun ho people might not have helped with these trny's. Well with the classic it started out small and got bigger. If you don't get it off the ground before you start pumping it up then it will never take off. Like Church said above, coaches are smart enough to figure out who to take and who to leave home. Maybe how they have seeding meetings they could plan now and decide on the top 7 kids from each class and each weight.
I agree with Carmona. Don't go out of state for numerous reasons...also then it isn't grand state, it is a national tourney.

Ms. Jenni
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Originally posted by CoachEd:
I agree with Carmona. Don't go out of state for numerous reasons...also then it isn't grand state, it is a national tourney.

Ms. Jenni
So what? I think it would be something beneficiall to Kansas individuals and colleges as well to get recruited or get recruits.
I know you didn't say, "so what?".

Ms. Jenni
Swayz you are thinking of a national seen. That would me that they would need to house parents and fan, with most important the wrestlers. People redo cities for the event that you have dreamed up in your head. Hays does not have the size to house all of this. Look at how crazy Topeka gets during kids state, and that has been in Topeka for years. Like I said start small and work up.
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So what? I think it would be something beneficiall to Kansas individuals and colleges as well to get recruited or get recruits.
The real issue is who FHSU has INVITED as this is an invitational tournament, NOT an open tournament. It would do no good to post it on themat.com because only Kansas teams have been invited.
Just saw the KWCA Seniors

6A Tommy Edgmon, Goddard
5A Josh Baldridge, Haysville
4A Ross Taplin, Abilene

If this trny would be going on now(with out people from out of state) I think these three would have won their weight. I think these were great selections. That is why I think this trny would be great. For those who took second to see if being in another class would help them out. I tell you rank 7 guys in each weight and that gives you a 28 man bracket. The 7th seed would be more of a spoiler or wild card type person maybe more where your young ones come in to play.
I really like this idea. I think it would be a premiere events in the state of KS and the midwest region. I really do like the idea of an all state tournament in which everyone is invited. No more who won the Bobcat vs. Newton TOC, it would be all decided upon here. Start with this and then later on down the road if you really wanted too, then add other states, CO TX MO NE OK IA etc. and really have a premiere tournament. Start small as mentioned above and run it with just KS for the first few years to build a base then add on. I see nothing but great things from this state in the future.
Is it going to be split up so 4 matches one day and 4 another or something. I just hope all the weights are pretty equal depth wise. Talent wise I could care less as long as 103 doesn't have 7 guys and 160 have 28, then it would be like comparing a 5 or 6a regional to a 321 or 4a regional.
The schedule as posted on the KWCA homepage is as follows:
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Thursday & Friday December 29-30
(four mats , except where indicated)

Weigh-in Thursday Morning - Tournament Site (6:30 - 8:30 AM)

THURSDAY
10:00 AM First Round
1:45 PM Second-Round Championship Quarterfinals
4:30 PM First-Round Consolation (one mat)
Championship Semifinals (two mats)

FRIDAY
10:00 AM Consolation Cross Bracketing
12:00 PMConsolation Quarterfinals
1:30 PM Consolation Semifinals
2:30 PM Fifth Place (one mat)
3:10 PM Consolation Finals (one mat)
6:30 PM Championship Finals (one mat)
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The way this schedule reads is that it would be 32 man brackets.
Good they are running it like the DII National Tournament.
Has anybody already registered this far out?
How many spectators will have to get turned away. If they have it televised like 321a state that will be cool.
I haven't even heard of participants that have signed up yet, though I expect that to happen once the season starts.
This will be a great tournament to watch. It will be the biggest tournament of the year I think. It will be the best of the best, whoever wins truely deserves it. Any great weight classes to look out for next year?
125-135. Baker Lloyd and Weatherbee. are always around the same weight class.
189 and HWT will be down.
All of those r 3-2-1a
okay, so let me get this straight. this is gonna be one big tourney, with a lot of the best in kansas. here's a few questions: is this going to go against the points you hvae for the season? or is it not a high school affiliated tourney?. the schedule up quite a ways says it is set up for 32 man brackets, when in reality it is only set up for a 16. unless he failed to mention a round. ? . and last: how will we know whos going to this tournament. im not going to go unless there is some real competition... are the wrestlers going to sign up and be posted? oh and what is going to be the criteria for seeding?? you could do it randomly (leaving the chance for all 4 state champs to be a quarter-final) ???

just a few questions i would like to be clarified
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okay, so let me get this straight. this is gonna be one big tourney, with a lot of the best in kansas. here's a few questions: is this going to go against the points you hvae for the season? or is it not a high school affiliated tourney?. the schedule up quite a ways says it is set up for 32 man brackets, when in reality it is only set up for a 16. unless he failed to mention a round. ? . and last: how will we know whos going to this tournament. im not going to go unless there is some real competition... are the wrestlers going to sign up and be posted? oh and what is going to be the criteria for seeding?? you could do it randomly (leaving the chance for all 4 state champs to be a quarter-final) ???

just a few questions i would like to be clarified
The tournament will be a 32 man bracket possibly larger if needed from what I understand.

The tournament will cost you competition points but are well worth the competition if you are good enough.

This will draw a lot of attention and great competitors as they only want State Caliber/Quality kids. I'm sure there won't be "bracket fillers" or "fish" in these brackets. So you want good competition go to a 2 day tournament anywhere, you want TOP OF THE LINE go the FHSU tournament.

The entries will be posted online as it states in the initial post by Bob Phillips. Seeding will drawn randomly I believe.

Alex
Coach Bickley call and information will be sent out to all High School with in the next week. More information will be posted.
Glad to know information will be sent to all high schools. I think some schools that have the talent get overlooked way to often.
I really hate to question this, but I have doubts that this tournament will come around like we hope that it will. First, even though it is sanctioned by KSHSAA, I doubt that many coaches will encourage their wrestlers, especially their best, to miss a team tournament, thus losing points in their regular season tournaments. Most teams with outstanding wrestlers have tough schedules, and see strong competition every weekend. To be honest, it is the 321A kids that may feel a need to prove something. Norton may have been the best team in the state last year, and there have been years that Hoxie could have made that same claim. THOSE kids may be hungry to prove a point, and in my mind, is what makes the tournanent interesting.
321A as a class has nothing to prove, but eastern KS 321A does with the exception of Silver Lake. We'll see who the best of the best are... I can't wait for December already.
Maybe not. I agree with Shelstin, in looking at the team first, many coaches may opt not to pull their top wrestlers from other tournaments to allow them the extra competition points for this. It's not the coaches' fault, they're coaches for teams, not agents for college-potential athletes. It's too bad the athletes have to be restricted this way by KSHSAA.
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Maybe not. I agree with Shelstin, in looking at the team first, many coaches may opt not to pull their top wrestlers from other tournaments to allow them the extra competition points for this. It's not the coaches' fault, they're coaches for teams, not agents for college-potential athletes. It's too bad the athletes have to be restricted this way by KSHSAA.
I agree. I don't see many coaches allowing their wrestlers to attend this event and give up team points at another tournament.
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Maybe not. I agree with Shelstin, in looking at the team first, many coaches may opt not to pull their top wrestlers from other tournaments to allow them the extra competition points for this. It's not the coaches' fault, they're coaches for teams, not agents for college-potential athletes. It's too bad the athletes have to be restricted this way by KSHSAA.
I agree with the way you said that. I know athletes should be allowed to compete without restrictions, but it sounds like FHSU just wants to restrict the tournament to the best...well the fact of the matter is no team has 14 weights with 14 state placers in it. I think some coaches should just bring a full roster to this regardless and let people see what they can prove.
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I agree with the way you said that. I know athletes should be allowed to compete without restrictions, but it sounds like FHSU just wants to restrict the tournament to the best...well the fact of the matter is no team has 14 weights with 14 state placers in it. I think some coaches should just bring a full roster to this regardless and let people see what they can prove.
The problem is most coaches probably already had signed contracts for other tournaments for this year before this tournament came about. For those wanting a type of grand state tournament I just don't see that happening unless it happens after the regular season and with KSHSAA sanction.
I should have added in my previous post, that as a fan, I don't want my team giving up team points to have a few wrestlers attend this event. To me, every tournament is about team first and individual accomplishments second.
I certainly don't mean to begin any negativity, but I don't think that the tournament will work as it is now. I would love to see KSHSAA sanction a grand state event. I believe that this would do two things. First, it would allow college coaches to see the best wrestle the best late in the season and not immediately after most of these kids have taken down the better half of a turkey and a mandatory five day moratorium on practice. It would be another showcase for Kansas wrestlers. It would also extend the season another week, and the states top seniors would be one week closer to High School Nationals. Extending the season another week may be KSHSAA's primary concern. Kansas has done well there, considering that we have been out of practice for 4 or 5 weeks by the time that HS Nationals rolls around. It is a perfect opportunity for small school red chip kids to show what they can do. Many small school kids, and many wrestlers in general, may not have the resources, whether it be financial or time, to allow them to wrestle the big summer tournaments. The costs of motels, entries, and now gas is prohibitive for many. I would like to see KSHSAA understand that extending the season another week could be of great potential benefit to some kids that may not be able to continue their education any other way. We could also argue the need for increased opportunities, but the Title IX argument is best left for another thread.
Many of the top wrestlers with go and their coaches with either agree or encourage them to sit a dual tournament early in the year or something. I have talked to several that are going to do that.

24/7
I received this letter from Coach Bickley today. He will be mailing this out to all High school wrestling coaches today.


September 8, 2005


Dear Coaches,

I am writing this letter to inform you of an upcoming high school event that will be sponsored by FHSU. The wrestling tournament will be called the FHSU New Years Clash and will take place on Thursday through Friday, December 29-30, 2005. This tournament has been sanctioned by the KSHSAA.

The tournament is still a work in progress and we will do our best to host a first class event. In working with Bob Phillips, he had contacted me about the possibility of hosting an event to try and bring together some of the best wrestlers in the state of Kansas. This will give wrestlers a chance to test themselves against opponents who they might never get the chance to see, unless they come to this tournament. We chose the end of December for a couple of reasons. First, I did not want to take away form any high school tournaments that are already in place. Second, the students will not have to miss any classes. The entry fee will be $25 per wrestler, no team discounts will be given. Entries will be done on-line through Bob Phillips at http://www.holton.k12.ks.us/tech/fhsu

Please understand that this tournament is open to any high school wrestler that wants to come and test their skills against some of the best. With your help we are hoping that this becomes an event where spectators get a chance to see the match ups everybody wants.

Details of the event will be finalized as we get closer, but for now please pass the word. This is just another opportunity for wrestlers to test their skills and get some great competition. If you have any further questions you can contact Bob Phillips, Rick Bowden, or myself and we will do our best to answer them. Enjoy your year and I look forward to the start of wrestling season.

Sincerely,


Cody G Bickley
FHSU Head Wrestling Coach
You guys are talking about 32 man brackets I bet the biggest bracket in the tourny has 10 people at the most, it's just going to be kids that live around hays area. Not to bash the new years clash nationals or nothing.
the only disadvantage i see is that the wrestlers that are competeing won't be at peak preformance. because maintaining peak preformance all season is nearly impossible. i know of several programs that have their wreslters peak in their endurance and strength right at regional and state time.
but "oh my!!!!" would there be some awesome wrestling. you could call it the "Sunflower Showdown" i got ten $10 says that norton and 2 of the NWKL schools places in the top 10.


I hope they can pull it off and schools can make room in their schedules for this.
So how many teams and or young men do you guys have committed? What teams are going to be in attendance?
See topic FHSU New Year's Clash one day tournament for this year.
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