I wanted to get a short note out to everyone and bring you up to date. The tournament is now full. We have 24 committed teams and are very excited about the lineup. These are the teams:

Platte Co, Mo
Park Hill South, Mo
Park Hill, Mo
Ft. Zumwalt West, Mo
Ray-Pec, Mo
Oak Grove, Mo
Blue Springs, Mo
Farmington, Mo
Liberty, Mo
Omaha Skutt, Ne
Creighton Prep, Ne
Manhattan, Ks
Hutchinson, Ks
Creston, Ia
Centerville, Ia
Norman North, Ok
Perry, Ok
Macarthur, Ok
Colonial Forge,Va
Collins Hill, Ga
St Vincent-St Mary, Oh
Phillipsburg, Nj
Houston Westside, Tx
Clovis, Ca

18 were top 4 in their respective state last year and 14 were top 2. Every team is going to bring some extremely competitive wrestlers to the tournament.

To compliment the list of teams, officials from 6 states have been selected to officiate the tournament. Members of the KCWA are working on details for the tournament. We are currently working on getting a web set up to help with tournament info.

The teams traveling from outside of Mo will be assigned a host ambassador. This person will be your exclusive connection to the area to assist you and any of your fans with any questions and matters outside of the competition. (hotels, food, transportation, weather, churches, etc.) These people will be there for your needs and I hope you are able to take advantage of their help. The competition committee will answer any questions about the tournament itself.

Many things are happening right now and within the next few weeks many more things are going to happen. Contracts should be in place with the host hotels, host ambassadors will be assigned, the format and schedule will be finalized, etc. We will try to keep you informed as time goes on.
Any questions feel free to contact me at any time. We look forward to having each of you compete in the tournament and will do everything possible to provide a top quality competition.

Tom Taulbee
Kansas City Wrestling Assoc.
Competition Committee

Platte City, Mo
816-582-5417


Richard D. Salyer