Are spectators allowed to bring in coolers at 6A state??
I'd really like to know...

Just found this on Intrust Bank Arena website

Kansas High School WrestlingFeb 26, 2010 to Feb 27, 2010 at INTRUST Bank Arena

No outside food or beverages can be brought into the Arena.
No reserving of large sections of seats.
Banners may not be taped to the facility.

Ticket Prices
Prices include a $1.00 Facility Fee

Adults:
Friday - all day ticket = $11.00
Friday - evening only session ticket = $7.00

Saturday - all day ticket = $11.00
Saturday - evening only session ticket = $7.00

Students (grades K-12)
Friday - all day ticket = $7.00
Friday - evening only session ticket = $6.00

Saturday - all day ticket = $7.00
Saturday - evening only session ticket = $6.00

Thanks Don - I was just going to look for this information.

Perfect timing.

Time Schedule
KSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament
All Classes
Friday, February 26, 2010
Weigh-in Friday morning - @ tournament site 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
General Admission Ticket sales begin and General Admission Gates open – 8:00 a.m.
Session I
10:00 a.m. First Round (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification for this round)
1:30 p.m. Second-round Championship Quarterfinals (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification for this round)
Session II
3:30 p.m. First round consolation (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification for this round)
Championship Semifinals – these matches will begin immediately following the conclusion of the first round consolation matches but no earlier than 4:30 p.m. (wrestling will be on all four mats but only on two mats at a time – i.e., the 103# matches will be conducted on two mats followed by the 112# matches on the other two mats as soon as both 103# matches are over, etc)
Saturday, February 27, 2010
General Admission Ticket sales begin and General Admission Gates open – 7:00 a.m.
Session III
9:00 a.m. Consolation Cross Bracketing (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification)
10:45 a.m. Consolation Quarterfinals (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification)
12:15 p.m. Consolation Semifinals (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification)
1:45 p.m. Fifth place (wrestling will be on all four mats for each classification)
2:30 p.m. Consolation Finals (two mats) (using the same format as for the Championship semifinal round)
Parade of Champions – this will be 40 minutes after the conclusion of the consolation finals.
Championship Finals – this will be after the Parade of Champions

Championship Semifinals – these matches will begin immediately following the conclusion of the first round consolation matches but no earlier than 4:30 p.m.
We do our sport a real diservice by starting the championship semi's that early in the afternoon. This is a round the casual fan might want to attend but most likely can't because they are still working. This is why four mats is a bad idea!

I am assuming the Introductory Parade starts at 10:00 tomorrow, right?

And...at the risk of sounding like the guy who announces "well, back in my day we did it this way..." Why are the Championship Semis on Friday? Doesn't that affect Saturday morning attendance? Couldn't you at least run Consolation Cross Bracketing on Friday and move Cahmpionship Semis to Saturday? Perhaps I am not understanding the need to run it the way it is. Could someone enlighted me?

The reasoning used to be that they could sell tickets to the Friday evening round more readily if it were the championship semi's. But it seems that thinking has totally gone by the wayside and we've just said in effect "screw the gate".
My feeling always was, right or wrong, that if you had the championship semi's on Saturday morning it might improve the quality of the wrestling in the championship matches that evening by making the wrestlers less tight. I was fine with the semi's on Friday if it improved the attendance. But having the semi's at 4:30 in the afternoon on a Friday is insane. Under that thinking we could host the tournaments mid-week and probably get a cheaper deal on the facilities.
This all plays into this mindset of, 'let's run all tournaments straight through and get the hell home'. We will not and can not develop a fanbase that way!

Thanks sportsfan02. I appreciate your assistance and insights on this forum.

so no coolers? wow that sucks

I would venture that no arena allows coolers inside anymore, other than for the athletes. Even those will have to be inspected.

it seems to be perfect on getting out of there a decent time not sitting there all night long

The arenas arn't the county fair. They make very little off the gates. Gates may pay the overhead. Profits come from the concessions!!, and parking if they have it! If they don't have parking at the arena in Wichita, assume you are having to park in commercial lots around downtown.

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Watters by fall

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