Anybody have results from the KVL tourney?

First things first, this chat forum was not made for users to get on and trash talk other teams. Yes, we had a downfall at this year's league tourny. The rankings have seemed to cause a bit of comotion, just because our team is ranked first in the state does not mean we can not be beaten. SFT is a great team and they had an awesome final round. A few came from behind pins in the smaller weights and that definately won them the turny, and for that i commend them. Also Slammerwrestling6, does happen to know something about wrestling, he has been head coach of one of the best feeder programs in the state. I appreciate all his time he puts in to our wrestling. Last, individual rankings do not always turn out the way the are predicted to; matches are lost that shouldn't be. I am sure you have had one or two. The point of the matter is, Lansing is a great team and has competitors, so please hold your comments till after the outcome at state.

-Nick Flynn

slammerwrestling6 does know quite a bit about wrestling i know cause he tells me wat i am doin wrong and wat i am doing right and he shows me moves that go with my style of wrestling and i appreciate everything he has done for me since kids club and all the tournaments are, are learning lessons for the regionals and states and we saw some things we need to work on so the tournament did its job but good job guys and lets keep up our good work and thank you slammerwrestling6 for all you have done for us

kessler

Just guessing, but I'm thinking that between the time I started this thread and now I missed something?.....

Still wondering about results

What's up guys? After reading the post that has now been deleted, I just want to remind our wrestlers to not bring yourselves down to this persons level. After losing the League Championship Saturday to Santa Fe, Coach A had a talk with all of us and after he was done he asked us to find a wrestler or coach from Santa Fe and congratulate them for a great tournament. I think this is the kind of thing that makes a true champion and if we can learn from our mistakes and our losses then that's what matters in life and FEB. 25TH.

Slammer6 has been a coach with me, great friend and a father who cares about Lansing wrestling and his two sons. Just because somebody has never wrestled competively before does not mean they can't be a great coach. Thank you Slammer6 for teaching me some things about wrestling and for always being there.

The only reason Slammer6 has not posted info on the League Tourney is because the Lansing paper does not have the article online yet.

Lion's, remember what Coach A talked to us about Sat. and let's have a great 2 weeks of practice.

Great wrestling at the Kaw Valley League Tourney this weekend. Sante Fa Trail took first, followed by Lansing, than Mill Valley. Thought this would be the year for Lansing to win league, but Santa Fe had a better day. Hats off to Santa Fe and all the great wrestlers that participated in the tournment.

Lookwhosback: I also missed the second post in your thread. According to Nick, screen name "Kickinyourbutt" posted some pretty unfavorable remarks about Lansing, Lansing wrestlers and myself. It appears the post was deleted.

Below is the Lansing Current Article.
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SFT edges Lansing for KVL wrestling title
Six Lions earn individual league titles

By Chris Wristen

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Perry — The Lansing High wrestling team has waited 10 years to win another Kaw Valley League championship.

The Lions will have to wait at least one more.

Despite being the favorite to win the league championship, Lansing ultimately placed second with 210 points. Defending champ Santa Fe Trail won the title with 219.5.

“We were really hoping to get that additional marking up on the wall, you know those little markings for history,” LHS coach Ron Averill said, referring to the plaques in the gymnasium commemorating league and regional championships. “I guess this is one we’ll just have to pass up again.”

The runner-up finish was surprising given the fact that Lansing had six individual league champions and two runners-up. Junior Kyle Buehler (135 pounds), senior Sean Flynn (140), junior Kyle Grape (145), junior Casey Caton (152), senior Dennis Kessler (171) and senior Ryan Civils (189) all were league champs.

“That’s been the heart of our team,” Averill said. “That’s the way they were supposed to go, but through it all we had top competition all the way through there. The reality of wrestling is it can go either way any day of the week, and the great thing about these guys is they stepped up. The consistency that they’ve been able to show as they’ve met the high level of competition has been an encouragement to me because that’s what we have to be able to have going into regionals and state.”

Sophomore Nick Flynn (130) and senior Logan Ryan (215) each placed second by just one point. Nick Flynn let a 3-0 lead slip away and lost 5-4 to Basehor-Linwood’s Zach Davis. Ryan fell behind 5-0 against Trail’s Jake Kober before falling 7-6.

Two Lions — sophomore Dennis Wood (103) and junior Scott Keller (112) — placed third. Sophomore Chance Thackston (119) was fourth.

Lansing likely would have had a seventh champion, but senior Lance Fink missed the tournament to take the ACT test. Fink went undefeated in league duals at 160 pounds and was the favorite to win the title in his weight class. That would have been worth 18 more points for Lansing’s score.

Although Fink’s absence hurt, Averill said it wasn’t what beat the Lions on Saturday. What beat them was the fact that they failed to seize every opportunity that was presented to them. The close losses in the finals cost them a few points. Caton lost a point after his victory in the 152-pound finals for taking his shoulder straps down after leaving the mat but before officially signing out. Thackston lost his lead in the third period of his consolation championship and got pinned. Wood dropped a close match in the championship semifinals that could have gone his way.

Averill said all of those missed opportunities made the difference between being champions and placing second.

“I guess the reality that is really shows these guys is each and every point is important and each and every wrestler is important, regardless of where they’re matching or what their level is,” Averill said. “Whether they’re going out there and just winning one or two matches for us or they’re in the championship, it’s all huge. I guess it’s better to learn it now than when regionals comes.”

Averill said he wasn’t surprised by Santa Fe Trail’s strong showing. In fact, the Chargers were the team he thought would be the toughest to beat at the league meet. That certainly proved to be the case.

The Chargers placed seven wrestlers in the championship finals but had just two individual champs. It was their effort in the consolation finals that made the biggest difference. They had five wrestlers earn third-place finishes.

“A lot of times the tournament champions are determined by your guys that are working through the back side, earning all of those points through the back side,” Averill said. “That was Santa Fe’s big deal.”

Averill admitted he was disappointed with the second-place finish, but he said it would do nothing to derail Lansing’s hopes of qualifying a full squad for state and winning a Class 5A state championship. If anything, he said Saturday’s performance would serve as greater motivation during the next two weeks.

“Hopefully it will be another shot in the arm and a kick in the butt,” he said. “(Losing) takes the wind out of you. You don’t want to lose. You hate saying that second place is losing, but when you should be champs, it’s a loss.”

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Sounds like Lansing is going to have some tough practices this week

Mike Flynn

lansing was the team to beat at their league. lansing wrestlers gave 110% in every match in the finals and consolation ,you did not get beat from a lack of effort or talent. thats the way the chips fellso be it. that TEAM is a reflection of their COACHES throughout the entire program .GOOD JOB MEN

finals that i know where
130 davis basehor beat flynn lansing
135 Buehler lansing beat cauthon SFT
140 Flynn lansing beat mundy SFT
145 Grape Lansing Beat Quisenberry Bishop Ward
152 Caton Lansing beat Connely
160 Andrew Perry beat Mauzey Mill Valley
171 Kessler Lansing beat Hachinsky Ward
189 civils Lansing beat Robitaille SFT
215 Kober SFT beat Ryan Lansing
275 Jones Bishop Ward beat Hackathorn Perry
sorry about the ones that i didnt remember

To all who may read this it is hard being a parent but i could only imagine how hard it must be to know that your father not only cares that you try to be the best of your potential but also cares for every opponent that you come in contact with sometimes you have to lose to actually win if you win all the time how do you get better as a parent i have intrusted slammer6 to give my son his knoledge of this great sport of wrestling there are alot of fathers and mothers greatful for his extra input thanks slammer6

103 Williamson Mill Valley beat ???
112 ??? beat Normile Mill Valley
119 Delich Mill Valley beat Seaton Bonner
125 Broadbent Mill Valley beat Brock Tongie

KVL winners
103 — Williamson, MV, beat the guy from Santa Fe
112 — The kid from Santa Fe beat Normile of MV
119 — Delich, MV, beat Seaton, BS
125 — Broadbent, MV, beat Brock, THS
130 — Davis, BL, beat N. Flynn, LHS
135 — Buehler, LHS, beat Cauthon, SFT
140 — S. Flynn, LHS, beat Mundy, SFT
145 — Grape, LHS, beat the guy from Ward
152 — Caton, LHS, beat Connelly, SFT
160 — Andrew, PL, beat Mauzey, MV
171 — Kessler, LHS, beat Hachinsky, BW
189 — Civils, LHS, beat Robitaille, SFT
215 — Kober, SFT, beat Ryan, LHS
275 — Jones, BW, beat Hackathorn, PL

Personally, I didn't notice any unsportsmanlike conduct during the KVL Tournament. From what I saw, the Santa Fe kids won with class (a reflection of some good coaches who run a solid program) and the Lansing kids took their second-place finish with class (also a reflection of their coaches and the character they have demanded for years). The same thing with the Mill Valley kids who placed third, and on down the line.
Let's not let one bad apple create any ill-will between programs because they choose to take a cowardly approach of talking trash behind an anonymous name on a chat board. Let's remember the good wrestling and the good performances that the guys from all of the schools put on Saturday afternoon.

Best of luck to all of the Kaw Valley League wrestlers at the regional and state tournaments!

The KVL and ALL of its schools have always been class acts. Good luck to everyone this week at Regionals.

And special congrats to Coach Averill and the Lions on a great season. Always knew you'd make it happen!

Lansing faithfull, no disrespect intended and I quess I missed the posting that was deleted but this was League, in the big picture a small step towards the ultimate goal. Unfortunately sometimes weaker tourneys are tougher to win. I dont think many would count you out in a tougher tourney were others wouldnt score points out the back. Majority of the time you will score more points placing third then runner up. I am just saying it seems like a bigger deal is being made of this then need be. The biggest two weekends are ahead. Very few will remember who won league in 06 but they will remember who won the big dance though.

I'm glad I didn't read the negative post that is being mentioned. What I am grateful for is the positive character influence the Lansing coaches and slammer6 has had on the Lansing team. I wish everyone could be blessed with such positive role models. I've never been more proud of our team as when they walked across that gym floor Saturday to shake the hands of SFT wrestlers. All things happen for a reason. Rankings mean nothing as a rule and that is especially true on Feb 24. So win or lose, I expect that reason will be revealed on Feb. 25.

Anyone who knows anything knows that Lansing is a great team. They have several very talented wrestlers. What impressed me most though, was after the tournament, the entire staff/team came over and shook hands with SFT. We wrestled well, and sort of took something that was theirs, so their actions after showed tremendous character.
It was great competing against them this year (as always), and I am sure I am not the only 4A coach who doesn't mind them being 5A! I have high hopes that Lansing wrestles like they have been all year at regionals and state, I am sure they will enjoy the outcome!
Good luck to Lansing and all of the KVL schools.
Coach Erickson

I'm pretty certain that I can not lose with the same class that Lansing did Saturday. You guys are a classy bunch! Your Top ranking in 5a is well deserved and it will all come out in the wash soon enough. Small tournaments are different. Your number of quality wrestlers will put you in the hunt for a kvl State title. If there is one thing that I could tell your team, it would be to get the few non placers to win a match or two at state. That will be the difference. The Grapes and Flynne's ect.. will do their damage but you need everybody. Good luck!! We will be pulling for you. Still wish we were there so I could watch.