Hello Kansas! I feel a little sullen right now. Our seniors gave a good, solid, accounting of themselves. Unfortunately in this tournament an outstanding effort is required! We only have 1 wrestler still alive and he has not yet reached All-American status. That is Kyle Allen who has to win in the morning to insure his goal.

We had a few that were close but as the adage goes ... close doesn't count for much. Paulie Hansen, Bryant Perry, Matt Migchelbrink; all made it along way into this championship. As did Brett Bahe, Dustin Dooley, Jamie Hosfelt, and Brady Esterl. Also going deep in the tourney was Jordan Gienger, Jason Pyle, Jared Brown, Jud Schroeder, Ben Evans, Michael Malay, and Jed Mamie.

I'm sure the individual results will be posted later.

I know that I am a die-hard. I have often opined that the level of Kansas wrestling falls a bit beneath several of the elite states. The rules within KSHSAA hamstring us a bit but so do our expectations. I find it a bit cavalier though to expect a different outcome when we do the same things.

With that said, nothing should take away from the efforts of these fine young men. They are a pleasure to be around and for the most part, make Kansas proud!