I guess I don't understand why so many people are suddenly surprised or outraged by this decision. We have known for months where these tournaments would be moved and some of us tried to tell this board a couple of years ago that this would happen when they moved 4A to Salina.
My question is this, how many of you actually attend the state tournaments? I am constantly amazed at the number of ex-wrestlers, many of whom competed at a very high level, who are not fans of the sport. Also, how many of you are attending some youth tournament instead of high school state? Would you support a statewide moratorium on youth tournaments the weekend of state? Heaven knows, missing that one weekend would set some of your wrestlers back years, but it might be worth it if you desire larger venues for the high schoolers.
Frankly, from looking at last years revenues from regionals and state, 5A and 6A don't deserve anything better than a high school gym.