Rick Bowden confirmed with me today that they are still searching for a site for 6A State. 5A State will not be at the arena in Hutch, but will be held at Hutchison High School. It will be interesting that the host of the 5A State tournament might just be wrestling at 6A State.

I wonder if it would be possible for KSHSAA to be more forthcoming and open about which venues were inquired about? I know that Rick Fields at Mid-America Nazarene had not heard from anyone at KSHSAA. Do Rick Bowden or Gary Musselman ever post on this forum? It is the ONLY source of information that most wrestlers and families have about wrestling. Why is this forum "below" them, that they would not at all be interested in responding as to the status of Kansas wrestling?

What circumstances caused 4A to back out of the 4-5-6A tournament? Did it damage the rest of 5 and 6A kids chances of wrestling at a large venue? Were the negotiations botched while trying to secure 5-6A at the Wichita Coliseum? Did they play hard ball and wait too long and cause the Coliseum to call their bluff and schedule the venue for a more interested party?

Are these questions that anyone else is wondering?

- Eric Johnson