Jeff, There is one part of your last post that I would like to have the opportunity to address.
This is not a true statement "*The WGSC took over and moved it to the current location... "
The history of the Wichita Classic (Please correct me if I am incorrect)
***The Wichita Classic was founded by two wrestling clubs (Goddard and Derby) who did a wonderful job of managing the tournament.
***The Wichita Classic was held in Century 2 for a number of years.
***The Home and Garden Show beat the clubs to renew the contract with Century 2 management and locked in a long-term contract.
***The CLUBS moved the tournament to the Kansas Coliseum.
***The first year the tournament was moved to the Kansas Coliseum complex it was held in Pavilion 1.
For those of you who are not familiar, I believe this Pavilion has a dirt floor. In order to accomodate the mats, plywood was laid on the ground and the mats were layed on top of the plywood. The mats were in 3 rows (Could have been 2)
***The CLUBS moved the tournament into its current location and served as the tournament hosts for the first two years in the "Horse Barn".
***One of the clubs decided they paid their dues and wanted out of managing the tournament. (They had done a wonderful job up to that point)
***The other club needed a partner and together they approached the GWSC to partner with them.
***The club that wanted out helped for a year or two then stepped aside.
***Jointly the other club and the GWSC have put on the Wichita Classic until this year.
***I believe that this is the first year that the GWSC has been the sole organizer of the Wichita Classic.
If any part of this is incorrect please feel free to share.
