There are really not enough rooms in Topeka and that is why they are able to get away with making you pay cash up front with a two night minimum stay. Salina and Hays do NOT have adequate lodging opportunities. This is where we have to get outside of the box. We could shorten the season and state would consist of only 8U, 10U, and 12U wrapping up before high school state. Then we could have 14U and 16U after HS state to accomodate HS and MS wrestlers. If we did this the tournament could move from district to district. (Pittsburg, Wichita, Topeka, Hays, Manhattan, Salina).

Mark, The Capital Plaza contracts the rooms and the same clubs have had the rooms in their hands for years. I am pretty sure gymmom is right. She could resell her room but the hotel locks these clubs in. There is no way the average wrestling family is going to get an opportunity to stay there. THe Holiday Inn requires cash only (they will not accept a credit card.) You can compare rates from weekend to weekend (I haven't done this) but I would be willing to bet the rates are higher for this weekend than any other.