No one is more disappointed about the decision than I am. I have a plane ticket that takes me from LA to GC this Friday so I will be there. I grew up in Liberal and lots of my friends and my old coach make the drive to GC to watch Ryne as it is the only time he is near there.

For the record, they would miss two more days of school to attend GC. That would bring the total to nine missed days this month and I have a hard time putting up much of fight against staying in school this Thursday and Friday. Last time I checked the primary reason they are there is for academics, not wrestling. On top of this Coach Medina suffered a fractured orbital socket on Monday and is under strict orders not to travel, scream, blow his nose, bend over fast, etc.

For 13 years I have taken Ryne to find the best competition possible. Heck, he has 11 losses in HS so I think it is quite insulting to even hint that there is any competition dodging going on. This summer, due to a KS scale snafu, he was .4 over for GR in Fargo. He had a good chance at winning it at 130 but being nearly five under and a bit demoralized didn't leave him with much of a chance at 135. Did he sit until FS? Heck no! He went out and gave Ellis Coleman all he had during what I could only describe as a mat molesting. There is no running going on!

Two years ago only Ryne went to GC and many anonymous posters complained because our whole team didn't go (at that point we didn't have a single wrestler, other than Ryne, with more than 1 year of experience!!). Heck, just a couple of weeks ago Gary Seibel jumped on SJA because it seemed our team was only about two guys. Now it is ok to split up the team just because a few of you cowards (that is the only name I am going to use if you can't put your name on your post)want that? To what end?

My son and Taylor work hard and our families sacrifice much to help them work towards their goals. I am proud of the personal sacrifices they have made and it makes me sick to know that there are people that want to tear them down on this forum. They read this CRAP and I think it is time to stop all of the speculating and attacking. The decision was beyond their control.

Travel is tough on athletes, don't kid yourself, just ask any major sports team. How often do you hear how hard it is to win on the road? These are just kids you are talking about.

Before you throw stones, add up the miles your school travels and the days of school you or your team has missed. I will venture to guess they are not even close! Heck, Blue Valley doesn't even leave the metro area! Take a poke at them and your school before you insult our boys with these false accusations.

Good luck to everyone no matter where you are wrestling this weekend!