In 321A:
Hunsicker of Ellis not qualifying at 125 was an upset as he was a returning state runner-up and had a victory over the regional champion this year.

Avelar of Goodland not qualifying at 112 after taking 3rd at 103 last year at state.

Younger of Ellis not qualifying at 112 after he gave Schumacher of TMP his toughest match until he wrestled Miller of Campus.

Solis of Leon-Blustem not qualifying after taking 6th at state last year and coming into his regional with the number 1 seed at 112.

Stalford of Caney Valley taking third in his regional at 125 after winning a state championship last year.

Moundridge qualifying a kid to wrestle at state for the 1st time in school history.

Samantha Gonzales of Lakin becoming the fourth female wrestler to qualify to state in 321A. She follows Cherrie Volpert of Cherryvale, Chelsea Arnold of Marion, and Kate Hicks of Herington.

In 4A:
Hattabaugh of Andale having to default to 4th in his regional tournament.

Iola and Maize South both qualifying wrestlers for the 1st time in school history.

How close the team race was between Andale and Valley Center. The Hattabaugh injury hurt Andale's team points or else they would've ran away with this title.

Saint James Academy winning its first regional championship and only having a the program in place for a handful of years. They won the tournament by a half of a point. I'm not sure but isn't this year 4 or 5 of the program and the third year they've competed in the KSHSAA state series.

In 5A:
Topeka West did not win a single match in its regional. Only one of their wrestlers had a match go the distance in a 5-3 loss.

In 6A:
Reed of Wichita-Heights getting beat by Royal of Junction City was a bit of an upset considering how dominate Reed has been this season.