Looking for wrestlers that would like to lead the prayers sponsored by Wrestlers For Christ. If anyone is interested please contact me via cell phone - 620-203-0608 or email - vandy_44@hotmail.com I will try to keep them updated as to who will be doing what regional. Thanks for all of your cooperation!!!

Michael Vander Linden

CLASS 6A REGIONAL
(February 19)

Olathe-Northwest High School �
Lawrence, Lawrence-Free State, Leavenworth, Olathe-East, Olathe-North, Olathe-Northwest, Olathe-South, Topeka

OP-Blue Valley West High School �
Overland Park-Blue Valley North, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest, Overland Park-Blue Valley West, Shawnee Mission-East, Shawnee Mission-North, Shawnee Mission-Northwest, Shawnee Mission-South, Shawnee Mission-West

Wichita-East �
Derby, Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka-Washburn Rural, Wichita-East, Wichita-Heights, Wichita-North, Wichita-Southeast

Wichita-Haysville-Campus �
Dodge City, Garden City, Goddard, Hutchinson, Maize, Wichita-Haysville-Campus, Wichita-Northwest, Wichita-South

CLASS 5A REGIONAL
(February 19)

Arkansas City �
Andover-Central, Andover, Arkansas City, Emporia, Pittsburg, Wichita-Bishop Carroll, Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Wichita-West
Hays � Clint Albers & John Hafliger, Managers
Great Bend, Hays, Liberal, McPherson, Newton, Salina-Central, Salina-South, Valley Center

Shawnee-Mill Valley �
Gardner-Edgerton, Kansas City-Harmon, Kansas City-Turner, Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest, Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas, Shawnee-Mill Valley, Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege, Stilwell-Blue Valley

Topeka-Highland Park �
Kansas City � F.L. Schlagle, Kansas City-Washington, Kansas City � Wyandotte, Lansing, Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights, Topeka-Highland Park, Topeka-Seaman, Topeka-West

CLASS 4A REGIONAL
(February 18-19)

Chanute �
Altamont-Labette County, Chanute, Coffeyville-Field Kindley, Columbus, Fort Scott, Garnett-Anderson County, Independence, Iola, LaCygne-Prairie View, Louisburg, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Paola, Parsons, Spring Hill

Concordia �
Abilene, Buhler, Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail, Chapman, Clay Center-Clay Center Comm., Colby, Concordia, Hiawatha, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley, Nickerson, Russell, Salina-St. John�s Military, Topeka-Hayden, Wamego

Holton �
Atchison, Baldwin, Basehor-Basehor-Linwood, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Eudora, Holton, Hoyt�Royal Valley, Kansas City-Bishop Ward, Kansas City-Piper, Kansas City-Sumner Academy, Lenexa-Saint James Academy, Meriden-Jefferson West, Perry-Lecompton, Tonganoxie

Maize-South �
Andale, Augusta, Cheney, Clearwater, El Dorado, Hesston, Hugoton, Maize-South, Mulvane, Pratt, Rose Hill, Towanda-Circle, Ulysses, Wellington, Winfield

CLASS 3-2-1A REGIONAL
(February 18-19)

Beloit �
Belleville-Republic County, Beloit, Bennington, Brookville-Ell-Saline, Ellsworth, Gypsum-SE of Saline, Herington, Hillsboro, Hoisington, Kesington-Thunder Ridge, Larned, Lincoln, Lyons, Mankato-Rock Hills, Marion, Marysville, Minneapolis, Osborne, Phillipsburg, Riley-Riley County, Salina-Sacred Heart, Scandia-Pike Valley, Smith Center, Sylvan Grove-Sylvan-Lucas Unified

Goodland � Wrestler from Lakin High School
Atwood-Rawlins County, Cimarron, Elkhart, Ellis, Goodland, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian, Hill City, Holcomb, Hoxie, Lakin, Leoti-Wichita County, Meade, Montezuma-South Gray, Norton-Norton Comm., Oakley, Oberlin-Decatur Comm., Plainville, Quinter, Scott City-Scott Comm., St. Francis, Stockton, Sublette, Wakeeney-Trego Comm.

Leon-Bluestem � Wrestler from Burlington High School
Anthony�Anthony-Harper-Chaparral, Burden-Central, Burlington, Caney-Caney Valley, Cherryvale, Cottonwood Falls-Chase County, Dexter, Douglass, Erie, Eureka, Fredonia, Frontenac, Garden Plain, Halstead, Howard-West Elk, Leon-Bluestem, Langdon-Fairfield, Moundridge, Rosalia-Flinthills, Sedgwick, Stafford, Sterling, Whitewater-Remington, Wichita-The Independent

Silver Lake � Wrestlers from Silver Lake High School
Atchison-Maur Hill Mount, Burlingame, Council Grove, Easton-Pleasant Ridge, Effingham-Atchison Co. Comm., Elwood, Eskridge-Mission Valley, Highland-Doniphan West, Horton, Leavenworth-Immaculata, Mound City-Jayhawk Linn, Onaga, Oskaloosa, Pleasanton, Richmond-Central Heights, Rossville, Sabetha, Silver Lake, St. George-Rock Creek, St. Marys, Troy, Wabaunsee, Wathena, Wellsville

Holton Regional - Wrestler from St. James Academy High School
Silver Lake Regional - Wrestlers from Silver Lake High School and Sabetha High School

Thanks for agreeing. Hope to get all 16 regionals filled. Last year we had 15 out of 16. Let's see what we can do!

Awesome!

Which Regional was sent packing to the firey depths? LOL

does this take place on school grounds?

Yes! On the mat before each regional. Voluntary and completely legal, thank God.

Amen, Chief! It actually takes place prior to many tourneys and duals, also.

Well, I know I am in the minority here but why does this need to take place and why does it have to happen in the middle of the mats right before the biggest tournament of the year? It may be somewhat legal but that doesn't make it completely right. If you wanted to say a prayer can't you say one to yourself or with a group somewhere besides the middle of the mats so you make sure eveyone sees you? Like I said, I know i am in the minority but why make this a big scene when it could make some wrestler uncomfortable right before they have to perform in the biggest matches of the year. Lets use the mats and gym for wrestling.

Curtis Brown

CB

This was cussed and discussed last year. You wil be cursed if you keep questioning this and white-sheeted night riders with flaming eyes, flinging lighting bolts, alternately singing gospel music or yelling "hell and damnation" will be seen and heard in the vicinity of your home. This all started in Oklahoma where they believe: man never sat foot on the moon, JC never drank wine, and WWF is real.

The God haters return.

I wouldn't say God haters chief. There is a time and a place for everything and on the mats at regionals is not the place or time to hold a prayer meeting. How would you feel if muslims prayed to Allah during a tournament or someone had a wicken ceremony, maybe we can get some devil worshipers to hold a satanic ritual. Not everyone believes what you believe, If you want to pray thats fine but do not make a public spectacle out of it.

rassler,

Contrarian's post is hate. Muslims can line up anywhere they want. Devil worshipers are recluses so you are reaching with that example. Just as players in the NFL pray on the field, wrestlers can pray on the mat. Lighten up and be thankful that God gives grace to even Contrarian.

If people don't pray, fine. They shouldn't feel anymore awkward watching me pray than I feel watching them not pray. Its called freedom of religion. I choose to pray. If you choose not to, so be it.

Matthew 6:5-6: "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men....when thou prayest, enter into thy closet and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret...."

I just feel that if you want to pray fine but don't make a public spectacle out of it like you are doing, read matthew and you will find out that Jesus did not want this to happen

This is how Jesus prayed

How did Jesus Pray:
The Gospels contain many references to Jesus praying, including:

Matthew 14:23: Jesus went up on the mountain by himself to pray.
Matthew 26:36-44: Jesus went with three disciples, left them behind and went further to pray alone. This is the well known passage in which his disciples fell asleep at Gethsemane, just before Jesus' arrest and execution.
Mark 1:35: Jesus is went to a solitary place to pray.
Luke 3:21: This passage describes how Jesus was baptized and was in prayer when the Holy Ghost descended. Unfortunately, this passage does not describe how and where Jesus was praying.
Luke 5:16: Jesus is described as often going to lonely places to pray by himself
Luke 6:12: Jesus withdrew to a mountainside to pray. Verse 13 implies that he was alone at the time.
Luke 9:19: Jesus was praying alone, with his disciples in the vicinity.
Luke 22:41-43: Jesus withdrew from his disciples "about a stone's throw" to pray by himself.
John 16, 17: These chapters are ambiguous about the circumstances of Jesus' prayer just before his arrest. He first talked to his disciples; then he prayed, then he went with his disciples across the Kidron valley. It is not clear where the disciples were situated when Jesus prayed. But if he was consistent with the pattern described in other passages, he would have left the disciples behind, and prayed in private.

It would appear that Jesus engaged in private prayer, away from other people. His actions might be interpreted as showing his disapproval of public prayer.

Hard to argue direct scripture!

CB See the posts after mine. I warned you. Beware of the night riders!!

Did you watch WWF last week on pay per view?????

luckily for all this is America and all have the right to chose, how and where they pray. If I chose not to listen, then so be it. I sure am glad that our veterans fought so people can even question this. Thank You All. God Bless.

Just as players in the NFL pray on the field, wrestlers can pray on the mat.


As far as I knew, NFL players weren't competing on school property.

That changes nothing. It's legal.