In Iowa, everyone who lives in the bounderies of a given school district pays the same rate of property taxes. Therefore, by state law, ALL children who live within those bounderies are eligible to participate in school activities in that district. We have two girls' basketball players, one boys' basketball player and a couple of track kids doing that right now (no wrestlers so far).

Now, I will say that this is not a popular rule among educators and coaches. The issue of grades is always coming up as well as the idea of "Well, if our classrooms aren't good enough for those kids, then why are our gyms/fields/wrestling rooms?"

It is a tough question though, and Mike, I wish you luck with it. Hey, you can always move to Iowa! When I was in Kansas, I always had people telling me if Iowa was so great, why don't I move back.

I did.