The Bobcat Classic (Basehor-Linwood Tourney) is beginning its third year on Jan. 17 and 18th. This year 22 teams will compete that will include several programs that have placed at state as a team over the past few years (ACCHS-Effingham, Columbus, Fort Scott, Garden City, Glenwood, Iowa, Paola, Santa Fe Trail). St. Thomas Aquinas, Olathe North, Junction City, Shawnee Heights, Free State, Turner, Baldwin, Chapman, Spring Hill, Bonner Springs, Sumner, Eudora, Blue Valley,
Harmon, and Basehor-Linwood also will compete. 38 returning state medalists, 11 2002 state finalists, and 6 2002 returning state champions return this year (this does not include Glenwood , Iowa's top finishers from last year). To give you an idea of the strength of this tournament . Last years 6A-5A-4A state champions at 160 were all here. Brett Stewart JC was first, Kurtis Baylor Columbus was 2nd,
and Nathan Payne Paola was 3rd. Also 2001 state champion Mike Stienmetz Turner took 5th. That is just one great example of the competition at this tournament. Please come and enjoy.