Shine_Daddy wrote: "Oak Park is a public school"

Reminder: Elijah Madison was in the finals for Salina Central last year. I'm not positive on all the details of his transfer, but the rumor mills would have Oak Park (public school) becoming more like a Blair Academy of the Midwest which is good for the quality of wrestling in the area.

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Another Reminder: Neil Erisman is a former Cadet National Champion, multiple All-American, and an extremely devoted athlete. His resume is better than almost all of the people that post on this forum. And because of this, every time he steps on the mat he has a target on his back, added stress... while his opposition can be more relaxed and go all out since losing to a kid like Erisman isn't a shame at all. Wrestling with that kind of pressure and stress as a young man is extremely difficult.

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Support your states best wrestlers, do not throw stones at the very rare opportunity when they err. More often than not, those throwing stones would never had been in the position to be noticed by a National community of wrestlers for their accomplishments.

It is an exceptional kid that becomes noticed for his/her exceptional accomplishments. Support that in a positive way.