Hate to bring this topic back from the dead, but....

I agree with Nigel in that there will be no KSHSAA sponsored grand state. But disagree with him about the fact there could not be one. JRob is on the right track, if we are truly interested in hosting one.

Kansas Kids, KWCA or a corporate sponsor could all take on the roll, if it were sucessfully proven that enough interest were present to make the event economically feasible.

The real issue would be scheduling. You would want to make sure everyone is still in good mat shape, so it would need to be pretty quickly after the high school season. But you have kid's state, NHSCA senior nationals, the KWCA East/West dual.....

I guess my point is this - if we really want to see the event revived, we need to stop barking at the KSHSAA and start looking for alternative sponsors/hosts.

It would be a great event for the athletes, the fans and collegiate recruiters. I would sure like to see it back and certaily wish it were in place when I finished up high school.

AND JD, you quoted me out of context. I did not use Kapaun's ability to recruit as an excuse. Just offered it as a possible reason for why one eastern Kansas team fared so well, when others from that portion of the state were behind the western kansas teams at that time. And don't kid yourself, Kapaun certainly used recruting tactics to their advantage during their hay-days in the mid 70's.