I thought the bag checks were a lot better than last year. It was very perfunctory, and they didn't root around in there like they did last year.

About saving seats....When you have almost 30 wrestlers and around 10 coaches on the floor warming up in the morning, you will have a LOT of empty seats around just a few parents. We got some nasty looks when we said people were sitting in them. They were! And when they got done warming up, they almost all came back and filled them up. I want my son and husband to be able to sit next to me when they get a break, so I keep their 2 seats open. People might remember that fact when they are looking for a seat and getting pissed off at us for saving them. I realize that some went overboard and saved way too many. But some had what they needed.

Mary Bradford