Let me throw another wrench into this question...especially since Mike was kind enough to show the excerpt from the bylaws.

My sons wrestled Kansas all their lives...their mother and I are divorced and we have 50/50 joint shared custody...meaning they stay with me half the time and her half the time...right down the middle...we use a 2/2/5 method where they are with her on M/T, me on W/Th and we alternate F/Sa/Su.

I moved to Missouri and the following year (last year) the boys started attending school in MO for more opportunities (academically and athletically). Now they still have a Kansas residence but are not enrolled in a Kansas educational school system. I coach wrestling in Missouri (Head MS and Asst HS) and since our MS program is brand new, we decided to form a club to get kids interested in the sport and develop our programs more. Since I bought the boys cards for this club, they are now registered in MO, but STILL ARE RESIDENTS OF KANSAS.

Neither of them were allowed to participate in the KS Series (one is MS and one is HS). MO doesn't have a HS division after the school season is over so we posed the question about both of my boys. After the District directors met with Mark Stanley, I was informed they would not be allowed to participate.

The straw that broke the camel's back was because they were attending school in MO and belonged to a MO club. I even offered to get KS cards for them but was still denied. Now I completely understand the reasoning behind the decision, however, the bylaws state "must be a resident of Kansas AND/OR be enrolled in a Kansas educational school system." So rewrite the bylaws...make them specific...there is too much in between.

The boys weren't upset they weren't allowed to wrestle, just disappointed because they didn't want to stop yet. No worries...only one more year of youth for us and then we won't have the harsh politics to deal with in a sport we should be striving to just let the kids participate in...no matter where they live.

My two cents...those OK boys should be allowed to wrestle because they paid their fees and have KS cards with a KS club...ALL SEASON...better than the alternative...give them more time to start hating the politics of the sport and start their baseball season!!

Nothing against baseball...GO ROYALS!!