After participating in both, I could not see much difference in the competition other than the 171lb. class was so tough. However, some things I did like better was the seating for the fans. It was not that crowded in their huge gym. I thought the refs were very good. The announcer was awesome. You could tell he was as excited as anyone to be there. Joe Keeler amd coach Neil did a great job on this tournament. Thanks to all!! The food was good too.

it is my understanding both Manhattan and Clay Center are going to Basehor next year.

Thank you for the complements on our tournament. I hope everyone enjoy the great competition.
I would also like to end the debate about which tournament is tougher, Basehor or Newton. I think both tournaments are great in their own right as well as several others throughout the state. It really says a lot about the level of wrestling in Kansas when there are enough great teams in the state to field two tournaments like this on the same weekend.

FYI: If anyone plans on inviting Santa Fe Trail to their tournament be sure to stock your hospitality room better than what we did. Kirk Wiscombe (SFT Coach) pretty much polished off all the food in sight.

Coach Neil (SFT Alum)

I heard that manhattan, clay center and a team from oklahoma i think called Perry are going to BL. Is that true?

I live in The Hat, and as far as I've heard, we're still going to Newton next year.

Of course, I don't listen much, so I may be wrong.

Well I heard from a pretty good source both were going to BL next year. I don't know if the contracts are signed.

Clay Center was going to go to BL next year, but we decided not to and stay at newton. I also heard manhattan was staying at newton next year too.

I noticed that Great Bend and Santa Fe Trail were not at the Newton Tournament. Why did they leave?

SFT left because Basehor is alot closer for our fans and was a comparable tournament. We also went to Colby which wasn't exactly close to home. This allowed for parents and fans to come to a big tournament relatively close to home. Wish we could do both!!