I want to thank all the great people who came to our tournament...being our first tournament, we were very nervous...but everyone; kids, parents, the great officials and all the volunteers did an outstanding job! One of the reasons why I love wrestling is because of the people who are in it. Every one of the coaches and people who run the other clubs stepped up if we needed any help. A huge thanks goes out to Lori Frederick for not only giving us great memories of Donna, but also sticking with me at the head table. Kim Huck, thank you for helping both Lori and I sane today! Sean McCarthy, you rock! Thank you for doing the weigh-ins this morning (and the great rating!). The high school wrestlers from St. James and SME worked very hard, and we thank you. You all are terrific young men. I truly appreciate all the parents and open wrestlers from KCWC who came out today and worked extremely hard. We definitely could not have had such a great tournament without you all!

Lastly, I would like to thank all of the kids who came to wrestle today. We had quite a few obsticles to overcome, mainly the scratches, but you all were so easy going about it. I know some of you only had two matches in your bracket, but hopefully you were able to have an exhibition match or two as well, after all, it's about mat time right?

We will be having another Novice tournament next year, may even throw an Open in too. Hope all had as much fun as we did.

Ginny Wagh
Kansas City Wresling Club