Mike

If you think the wrestlers that are not high school competitors should stay out of the Brute to give the high school wrestlers a chance to shine, then have the high school wrestlers stay out of the Kids State and give the kids a chance to shine in their own tourney.

Thats a load of **** that they should have their own tourney when they compete in the kids tourneys, the kids have their own season that they work through from early October till end of March, the high schoolers show up the last month and take up mat space at Kids State. If high school wrestlers can compete in the Kids State and Brute offers the "kids" grades 1-8 at chance to compete in their tourney they have just as much right as the high schoolers. I worked at tables at the Brute and saw "kids" grades 1-8 demonstrate some great technique this weekend. There were several times I saw very poor technique when I worked mats that had the high school kids.

I support the high school kids being in the Kids State as our State Tourneys are broken up with the 4 classes 1-3A,4A,5A,6A. I would love to see a Grand State for the top 6 in each weight class the week after High School State. IF this is the attitude that high school kids have toward "Kids" being in the Brute when the high schoolers attend the Kids State then I need to reevalute where my support should be.

The rest of you have a Happy Easter.


Jeff Roberts