Coach Hibler-
What 6 weights are you referring to? I can only think of 3, and we have no control over where KSHSAA sends teams for Regionals. Is it our fault that the same 8 teams have gone to Regionals the past 3 years? Believe me, I would love for the KC, Topeka, and Wichita schools to be split up more evenly so mthat you don't have the "pud" regional and the "stud" regional. Is it also our fault that some schools don't have full teams? Or have great Sr. wrestlers who don't make weight? Please don't assign blame to a Regional host because their tournament is sending kids with losing records, or a bye, or wrestlers who didn't "earn" their spot at State. The same can happen in a 16 team regional, too. Kids with losing records can beat kids with unblemished records (Hello Elijah Madison?). The point is - Toe the line and wrestle the guy across from you. If we awarded State medals to the guys with the right records, more people would be going to easy tournaments than tough ones to "pad their stats". SHoot, why don't we scrap the whole Regional system and go to a 2 weekend Round Robin Tournament, where every weight class wrestles every varsity guy in the state for a true Champion? Best record out of 32 wins!