lakemats,
Thanks for the reply. I'm sorry my previous post was a bit "snippy"...sometimes it seems like people outside of wrestling are quick to judge coaches when they don't have a lot of insight, but it seems that's not the case with you. Again, I would defend the regional vote as it being more of a yearly award while the 3-2-1A OW is a career award. I know that's how I (and many coaches I know)view it and for me anyway, the two votes were pretty easy to make. As you said, there were others like Hase that were worthy but we only get to make one vote. I guess I feel like it's a good thing that 2 outstanding wrestlers were able to be recognized rather than just 1. In a sense, we're splitting hairs...there are plenty of great wrestlers in all areas of the state and it's good that we are debating which is best. I'm sure Dwayne wasn't too disappointed that he ONLY received the 3-2-1A award. Keep up the enthusiasm for our sport, and thanks for the Melcher comment...we were very happy with the way he stepped up at state!
~John Steiger