Vince & Andy -

Thanks for the kind words. Jacob did win 8-9 over Matt in double OT January 2006 at the SMS tournament. I remember it was an exciting match.

One thing that really helped Matt improve in wrestling was the extra mat time he was able to get through the Kids program at the end of each high school season. Because of his October birthday, he was able to wrestle Kids for 3 of his high school years. I don't mean only the state tournament, but all the tournaments leading up to state. This is why I support keeping the high school ages in Kids wrestling. In some areas of Kansas, high school is the first introduction to wrestling and those athletes need extra folkstyle mat time.

Lou Ann Baker