http://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=4053I was very saddened to learn that my former school district in which i grew up will no longer have a wrestling program as it was cut due to low numbers (few participants) and the budgetary restraints that our school districts across the state are faced with. Back in the days of my youth, we had one of the strongest kids programs for a town our size in the entire state which was headed up by Kenny Upham and Galen Lay. This of course helped to feed the school programs and there is strength in numbers but as the Coaches changed and interest wore off--the low # of participants didnt warrant keeping it afloat and it is very sad to see this happen as i know how much it meant to many of my peers and I back in the day.
