"If you add another class that is another state championship series. Are you discounting the cost for more schools to travel that would otherwise be staying at home? I would love to see tht numbers which show that post season is not a burden, financially, on schools and KSHSAA. I really don't think attendance will pay for golf, volleyball, cross country, tennis, baseball, etc. Just doesn't seem possible."

I am not discounting the cost of travel for another champ series; ALL schools NOW are involved in first round competition and tournaments (except football). The additional travel will be restricted to schools only in the new 4A and that will be a relative handful after the first round.

Post season is not a financial burden on the KSHSAA--that is how they make their money! I do not say it is not a financial burden on schools that host; I was the one who pointed out in November the costs of hosting a regional wrestling tournament in light of the current budget crisis and was basically ridiculed for not knowing what I was talking about. Point being, it is expensive to host post-season events but the proposal adds that cost to only those schools who accept the assignment.

As is usually the case in school sports, KSHSAA Football, Basketball and Wrestling revenue helps pay the costs of the sports which do not generate as much revenue. Aside from annual dues (I think it is $450/year/high school and $250/year/middle school) and nominal entry fees for post season entries (a percentage of which stay with the host), there are NO other funds that go directly from schools to the KSHSAA. So, you can believe it or not, but revenues from admissions at the state championship events and the percentage of the gates that go from local hosts of preliminary rounds to the KSHSAA pays the KSHSAA's bills. Heck, admission is even charged at the State Cross Country meet--or I should say it is attempted as it is kind of hard to charge admission at a golf course with so many places to enter (no fences!).