SportsFan02.
Challenge you on 4A filling the Coliseum-especially in the mid and late 90s. 4A filled one end and around both sides to about where the end of a basketball court woul be (about even with where the tournament admin guys/computers used to sit). 6A and 5A filled both long sides and the other end, 5A on the North, 6A on the South. Ark city, Kudos to Beeson and the Ark City Crowd, always filled one section by themselves.
What you said about the first year 4A went to Salina may be true. But, if 6A and 5A filled the bottom tier, plus two rows of the Upper tier, both all the way around the Coliseum, that is probably as many or more 6A and 5A spectators/fans (6,000 to 7,000) as when the 3 classes were there. Still begs the quetion, is Hartman big enough seating only 5,000.
Surely KSHSAA has attendance history for all the years when there has been just a two class 6A/5A tournament. Critical info to make a selection on a different facility.
Last edited by Contrarian; 04/17/10 11:47 PM.