Just read the article in the Wichita Eagle covering the Public/ Private school issue. I find it interesting that the Board had a rep from Missouri discuss the multiplier they implemented in 2002. Prior to the multiplier, private schools won 33.2% of championships the prior 10 years. Then the following 5 years with the multiplier, the private schools have won 33% the last 5 years.
And that is what I have thought and predict is what would happen in Kansas too if we do the multiplier. I just don't believe it would make that big of a difference in the number of state titles of some of these teams like the Aquinas soccer team that have caused the big discrepancy. The teams with the long term good coaches with a lot of state titles are going to keep winning the state titles or would still have won a lot of state titles at a higher classification. Aquinas soccer did win in 6A and 5A, just like the Hutchison football team also won state titles in 6A and 5A. The great teams have the great long term good coaching and tradition. What it will really hurt is the majority of the private school teams that do not have the same type of success records as the Aquinas soccer teams, the Miege girls basketball and volleyball teams.
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