On The Mat:
Like a lot of the subjects on this board, I am having a serious issue with this.
You're seriously bashing ACCHS for not coming? Seriously? Do you, personally know ACCHS's situation? Did you see the road situation in Atchison County? You say everyone was in the same boat; are you sure? Conditions may have been different. Missing a tournament you either can't reach or aren't prepared for is NOT a tragedy in these young men's lives; despite what many on this forum think, wrestling a sport, IT IS NOT LIFE OR DEATH.
When I was at Immaculata years ago, the 2002 ice storm such down most of Eastern Kansas for a week. I spent the better part of two days calling schools to see who could make it to our invititational. We ended up with six of the 12 teams there, but I had coaches tell me they hadn't even seen their kids in a week. Would it have been a better tournament with the rest of the teams? Probably. But we still had a good tournament, I don't think it was "tragic" to any of the kids who couldn't make it, and this is a ridiculous conversation.