Lots of good ideas here and interest in getting into one site.

But, the one issue I don't think will ever fly is KSHSAA combining 6A and 5A. The are pros and cons to this proposal, and I don't care either way, but I think the cons out weigh the pros.

1. Wrestling is only one of 14 KSHSAA sports

2. The 32-32-64-96 provides the best hierachial scheme for qualifying the best teams/individuals for all sports for state level competition.

3. If you change the scheme for wrestling (combine 6A and 5A) do you chang the scheme for all other sports. Seldom if ever is a top rated 4A football, Basketball, volleyball or soccer team going to beat a top rated 6A or 5A team in those sports. Perhaps they can in the more individualized sports--wrestling, golf, and tennis.

4. The current scheme provides the most kids in all sports a chance to experience state level qualification and competion. And that is a KSHSAA goal.

5. For wrestling, a review of Chief's 23 Feb All Class Rankings reveals that of the 140 ranked individuals (14 weights X 10 ranked wrestlers), 33 (23+%)are 6A, 41 (29+%) are Class 5A, 40 (28+%0 are 4A, and 27 (19+%) are 321A.

6. 6A and 5A combined provide 74 of the 140 ranked wrestler--or 52+%.

7. Class 5A with 32 schools had 41 ranked wrestler, one more than the the 40 ranked wresler from 64 schools in 4A. 6A had 33 ranked wrestlers compared to 27 in 321A and 40 in 4A.

8. Combining 6A and 5A into a 64 school class would probably still rovide over half of the top 140 ranked wrestlers-but could only send half of those to state. That's a lot of ranked wrestlers to leave home. Another way to express it is wrestling in a combined 6-5A class would be almost twice as competitive as 4A.

9. Cutting 6A and 5A medalist to 4 and keeping six 6 medalists in 4A and 321A as a time saving measure does not make sense--thats 28 matches (2 rounds)(14 and 14). Why not just reduce all four classes to 4 medalist--that's twice the minutes saved.

9. Recombining 4A-6A in one facility might be the only practical way to have a more inclusive state tournament. If they did 4A-6A on 9 mats at the Coliseum, than surely they could do 4A-6A on 8 mats. May have to start earlier and stay later. May have to do it in sessions.

10. A one site state tournament in two facilities in the same town is a loser.

11. Think at least a one site state tournament for three classes is very doable, possibly a four class tournament but would require a 3rd day. But using 6A and 5A as the bill payers does not fly.