I'll focus on a few teams:
In 1996, Leoti-Wichita Co. and St. Francis tying for the team title.
Effingham-ACCHS crashing through the glass ceiling for eastern Kansas schools by topping Hoxie in back to back years in
2000 and
2001. Also, a neat story line is that Coach Flores won multiple team titles at Leoti-Wichita Co. in the early '90s before heading east.
The Baker's Dozen in
2003 from Hoxie was a pretty fun and dominating team to watch.
The following year,
2004, Norton topped Hoxie in a tight team race that saw
Michael Sprigg seal the deal in finals. Sprigg avenged an overtime loss to Ryan Honas of Ellis that happened in
the finals the prior season by beating Honas in overtime.
The state title race ending in a tie in
2007 between Beloit and Smith Center. A key finals match that helped Beloit keep Smith Center at bay was at
140 between Brad Estrel of Beloit and Justin York of Smith Center. York had the match won but couldn't return Estrel to the mat in the 3rd period and was penalized a point leading to overtime where Estrel finished the match with a takedown.
The dominance of the
2006 and
2010 Norton Bluejays was also impressive.