I will open Pandora's box again with an outside the box idea. Lets say we could get all of the tournaments into one location on one weekend (wishful thinking, I know). This could even move around from year to year as to not favor one area or town with the business and tournament. Plot set.

Along with the current schedule the tournament would run Fri/Sat. From this tournament you could take the four state champions and put them in a round robin tournament on Sunday. I know this will invigorate people but upsets happen. I know you will have cases were a kid won a state championship as an underclassman that didn't win as a senior. Under the scenario I am proposing the Grand State tournament would let your four champions wrestle it off on Sunday regardless of age. I know people will hate this idea but why not throw it out there.

I know three days of wrestling is tough but making the weight could be the worst, which is why I would propose a growth allowance for this tournament of 5-10 pounds for the Sunday competition.

These four wrestlers would wrestle the other 3 state champions in a round robin format to declare the winner by record or by standard tie breaking rules set forth by KSHSAA and the NFHS.

I know there are flaws. Like previous state champions not being in the running but that would only be a problem for the first three years of the tournament. This tournament would only be to determine the Grand State Champion.


This would be a way for spectators to see 42 amazing matches, with the champions from that year. As well as offer a great recruiting weekend for colleges to come view Kansas Wrestling at it's best.

Let the controversy begin, I know it's not perfect but what is.