Mr. Salyer,

In no way do I dispute your claim that Manhattan is not geographically in the northeastern part of the state. NE Kansas 4 life, baby.

However, in regards to wrestling regionals and population distribution, I was simply pointing out that Manhattan can possibly be considered a "Western" team. The majority of 5a and 6a schools are either in Topeka or to the East, which is why more often than not Hat Town wrestlers are on the West team in the East/West classic (though I believe they don't do East/West anymore), and are always on the West team in the Shrine Bowl.

You, however, completely disregarded my statement and decided to get all crazy and technical about meridians. (By the way, that didn't make your point any more valid because you used the technical terms for longitude and latitude that we all learned in 7th grade.) The only reason I can see why you would take my post literally and disregard my statement about population is because you're a curmudgeoney old man who has nothing better to do than argue with teenagers.

Either that, or you're jealous that Hat Town is just so danged witty.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And to Mr. Fairleigh-

Of COURSE I know Zebulon Pike. One can't struggle through Kansas history in 6th and 9th grade without learning that he passed through our great state once upon a time.