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It will be interesting to compare the KSHSAA's financial reports of the Salina and Wichita tournaments. It should be a fair comparison in that 4A encompasses 64 high schools and 5A+6A also totals 64 schools. (Am assuming that all of these schools wrestle, but this os probably not correct.)

A further comparison of receipts of the 2006 5A+6A tournament to previous years' 4A-5A-6A Wichita could be also be enlightening (if weather this year is not a negative factor.)
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I just don't see anyway that the KSHSAA can come out ahead with the two venues. They have doubled their expenses. You will have a tough time convincing me that each respective class will double it's attendance and make up the deficit.
They probably wouldn't have to double the attendance to make up for the deficit. I'm not sure what the difference is now, but I really don't think you'd have to double the attendance.

One a side note, you hear of all the stories about the Kansas Coliseum being a less than gracious host to all the people (trash, bathrooms, etc.) perhaps separting them into smaller tournament is a better solution, where everything is more manageable is the better solution?


Alex R. Ryan
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