Thank you for the compliments. Although Brandon didn't wrestle at Districts, my family went to watch and we may end up driving up to Topeka to watch State.

Our wrestling program at Turner HS was a great success this year. That is because of dedicated coaches and our school Principal, Mr. Voth was at most of the tournaments and supported us. The boys are a great group of athletes and their coaches created a bond with and between them. They encourged them to do the best they could as an individual and a team and believed they could bring home the State Title and they did! A first in any sport at THS.

Going from kids to HS was a big adjustment. Being a Freshman and wrestling on Varsity against mostly Juniors and Seniors is a big adjustment physically and mentally. It was rough, but Brandon placed 6th in 5A State in 135.

We were looking forward to going through kids in the years to come. If someone had told me we wouldn't have been there this time last year, I would have never believed it. Hopefully, next year we will return.

As in anything in life, we must take the good with the bad. The luck just wasn't in the cards this year. I'm sure the baseball coach feels he has a valid reason for his opinion/decision. This may not seem fair (and I may not agree with the coach on this one), but Turner as a whole is a good school with several good teachers who do care about the kids.

Thanks again and good luck to Marvio at State!!!!