Swayz,

From your comments, you infer that either 5a stinks or Lansing stinks. Neither is true. Or…you just like stirring up the board with the old 4a is better than 6a, and my thing is bigger than your thing. The reason Lansing moved from 24th to 6th place last season, is Lansing had a good team.

This year we may go 4a or stay at 5a. Regardless, we will be a contender as a top 3 team in any division. Here is our preseason line up.

103 - Dennis Wood (Sophomore) (Multiple kids state placer and state champ – Beat Sharky Slater this year at Kids State)

112 - Chance Thakston (Sophomore) (Returning HS state qualifier)

119 - Nick Flynn (Sophomore) (Multiple kids state qualifier & placer / Multiple FS & GR state champ / Team Kansas Member / Returning HS state placer)

125 - Brad Mock (Senior) (Multiple kids state qualifier / took a two year break and is hungry)

130 - Staurt Jones (Senior) (Multiple kids state qualifier / 2 X HS qualifier)

135 - Kyle Buhler (Junior) (Multiple kids state qualifier and placer / HS State qualifier / HS 4th Place)

140 - Sean Flynn (Senior) (Multiple kids state qualifier and placer / Multiple FS & GR State Champ / Team Kansas Member / 3 X HS State qualifier and placer)

145 - Kyle Grape (Junior) (Multiple kids state placer / 2 X H.S. state Placer - Returning HS state champion)

152 - Jeff Terrill (Senior) (Excellent wrestler / transfer from MO)

160 - Dennis Kessler (Senior) (Multiple Kids state qualifier / 3 X State qualifier)

171 - Lance Fink (Senior) (Returning state qualifier)

189 - Ryan Civil (Senior) (Multiple kids state qualifier/placer, 3 X HS state qualifier), Returning 4th Place)

215 - Logan Ryan (Senior) (State qualifier)

Hvy - Michael Bohin (Sophmore) While Mike stuggled at HVY WGT last year a 198lbs. Big Mike now is 245lbs and strong as an OX.

So my point Swayz is-- sometimes teams just get better.

Now that I think about this, you kind of piss me with your inference that we just got lucky by moving to 5a. The hours my teammates and I spend in the gym, the trips around the country to tournaments and camps, the dedication of numerous coaches around Leavenworth county, the efforts of parents and fans, for some “Adult” that is still living his 4a / 5a fantasy to tell me my team sucks, well…sucks.

So here what we are going to do about it.

A shout out to all Lansing Wrestlers. Stay out of trouble, keep your grades up, and don’t get hurt in football. Would love to see this preseason lineup come true.

For all those not playing a fall sport, I will be training at least twice a week. Lets get together when schools starts and do some preseason workout (My house, Fort Leavenworth, a freaking corn field). Lets do some damage at the Fall Brawl and at Denver before the season strats.

Sean Flynn.