Yes it is the same series tournament, and basically Aaron’s comments are right on the money. I was speaking with Dave, the director of Super 32, who I believe even responded on the topic thread it was originally posted on. Truth is I put in a lot of work, and I mean a lot of work was put into the possibility of that tournament happening, including, security of venue, reservation of officials, notification to particular chambers or commerce and much more. Then when complaints came about regarding the tournament not being USA Sanctioned in Kansas, even some questioning the use of these boards to promote it, the promoters backed out. While it wasn't the only complaint registered, I will assure you, as the one who was working on the promotion of the tournament; those few complaints scared the promoters off because of the perceived authority of those posters.

While I know this was not the intent of some of those posting, it should be understood, that this was the primary reason to my understanding for initially not doing the tournament. As I was the person primarily involved in working with the promoters, I think I can safely speak on this subject.

Will it happen in Kansas in the future? I personally doubt it, but I would like to be proven wrong. Truth is, there is more to putting on a tournament of this caliber than many realize. It is easy to talk about it getting done, but another thing all together to see to it that it gets done. I am afraid that we likely lost our chance to see it happen in the future. It is a shame because the Super 32 is now recognized as one of the top High School tournaments in the country. To think that we could have had it in Kansas is disturbing when considering it could have been.