I know that on another thread there is some discussion about fans. I thought I would ask the question about the best fans in the state. I love my Derby Panthers and support them every chance I get. I also know they travel to some great tournaments and Coach Ross don’t run from anyone. It would be very difficult for any wrestler on a Derby Roster to go undefeated. Enough accolades for Derby though.

As much as I love Derby, I have to say, I haven’t seen a more knowledgeable, supportive, good sport crowd as the Norton Blue Jays fan base. I got to see them again this last week at the Emporia Dual tournament and in a tough 33-31 win over Derby I have to say, even in the close matches, there was little arguing from the fans, and a great deal of good sportsmanship shown towards Derby and the Derby wrestlers. It was also amazing to watch the fan base know when to yell, and what to yell to get the officials attention. This happened once on a locked hands violation during the match. Another good thing was they didn’t dispute the close calls against their team that were per say judgment calls. I’m talking about the fans now, not the coach, who was also a great sport and obviously a strong leader for this team. I was this last weekend, as well as have been in the past, also very impressed with how well their fans travel. I was amazed at the number of people in the stands on this day with all of the bad weather.

There are a lot of great schools out there, a lot of strong fan bases, but the Norton fans get my nod as to how well they support their team. Any other great testimonies regarding the fans from other teams or others about Norton? Let’s hear them.