Regional comparisons

[bucknasty]

weight 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
103 SS SS SS N
112 N SS N N
119 N SS SR SS
125 SR SS N N
130 SS SR N SS
135 SS SS N SR
140 SR SR SS N
145 N N SR SS
152 SS N SS N
160 N SS SS SR
171 SR SS SS SS
189 SS SR SR N
215 N SS SS SR
285 N SS SS N

Sunset Region had 25 placers
North Region had 19 placers
Sunrise Region had 12 placers
The Sunset Region had a first or second at every weight except for 145. Great job for a tough Region to finish strong.
It took a while to recoup after the drive yesterday, two days of sitting on the bleachers that were so not forgiving. The length of the finals was almost too much to take, but it was for the kids & they deserved their time in the spotlight. So many kudos to all the wrestlers this weekend.
Was it just me or when the power went off during the finals the thought of extended the finals even longer & having some matches wrestle with just the emergency lights on was kind of disturbing & had to be a distraction to the wrestlers that were already
wrestling ? The issue Friday night with the lights during the semi finals was frustrating at the least.
The talk of the tourney next year possibly being at The Orleans ? Sounds nice, but lets see the new NIAA Director get something positive arranged & not have it end up at Cimarron again. The time is now to start looking for sponsorships, corporate, school districts can chip in, support from the private sector, lets get going NIAA & make this an even better event next year. Don't put this aside & deal with it later, "get r done "

[ooldad]

North 6 golds should have had 7, sunset 5, sunrise 3
North dominates considering that they had 50% less wrestlers

[bucknasty]

I don't think that the "North dominated" with 50 % less wrestlers. The eight wrestlers that the North had in the finals did great as they won six & only lost two. With the exception of the 145 class, there was a Sunset wrestler in every final with the North with the same number of qualifying spots available at the Regional that the North had. In the finals that the Sunrise was in, there was a Sunset wrestler in the finals with them except at 140 pounds. The Sunset had wrestlers in the finals at twelve weights. I know that this comes up every year but the Sunset Region gets the same number kids at state that the North & Sunrise Regions do. The depth that the Sunset Region has, was again displayed at this years tourney. The competition was intense , as it should be, the competitors should be congratulated for their efforts & we'll see what happens next year. Good luck to all of the graduating seniors with what lies ahead for you.

[williams]

The toughest single zone/weight had to be SS 103s. Northern 112s were also very tough.