In other KHSAA state tournament championships, the state pays for the referees. If semi-state is part of the KHSAA state championships shouldn't they pay for the semi-state referees? Do they pay for the Semi-State referees? If they don't then why not? The KHSAA keeps the Semi-State gate, so they can't expect the host school to pay for the Referees, right? If the host school is supposed to pay the referees- Why? It's a losing proposition, host schools would have to make a minimum of $4000 in concession stands profit, just to pay the referees and for Track, or does the state pay for Track? Then they would only need about $3000 in profit. If the host school is responsible for a majority of the fees and gets to collect none of the gate what would be their incentive to host semi-state?

Wrestling is just a money grab for KHSAA. What is the justification for the KHSAA receiving all the gate money, when the schools are providing the labor, materials and facility? Shouldn't there be some sort of split?