I'm sure you all will say I'm hating or jealous or what not but I find it very weird that the coaches voted Matt Slone most outstanding wrestler for middle school state knowing he is a repeat 8th grader and knowing that most of them were against repeated students wrestling their repeat year.

Also, How does all of Trinity's club end up going to Trinity next year? I belive that half or more of their 8th graders are public school kids. Thats very interesting also. Thats the advantage private schools have and why the public private split debate is going on. It is highly unlikely that every single one of them can afford Trinity. It looks like the public private split has finally come to wrestling.

Finally come to wrestling? It hasn't even came to football yet lol..

Tyler Grimm of Johnson County Middle School should have gotten most outstanding wrestler. He is a good kid and a phenomenal wrestler. He will be a high school state champ for JCHS.

Matt Sloan looked very smooth. Props to him, he beat a very good and strong wrestler in Ohlmann from Trinity. Tyler Grimm also looked very good. Johnson from N. Hardin may have deserved MOW also. He beat a kid from Henderson who is in the High School rankings. Johnson controlled all his matches. All the boys listed above are up and coming, very technical and will be making some noise in the high school scene next year!

I'm sure you all will say I'm hating or jealous or what not but I find it very weird that the coaches voted Matt Slone most outstanding wrestler for middle school state knowing he is a repeat 8th grader and knowing that most of them were against repeated students wrestling their repeat year.

Also' date=' How does all of Trinity's club end up going to Trinity next year? I belive that half or more of their 8th graders are public school kids. Thats very interesting also. Thats the advantage private schools have and why the public private split debate is going on. It is highly unlikely that every single one of them can afford Trinity. It looks like the public private split has finally come to wrestling.[/quote']

1. Slone is still in the age limit for Middle school tourney. You can't punish him for being there a 2nd time. The coaches decided that he could participate. If he was the best one there he deserves the recognition.

2. The Middle School State tourney is not sactined by the KHSAA. Actually they have nothing at all to do with it. Each team (you notice I say team because schools are not the only teams here), participates under a school name but they may not attend that school.

....It's actually kind of complicated. I think the way I understand it is that anyone can wrestle for any team they want. Each team is catagorized as a club or a school team. If the team has someone that does not attend the middle school or its feeder it must be a club.

... Tinity abviousy is a club team, some others I believe are Fern Creek because they have a few who do not attend the middle school or feeders.

I believe Campbell also would fall under this catagory since they also have kids from other schools than the middle school. (I'm not exactly sure which teams are classified as club or school) However it actually does not matter.