[csabo17]

All I can say is WOW. I am not a fan of the KHSAA but I will give them credit. They put on a fine state wrestling tournament. You can read about and you can watch it on ihigh.com but it doesn't compare to being there. My advice is this. If you have ever been or athlete of any sport or have kids that you hope will be athletes, you need to take them to this event one time. It doesn't matter how old or young you are it will make the hair on your neck stand up. It is second to known as state titles go in KY. Congrats to all the winners.

I tell everyone this. As much as basketball is put on a pedal-stool in this state, its state championship fails to compare to the wrestling championships. It truly is a mind changing event. I tell every coach no matter if their kid makes it to state or not make sure you take them to the championships. It will spark a fire in them like nothing else. I still get goosebumps every year. Luckily this year I was fortunate to be apart of the staff, and cant wait till next year.

As for the Hollon incident, as a KHSAA official I will have to keep my opinion to myself. However, wrestling is a sport in which a community treats everyone like family. Once you are a part of wrestling, you belong to a certain family. With that said, I truly hope the kid from Eastern did not fake an injury to win the match. I did watch the match in which he was injured and he seemed like he was hurt. Everyone involved in the match thought he was hurt bad enough that they wasnt sure if he would even be able to wrestle in the finals.