Good Ol' Days!
Quote from Sasquatch on January 19, 2026, 3:02 pmWhy do you think the Grappler is so quiet?
I miss the good old days......... like, Canton is one wrestler recruit away from winning it all? The refs do or don't call stalling and out of bounds consistently? Kingsbury County's coming out of nowhere! Bon Homme is overrated! This or that weight class is weak! There should only be one class...NOT!? The dual tournament is great, or is it? There should be 2 state tournaments, one for girls and one for boys, now or someday, maybe? We should keep the state tournament in Rapid, or alternate? The ratings are spot on...or my grandma could do a better job and she thinks the sport is barbaric!! There should be a north border battle between the Dakotas? There should be a tournament between A and B champs after the this season! Region 3 is still the strongest region, um yes!
We love this sport AND in all seriousness, good luck to Coach Andal. It was entertaining to watch you in the corner you will be missed. Prayers to the Kingsbury County wrestler and his family. Good luck to all wrestlers, the seasons flying by!!
Sutton Strong!!!
Why do you think the Grappler is so quiet?
I miss the good old days......... like, Canton is one wrestler recruit away from winning it all? The refs do or don't call stalling and out of bounds consistently? Kingsbury County's coming out of nowhere! Bon Homme is overrated! This or that weight class is weak! There should only be one class...NOT!? The dual tournament is great, or is it? There should be 2 state tournaments, one for girls and one for boys, now or someday, maybe? We should keep the state tournament in Rapid, or alternate? The ratings are spot on...or my grandma could do a better job and she thinks the sport is barbaric!! There should be a north border battle between the Dakotas? There should be a tournament between A and B champs after the this season! Region 3 is still the strongest region, um yes!
We love this sport AND in all seriousness, good luck to Coach Andal. It was entertaining to watch you in the corner you will be missed. Prayers to the Kingsbury County wrestler and his family. Good luck to all wrestlers, the seasons flying by!!
Sutton Strong!!!
Quote from wrestlinglegend88 on January 19, 2026, 10:45 pmNew Class B Ratings just came out on Facebook. See some kids that haven’t wrestled for over a month still rated???
New Class B Ratings just came out on Facebook. See some kids that haven’t wrestled for over a month still rated???
Quote from Kelly on January 20, 2026, 1:26 amI agree, grappler is too quiet.
Do not think Canton will get it done this year, Winner has too many top place winners.
Refs will always be inconsistent; I do not want their job.
KC has a good program, building a great foundation in a great sport. But do not have enough top contenders to compete for a title.
Bon Homme is not overrated. Have a lot of talent many could go high but also drop of as well.
Always have a few down weights. Don't like to take away the pride from a kid that wins that one.
Keep 2 classes, we may lose some of the class A teams if we go to 1.
Dual tournament is awesome, I know it is tough for some teams, but it may be helping other teams. Embrace it and try to build for the future.
Girls cannot sustain by themselves yet, but they have grown faster than I expected. Soon they should have their own weekend.
Stay in Rapid, they want us.
Ratings are ratings, fun to look at, don't matter till the end. But they do have a few jacked up ones, I ALSO DO NOT WANT THIS JOB.
I would love to see an after season round robin with champs from both ND and SD present and let it fly. SDSU or NDSU would be smart to promote this for recruiting purposes.
And YES region 3 is still the strongest.
Let's get the forums moving again, great fun to talk about the best sport ever.
I agree, grappler is too quiet.
Do not think Canton will get it done this year, Winner has too many top place winners.
Refs will always be inconsistent; I do not want their job.
KC has a good program, building a great foundation in a great sport. But do not have enough top contenders to compete for a title.
Bon Homme is not overrated. Have a lot of talent many could go high but also drop of as well.
Always have a few down weights. Don't like to take away the pride from a kid that wins that one.
Keep 2 classes, we may lose some of the class A teams if we go to 1.
Dual tournament is awesome, I know it is tough for some teams, but it may be helping other teams. Embrace it and try to build for the future.
Girls cannot sustain by themselves yet, but they have grown faster than I expected. Soon they should have their own weekend.
Stay in Rapid, they want us.
Ratings are ratings, fun to look at, don't matter till the end. But they do have a few jacked up ones, I ALSO DO NOT WANT THIS JOB.
I would love to see an after season round robin with champs from both ND and SD present and let it fly. SDSU or NDSU would be smart to promote this for recruiting purposes.
And YES region 3 is still the strongest.
Let's get the forums moving again, great fun to talk about the best sport ever.
Quote from chalk on January 20, 2026, 9:39 amHigh School state is in SF this year, but next two years I believe in RC 2027 & 2028.
Duals are going to be discussed on Wednesday at the SDHSAA meeting. This is one of two events they charge admission for that lose money and it being a second state championship awarded to a "team", in addition to the individual team points and team title awarded at the traditional state tournament. No other sports award two team trophies, although they do award an additional "gold medal" in track for almost every event for all classes. Not to mention we have too many football classes with multiple trophies handed out.
Some of this is also created by ourselves. Coaches in a position to win or place (high or low) are mostly in for them, but that changes each year with numbers. Also if we don't count the matches for seeding, it's viewed as an exhibition state event. The state has tried moving this around, doing it at the state tournament, after, and now a couple weeks before, and you have everyone providing feedback on how and when it should be done. This is a lot of strong opinions, complaints, etc.
There might be some options, more to come. Stay tuned. We do need the coaches to rally for this to keep it, even when they might not have their best teams. Or this will go away again.
High School state is in SF this year, but next two years I believe in RC 2027 & 2028.
Duals are going to be discussed on Wednesday at the SDHSAA meeting. This is one of two events they charge admission for that lose money and it being a second state championship awarded to a "team", in addition to the individual team points and team title awarded at the traditional state tournament. No other sports award two team trophies, although they do award an additional "gold medal" in track for almost every event for all classes. Not to mention we have too many football classes with multiple trophies handed out.
Some of this is also created by ourselves. Coaches in a position to win or place (high or low) are mostly in for them, but that changes each year with numbers. Also if we don't count the matches for seeding, it's viewed as an exhibition state event. The state has tried moving this around, doing it at the state tournament, after, and now a couple weeks before, and you have everyone providing feedback on how and when it should be done. This is a lot of strong opinions, complaints, etc.
There might be some options, more to come. Stay tuned. We do need the coaches to rally for this to keep it, even when they might not have their best teams. Or this will go away again.
Quote from jobro04 on January 21, 2026, 10:49 amClass A won’t even be close this year. Sturgis is going to run away with it an and possibly break the all time scoring record. Class B is too close to call at this point. Too many people complain about refs yet nobody is willing to take the classes and put on the stripes. Are they inconsistent sometimes? They are, but they are human. Either put on the stripes or sit down and be quiet. It’s great to see programs on the rise. Bon Homme is not overrated. Go watch them wrestle. They have a tough group of kids. I think the dual tournament is great. That being said the matches counting towards state seeding will continue to cause teams to not participate or certain matches not to happen. I don’t think there is enough girls yet to support a separate state tournament. I hope there is eventually because they deserve to be showcased as well. The individual state tournament needs to go back to 2 days. Three days to wrestle 5 matches if you keep winning is ridiculous. Keep the state tournament in Rapid every year. They actually want us there. I absolutely hate the Premier Center. I live on the complete opposite side of the state and I will gladly drive to Rapid every year. Everyone thinks putting the rankings together is easy. If it’s so easy come up with your own and send them in. Results aren’t entered into the system correctly or in a timely manner. I would love to see A and B state champs wrestle and have a true state champion. I don’t see it happening though. The amount of talent moving up to varsity ranks the next few years is going to be so much fun to watch. Kids that have embraced the extra training opportunities since they were little.
Class A won’t even be close this year. Sturgis is going to run away with it an and possibly break the all time scoring record. Class B is too close to call at this point. Too many people complain about refs yet nobody is willing to take the classes and put on the stripes. Are they inconsistent sometimes? They are, but they are human. Either put on the stripes or sit down and be quiet. It’s great to see programs on the rise. Bon Homme is not overrated. Go watch them wrestle. They have a tough group of kids. I think the dual tournament is great. That being said the matches counting towards state seeding will continue to cause teams to not participate or certain matches not to happen. I don’t think there is enough girls yet to support a separate state tournament. I hope there is eventually because they deserve to be showcased as well. The individual state tournament needs to go back to 2 days. Three days to wrestle 5 matches if you keep winning is ridiculous. Keep the state tournament in Rapid every year. They actually want us there. I absolutely hate the Premier Center. I live on the complete opposite side of the state and I will gladly drive to Rapid every year. Everyone thinks putting the rankings together is easy. If it’s so easy come up with your own and send them in. Results aren’t entered into the system correctly or in a timely manner. I would love to see A and B state champs wrestle and have a true state champion. I don’t see it happening though. The amount of talent moving up to varsity ranks the next few years is going to be so much fun to watch. Kids that have embraced the extra training opportunities since they were little.
Quote from All Knowing 2.0 on January 21, 2026, 6:47 pmThere should be a single-class state dual tournament in early or mid-January. The A and B individual tournaments could/should also be back to 2 days.
Speaking of good ol' days....How in the world did the Corn Palace hold the state AAU tournament back in the day?!
There should be a single-class state dual tournament in early or mid-January. The A and B individual tournaments could/should also be back to 2 days.
Speaking of good ol' days....How in the world did the Corn Palace hold the state AAU tournament back in the day?!
Quote from Travis on January 21, 2026, 9:50 pmNo there shouldn’t be a single class state dual tournament. Too much size difference between Brandon valley and Any B school
not sure how state dual tournament cost much… at a high school venue… takes less time than a regular weekend tournament… find a sponsor
class b should go to 2 regions. 3 & 4 and 1&2 combine Send top 8 to state… this keeps best kids at state… this doesn’t happen currently
Nice to see canton take a year off from recruiting new out of towners.. still have quite a few out of towners on the team.. but who would would expect anything different
No there shouldn’t be a single class state dual tournament. Too much size difference between Brandon valley and Any B school
not sure how state dual tournament cost much… at a high school venue… takes less time than a regular weekend tournament… find a sponsor
class b should go to 2 regions. 3 & 4 and 1&2 combine Send top 8 to state… this keeps best kids at state… this doesn’t happen currently
Nice to see canton take a year off from recruiting new out of towners.. still have quite a few out of towners on the team.. but who would would expect anything different
Quote from duane on January 23, 2026, 11:30 pmI would hate to lose the dual tournament again. They were some of the best wrestling the first four years. Mixing them in with the individual tournament wasn't good. In a smaller gym the atmosphere can be dynamic. We won't always have a dominant team and competition will be competitive again. I agree, how do they lose money? Get some sponsors is a great idea. Single class system would be a death sentence for some of the smaller schools. We need to promote this great sport as much as we can.
I agree, three days is too much for the state tournament, just a way for the city to make money. Let's wrestler!
I would hate to lose the dual tournament again. They were some of the best wrestling the first four years. Mixing them in with the individual tournament wasn't good. In a smaller gym the atmosphere can be dynamic. We won't always have a dominant team and competition will be competitive again. I agree, how do they lose money? Get some sponsors is a great idea. Single class system would be a death sentence for some of the smaller schools. We need to promote this great sport as much as we can.
I agree, three days is too much for the state tournament, just a way for the city to make money. Let's wrestler!
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