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    It doesnt really matter to me either way, But how many teams are in region 8/region 1? Have you taken into consideration the wrestling community population and not just state census statistics? Just curious as to what you come up with

    With these driving times, I just simply used the schools that have a wrestling team in that region. I would say that does a pretty good job of considering the wrestling community population.

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    This is the results for LaRue:

    1st Place - Tharon Blair

    2nd Place - Dalton Bell, Parker Anderson, and Thomas Hoppes

    3rd Place - Stiles Metcalf, Cameron Lasley, Clay Perry, Tristen Brown, and Hayden Polston

    4th Place - Levi Goodin, Mason Polston, Bryson Puyear

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    Apparently Louisville is considered central because they discount the presence of Region 8 in the east.

    By this logic having state in Frankfort discounts the presence of Region 1 in the west. By driving distance and time Region 1 is on average 204.33 miles and 209.92 minutes away from the Farnham Dudgeon. The longest drive distance/time in Region 1 from Farnham Dudgeon is Calloway County at 263 miles and 269 minutes.

    In contrast, if the state was held in Louisville than Region 8 on average would be 190.17 miles and 205.50 minutes away from Louisville. The longest drive distance/time for Region 8 is Letcher County Central at 222 miles and 250 minutes.

    So, by having the state tournament in Louisville as opposed to Frankfort we are actually asking Region 8 to take on LESS of a burden than what is currently asked of Region 1.

    *All of these driving times/distances are provided by Google Maps and are of course approximations.

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    While it looks like you did your research on the population numbers I noticed an issue with the results just for northern KY alone. All that is listed are covington and florence. your leaving out a whole bunch of citys in the area whose populations arn't accounted for in your numbers. Newport, Erlanger, Union, Hebron, Ft. wright, Ft. mitchell, Ft. thomas just to name a few.

    None of those cities you mention are even in the top 15 which goes down to Radcliff with a population of 22,253. With such a low population comparatively speaking I don't think inclusion of those cities is necessary. For this, I was just looking at cities besides the ones in the two areas Josh mentioned that would have an impact on the overall numbers. When you further add that the NKY cities aren't more than 15 miles difference between Lexington and Louisville I feel that my statement would still stand that Louisville is much more centrally located in terms of population.

    I hope that clears it up a little.

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    Louisville IS NOT centrally located to everyone, no matter the population. The Frankfort/Lexington/Richmond area is more centrally located than anywhere else in the state. The Yum Center would be way too expensive, and Freedom Hall is too big -- even if they put curtains in area where fans won't be allowed to sit.
    Josh,

    I'm not for sure how you define "centrally located" in terms of population. But in any normal definition Louisville is MUCH more centrally located population wise than Frankfort/Lexington/Richmond area. The state of Kentucky has 4,339,367 people according to the 2010 census. Out of those 4.3 million people, 1,266,454 live in the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area 269,096 people actually live in Indiana so if those people are removed then 997,358 people are KY residents in the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area. That comes out to 23.0% of the population who live in the Louisville MSA alone.

    Since you use the term "Frankfort/Lexington/Richmond area" in your post I will use the Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY Combined Statistical Area (a very large region geographically) for population numbers. In that CSA there are 685,419 people. That comes out to 15.8% of the population.

    We could further consider the top 10 cities in the state of Kentucky population wise that aren't already included and see which city they are geographically closer to.

    1. Louisville - Included in the Louisville MSA

    2. Lexington - Included in the Lexington CSA

    3. Bowling Green - Closer to Louisville

    4. Owensboro - Closer to Louisville

    5. Covington -Closer to Lexington

    6. Richmond - Included in the Lexington CSA

    7. Hopkinsville - Closer to Louisville

    8. Henderson - Closer to Louisville

    9. Florence - Closer to Lexington

    10. Frankfort - Included in the Lexington CSA

    As you see. Of the six cities not already included four of them are closer to Louisville by more than 50 miles. The two that are closer to Lexington are only so by a mere 15 miles.

    This is by no means a definitive study---but I think it's pretty clear that your original statement is false. When speaking in terms of population, Louisville is much more centrally located than the "Frankfort/Lexington/Richmond area".

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    14 - John Fahy (125)

    13 - Caleb Ervin (152)

    12 - Brock Ervin (112)

    11 - John Lampe (160)

    10 - JJ Jude (171)

    9 -  Luke Troxell (140)

    8 - Bernard Ray (189)

    7 - Joe Whalen (145)

    6 - Brendan Darrow (215)

    5 - Caleb Canter (135)

    4 - Kyle Terry (130)

    3 - Aaron House (HVY)

    2 - Garth Yenter (103)

    1 - TJ Ruschell (119)

    TB: Trinity (190)

    Bonus: Raymundo Perez (125)

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    For what it's worth, I disagree with the assertion that rural areas are disadvantaged in wrestling.  St Paris Graham, Claymont, Monroeville and a host of other Ohio schools are in rural areas and have done very well.  Granted St Paris Graham has virtual recruits, but the program was built with local kids and is not exactly in an urban area.

    Both LaRue and Union counties are rural areas.  And they are two of the more successful programs in the state.

    It can be done with hard work.

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    CBender, thanks for your support and I love your ideas.  I'll try to address all changes made to fix some of the issues you referenced.

    1) Start time:  In my opinion, this is the most important component to running a smooth tournament.  We are going to do everything in our power to make sure the whistles are blowing at 9:00.  Brackets and mat assignments will be posted the night before.  Also, I am going to email mat assignments to coaches prior to the tournament.  This will allow them to prepare the parents before arriving to state.  However, we'll deliver another copy of the mat assignments to the head coach/team mom once they check in.  I'm hopeful this extra work will make it easier for parents and kids to find their mats and get ready to wrestle. 

    2) I'm w/ you 100% on the faceoff.  I am pushing for a "Walk of Champions" type of ceremony that allows all participants to walk a path w/ their team and meet in the middle.  An announcer would simply call off each team in alphabetical order, w/ the spot light and music going.  The team would be lead by their coaches.  I'm sure this would have some issues, but it would certainly save time and allow all wrestlers to participate, not just finalists. 

    3) I consulted w/ the tournament director for the City Wide tournament held in Cincy, which usually has 1200+ kids.  He recommended 3 sessions too.  I see the benefit in doing it, my only concern would be w/ table workers.  As the sessions end, the parents and help tend to leave.  We should certainly consider this for future tournaments.

    Where will the brackets and mat assignments be posted?