Yup. Inclusion seems to be the buzz word these days. Include everyone, including those that are mediocre. Everyone complains of "tough" kids not making it to state, but those kids would barely make the postseason in a tough state. Our state sucks nationally and we are rewarding mediocrity. Even our girls are getting worse compared to the rest of the country. Washington girls were extremely tough 10 years ago, but that was a function of being one of the first states to sanction girls' wrestling. Now were are mediocre even in girls wrestling. Look at the number of nationally ranked girls and how we do at Fargo. Those numbers are getting worse because other states have caught up and surpassed us, exposing our weakness as a wrestling state. It will only get worse and the whole idea of inclusion rewards that.
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