I got a hoot out of the instructions wrestlers received before marching out to receive their medals at the 6A and 5A championships at the Kansas Coliseum last Saturday.
I came across them when one of the kids tossed the distinctive blue sheet of paper on the floor on his way across the arena.
"Congratulations! We are proud of you, and we want this State Wrestling Tournament Awards Ceremony to honor your and your boosters."
Several paragraphs later was a bold-face instruction:
"When the cheerleader comes forward to present your medal, lean forward so that she can get it over your head. Shake hands with her -- DO NOT KISS HER."
Protocol is protocol. But you know, if I was a senior who had just wrestled my last match ...
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