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Less than a month before making his stunning announcement at the Junior Blues’ postseason team banquet, Parker was at the peak of his profession. His Rural teams had just swept state championships with the girls winning their second straight title and the boys adding the first team championship in Topeka history with a runaway win in Class 6A.
The championships capped dominant seasons in which the two teams combined to go 34-1 in duals and sweep Centennial League, regional, sub-state and state championships.
The rewards had rolled in for Parker as well, named the overall state wrestling coach of the year by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.