I had to step outside the box to take time and think about what I was offered, ... I had always wanted to do this since I graduated high school.

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He is a great asset to the team, ... I know anytime I have to leave on a call, he is perfectly capable of handling the team. I have full confidence in him.

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This is a hard working group, ... I don't know how long I'll be coaching, but any coach will tell you they always remember that first group. Win or lose this season, they will always be the first ones.

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[Currently, Sheriff Terry Baxter is working with County Attorney Judson Frisk to interpret the law and develop the county's opinion and position regarding these changes.] Iowa lawmakers developed this law leaving much of it up to interpretation, ... What we have to do is look to the intent of the law to make our determinations before we are able to enforce.

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I just look at the seniors' faces, and you can tell that they know that it was their last game, ... I remember that feeling so well. The first three years when I played we had Craig Parkinson (now at Akron-Westfield) as our coach, but my senior year we had a new one. My coach that year was Gregg Beam.

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The kids were disappointed with the outcome, ... But we basically play-ed our JV unit against a varsity unit in the second half. The kids didn't separate or resort to the blame game. They stuck together and played hard, and that is all we ask.

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I've been coaching football since 1999, and I have a lot of people supporting me in my dual role, ... I just love this time of year, and wouldn't wouldn't want to spend it any other way.

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We're a young team that is low on numbers right now, ... We're just trying to keep the program going. We had a good practice on Monday night, and are putting last week's game behind us. A lot of kids received their first taste of varsity action, and we have to move forward.

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