We've had some close games against some other district teams, so we wanted to come out here and make a statement. We've learned we have to respect every team we face and we need to play on both sides of the court, not just offense.

Aaron Holmes

I think our perimeter play has been solid all year. Other teams underestimate our guards, and we've got a year's more experience inside.

Matt Harr

What we have to be able to do is what the good teams do. Like the Detroit Pistons, they are a much better scoring team than last year, but they have the ability to stop you until they get their offense going.

Leonard Drake

It's our way to keep the momentum in our favor. We're going to have ups-and-downs with our offense and defense, but the special teams can keep that momentum.

Daniel Sullivan

It was good experience for our kids. Our kids have a lot to learn from playing good teams like Brighton. They are, by far, the best team we've played.

Mark Graham

The football team's success has added a mystique about the university. The fact that they're building a new arena shows great commitment on their part that they want to have national-level success in the basketball program as well.

Tim Floyd

That's why if it was up to me, I'd turn off all of the TVs in the clubhouse. And I'd turn the (out-of-town) scoreboard off at home, too. What good does it do? When you're in a pennant race, you shouldn't worry about the teams chasing you, so why watch the games?

Carl Everett

It was just about who was going to stop who, and who was going to answer who. I think that we're the best two teams in the region. It's just bad that we both won't get to go to the state tournament.

Darnell Dozier

I know these guys win games and what kind of team this is, ... This is a team a lot of teams in the league are scared of, so why not Pittsburgh?

Quincy Morgan

It's hard to imagine any coach doing more for their teams than those three guys.

Mark Tennis

We didn't want to go down as one of the only teams to lose all four slams.

Mike Bryan

You hope (it doesn't take as long to get back), but it has been awhile. We went through some teams where we didn't have a lot of size. This team has been a real joy. They've come together and the size helps.

Rick Wood

I think the girls will be a little better simply because they are a year older. I don't know if their record will be any better because we are playing a pretty tough schedule and there are some good teams, so improvement is what we are going to be looking for.

Terry Austin

Both teams have really good defenses. They have one big girl (Brittany Brown) who stays in the paint a lot. They also have a few shooters, but I'm not nervous.

Megan Braby

When it come down to it on most nights it is about the player and the teams that work the hardest and not so much a chess match of strategy. Composure is key to playing defense and you cannot allow others to get under your skin and throw you off your game.

Cody Franson

The weekend is going to be extremely difficult as we are playing indoors against three teams that have been practicing indoors all season. Overall, we are going in with nothing to lose, sort of the underdog attitude. I like this because we can play loose and that is when good things can happen.

Damon Coupe

If you win 50 or more games, ... you should only have to play two exhibitions. Forty to 49, you play three; 30 to 39, you play five; and under 30 you play eight. That way, the teams that really need the work will play more games.

Brent Barry

We're in every ball game, that is what I am proud of. Teams that should be blowing us out aren't. We're prepared and mentally tough and that won't happen. There isn't a better team to coach than this one.

Stacia Rustad

I think preseason is a tough thing to judge teams by, because teams aren't dressing all their top guys. But learning to win under the [NHL's new set of rules and points of emphasis designed to increase offense] is important.

Cory Stillman

I've had the chance to be part of two great teams in Dallas and last year in Tampa Bay, and those are experiences I can take with me to Long Island. I look at the Islanders the way I saw our team in Tampa Bay, as a team on the verge of something great.

Brad Lukowich

We've hit a home run with this sponsorship. The teams love it, the communities love it and our clients and employees love it. So we decided to go for a triple play and extend this sponsorship through 2009. The Principal Family Fun Fest is a great way to bring wholesome, family-oriented entertainment to the communities where our clients and employees live.

Dan Houston

When I was watching a football game, there was clearly a risk aversion going on. These teams are dwelling on the bad thing that can happen. In backgammon, I've got no qualm about putting the entire match on the line if it's the optimal decision. If I've got to put it all on the line right here and now, let's do it.

Frank Frigo

This week was different from last week as we were running with top teams and top runners in the country. She was able to run a good race and handle the pressure very well. She is running with expectations of being successful and she should continue to improve. Overall, she is just an overall good runner at any distance and we are lucky to have her.

Scott Jones

It's tough to get in a rhythm in this league. You can go to playing teams who play all zone one day, to teams who play all (man-to-man defense) the next.

John Beilein

We've had a few tough games already to take into this -- Man United was a big test -- but that's the stage this club is at now, trying to compete with the better teams. Arsenal are a fantastic side but there is a new belief about us now.

Michael Carrick

Both teams like to play the full-court game and we got the easier shots. They did not shoot the ball well, especially the first half. We passed the ball very well and were aggressive.

Andrea Gorski

People will look at the way we have started and say we are favourites, but we respect other teams in the league.

Peter Thompson

Normally, city teams don't like to play a lot of defense for too long, so we wanted to take our time a lot on offense.

Roger Lehman

We're hoping to get at least 10 girls or more qualify for regions. It could be a little more or little less, but I feel good we can get those kids and some of our relay teams to the regions.

Mike Ruszkowski

The Monroe team was head and shoulders above the rest of the teams there.

Steve Ahrens

I think they're all really active (on defense), ... They have big, physical guys inside, and then their linebackers are always really physical. They fly around the ball, and they're always swarming. They play a real aggressive style of defense. Their entire defense brings an attitude that's just a notch above a lot of other teams in the NFL.

Justin Hartwig

We played on fields that were leased for a dollar a year from Goodyear. They're still there. They used to be the home of where Decatur Little League played. Then we expanded it to two leagues ... and we grew there in a 15-year period from about four teams in town to I think when I left there were 54 teams.

Gale Montgomery Park

Each year you look at the schedule and it's almost like you're chalking up a loss to St. Mary's. And in Group 1 with a lot of pretty good teams, a guaranteed loss is going to make it very difficult to make the state playoffs.

John Galante

Chattanooga is one of the three new host cities in the 2006 Tour. Our organization recognizes that Chattanooga offers a great deal of amenities and opportunities for the huge crowds we are expecting for the finish of the individual time trial. We know all the professional teams in the Tour will find the course from Chickamauga to Chattanooga quite challenging.

Chris Aronhalt

Companies send teams from Utah and Texas to look for antlers because they're in high demand for furniture, chandeliers and jewelry. They pay up to $18 a pound for antlers.

Joe Lewandowski

We're in a really tough period, we've got some good teams to play over the next month but it's how we handle the tough period that will determine the result at the back end of the season. We will definitely stick solid as a team.

Ricky Stuart

You have to tip your cap to Mercy. I thought when they got down nine, they didn't panic. It would have been easy for some teams to panic, but I know a coach Kohs team doesn't panic. They just fought back and beat us to a couple loose balls to make a difference.

Vincent Cianfarani

With six teams it works out perfect. I like it, the only thing is every other year someone has an advantage on the home and away. That's the only thing I don't like about it.

Terry Stephenson

These three players were named team captains after a vote by the team. I feel that these three players are tremendous leaders. Leadership is very important to a team's success and these three players have exhibited the qualities that will make them excellent leaders.

Jon Lipsitz

At least that's the two toughest teams out of the way now.

Carl Withey

They're going to see how well other teams swim, other people swim. They can only get stronger from swimming against people like that.

Daniel Glover

This team's been through a lot. Hopefully, we have enough coming back to have a good season next year.

Bob Gonzalez

I think North Idaho and Salt Lake will be the teams to beat, along with ourselves. So we'll get a look at them.

Ben Stroud

The young teams that get down a couple of goals, they try to force things to make things happen. Where maturity knows you're going to get it back in the next two minutes.

Manny Legace

Everybody says he didn't win a championship as a coach, but look at everybody who's in the Hall who doesn't have a ring. My key point is that none of the teams he's coached were good enough to win the whole thing. But did he get the most out of them that you could? Yes.

Del Harris

Right now they're the team to beat. We're picked first in the conference and the rankings are just a big bulls-eye. It gets everybody's attention and helps motivate the teams we're playing. We've got to show up too.

Tommy Ramos

It should be a challenging schedule for us. We're playing teams from all over the nation.

Chris Huesman

We know we're not the most talented team, but we knew the way we could beat these teams was by playing great team defense.

Teppo Numminen

[The conference] only has two players in the league who were on the all A-Sun team last year. We have three new teams, so we feel like it's wide open.

Frank Bennett

It's going to be a very interesting game. PHS is one of the most athletic teams we have played. They are coming to the most exciting place to play in the state and it should be a great match up.

Roy Edman

We have to be aware of the spoiler, we have got to come out and play our game. These teams aren't in the race right now, they're playing for their jobs. We've got to come out and win these games. They are big games that we should win, we have to win.

David Legwand

All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry.

Ladreda Akins

Teams were running out of substitutions and the libero helps prevent that while still being able to play your best defensive players.

Kelly Knuth

They put 80 points on the board the first week of the season. We expect them to come in with a wide-open offense and to be a pretty good team, ... We're not too familiar with the quality of teams they play. So we're preparing like we would for Tabor or Sterling.

David Cunningham

They were a well-prepared football team and they capitalized on the mistakes. Sometimes mistakes happen and teams do not capitalize on them. They did a great job of doing that. They're a good football team. We have to go back to the drawing board and fix the problem.

Claude Brown

It's no secret that the board and Glenn are disappointed with the team's failure. That said, Glenn is a proven manager and the board feels confident that he has the skills needed to rebuild the squad over the coming season.

Jez Moxey

This is such an important game. Ithaca seems to be one of the stronger teams.

Noah Fehrenbach

To score five goals against one of the better defensive teams, we're happy with that. Sunday is going to be a chess match. You don't want to let a golden opportunity go to waste.

Nick Iaciancio

The difference between the teams was commitment. The Chiefs came out more committed, determined to do their absolute best in attack and defense and that was the difference.

Chris Latham

Since we're young, it's a good experience to have during the season. The more experience you have swimming against top quality teams and top quality kids, the better you're going to get.

Jason Hafner

We even have an armed guard with our folks, as do other teams there. It's just turned into a kind of madness.

Maurice Luque

We want to go up against the best possible teams we can before we get into the SWAC. We need to play in hostile environments because this league will not be easy.

Van Holt

We need people who can face the very worst and not quake. They need to have resilience and go 24-7 for a while. We only want to send in really strong teams at this point. We don't want to rescue the rescuers.

Susan Michaels

We're not the kind of team that gets 20 hits a game, but we take advantage of other team's mistakes.

Jamie Cook

It was a great win for us. We beat a hot team which has become one of the best teams in the league. These guys are starting to believe in themselves. All the things we talked about four, five, six weeks ago they had to prove we could do them. We're starting to prove we can do them.

Joe Mihalich

Both teams played solid defense and got good goaltending.

Mike Donahue

We pretty much dominated from the team's scoring aspect, and benefited on some events that only the D-1 schools were scored.

John Mcnichols

We didn't play well at all in this game early ... but they came out and found a way to win, and that's what good teams do.

Paul Morse

This is the final regular season meet for the seniors, making it very emotional. Both teams should come out with intense energy. This meet will give us a good idea what to expect in the SEC Championships. The women are deep right now and I think they will give a great performance this weekend.

Don Gibb

They gave us everything we could handle. They're one of the best 1-4 teams I've ever seen.

Bud Ogden

We need some tests and we got one tonight. This is why you come to these tournament. You want to play games like this against good teams.

Tom Vix

It's funny; the two teams we've got the most exposure on are the Vikings and the Raiders.

Robert Walker

The bowling here is sometimes ignored and the teams up north get the publicity. But I believe in this area. This area has made a lot of noise at state in the past, and I feel it can next week, too.

Jim Hedman

Ethan is awesome. The guy is just automatic. He gives you all the confidence in the world to just know the ball is coming where it needs to be, and you can just get into the flow of the kick. You see what happens to some teams when mishaps occur, and, knock on wood, we don't have them around here.

Tom Tupa

Without Richard, that put a toll on us. Teams started scheming us differently. They didn't have that X factor to worry about. Teams try to run away from him, double him and everything, and that allows the other defensive linemen to make a lot of plays.

Vince Wilfork

We feel like we are peaking at the right time. But we know that nothing is going to come easy for us because this is a very tough tournament with a lot of great teams in the field.

Jim Hale

This weekend is like a Big Ten weekend. Both teams are solid. It should prepare us for Big Ten play.

Dean Duerst

We came because we have a young team, ... We thought there'd be other teams that would be extremely good. If you win here, it's not the end-all, and if you lose, it's not the end-all either.

John Dunning

That's a hell of a basketball team. People say 'Oh, Division 3, this and that,' but they're one of the best teams in the state of Massachusetts. They have a terrific point guard and Dozier's the real deal. I told (Dedham coach) Eddie (Hickey) before the game that it's amazing for both teams to be undefeated at this point in the year.

Paul Connolly

The rating system is pretty accurate as far as who the best teams out there are.

Hugo Luna

We definitely needed this one. We've had a rough preseason and with the tough teams we faced last week, these are the games we need to get.

Keith Rickard

So many teams turn around because they come up against bluffs and cliffs.

Steve Hayden

That's the way it should be. We're the best two teams in the tournament. It should come down to us.

John Milliken

I think I figured it out, ... All teams that start with T give me trouble. Tampa, Toronto, Texas. But in all honesty, it's the way it goes. The balls I threw on the corners they hit and the ones over the middle they crushed. It's just one of those nights.

Paul Byrd

With only 12 players on a team and to have lost six of those players - that leaves some big shoes to fill. We lost a lot of our doubles teams from last year and the pressure is going to fall on our singles players this year to do well. We won't be able to count on our doubles teams to sweep.

Mike Blake

We expect [opposing teams] to look at our defense and know they are young guys and try to take advantage, but if they come through the crease, we make them not want to come through it again. That's our whole game plan. If they catch the ball, they're not coming back.

Al Kohart

We are still awaiting the resumption of financial assistance from Fifa. We are confident the money will be coming soon so we can offset some of the debts we have incurred on the boys and girls teams and also arrange for better training facilities for the boys before their next match.

Dan Omino

I can see the conference champion going 9-5. The good teams are going to do a lot of beating up on each other. I'm just happy we're going to be up there with them.

Pete Hoffman

We won't know that until the (investigative) teams return. They are gathering information at various sites.

Paul Schlamm

We knew going in that they were going to zero in on Kevin, who still had 115 yards in the game. Now, we've got another weapon - teams have to prepare even harder.

Joby Scroggs

It's become very common. All of us have different titles, but for the most part, the WNBA teams have one person running the business side.

Danette Leighton

We are certainly going to see some exciting basketball games. I can see four or five teams capable of getting hot and winning. We want to go into the tournament and continue to get better with each game.

Marty Rowe

The playoffs start on March 10 and the top eight teams get first-round byes, so we're looking pretty good right now.

Kermit Young

This was a good series for us. Arkansas State has a nice ball club and they have shown they are capable of beating good teams. They gave us a tussle this weekend, and today we had to make some plays and pitch well.

Ron Polk

It's an inequitable deal, but teams continue to use the leverage of, if you want a team, well, you've got to play by our rules to extract money from the public.

Neil Demause

We handled their press a lot better tonight, but I think both are better teams than they were when we played before Christmas.

Rich Aubrey

I am pleased with the way we have started the season. It is always a good feeling to put up some wins, however, we are not satisfied. Now, we have to focus on conference play and beating teams three times in a series.

Stacey Sullivan

It really shows promise (for the conference). It shows that Middlesex County has some up-and-coming talent. I think, looking at these teams, that it's anyone's game right now.

Maureen Barnett

When you play certain teams from your own province, there might be a little more determination than when you play others.

Jill Officer

We're really doing well. It was nice just to get some competition under our belts. We have them competing in a lot of different events and they're running hard. I'm very happy with the team's effort tonight.

Rod Kausen

It was especially tough for me, because I had to play the post position. It was a totally different spot. It was tough because you didn't have that security of rebounds of course— he's in double digits a night, plus we couldn't get the ball into the post. That's why we struggled against teams like Decatur, which have big post men.

Clay Byington

We're starting to wrestle up to our potential. There were some tough teams, and it showed us where we need to get to by (the state tournament).

Rand Baker

We're really excited. It's been a goal of ours to a state tournament. They're excited and I think we'll be ready to go. We're certainly the Cinderella if we can a few games. Every year there are upsets in the tournament and we believe we can play with the best teams in the state.

Ryan Mcguire

There's a lot of research that goes into it. We have teams in the office researching to find that high-class group that guys or girls are a part of.

Tedd Schermerhorn

I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but to be able to go up there and watch six other teams play before us means a lot. It speaks tremendous volumes about where the program is right now.

Anthony Bozzella

We got all our goals accomplished except one, which was bringing home a trophy from the state tournament. It was a great year. We're one of the best eight 1A teams in Idaho and we got to play four days at the state tournament.

Dick Simpson

There's a big difference between the quality of teams in our district and the other 6A district. Those things happen, though.

Dan Sanso

You saw the difference of the physicality of the two teams.

Dan Martin

I think it's a good way for all four teams to start the year.

John Dunning

I don't know too much about a lot of the teams, but I think that we can go deep.

Lana Tomlin

The way I look at . . . on the one hand, yeah, I would have loved to been able to play my last game (being aware of it). But on the other side, I'm so fortunate to play as long as I did play. So fortunate to play with the players and the teams that I did play with. And that's what I've got to look at. In the long run, I was very, very lucky.

Al Macinnis

We had a tougher schedule. We challenged all those teams and that does play a difference. ... Those teams prepare you.

Dale Robinson

That's going to be fun to have all the best teams in the country playing at our place. Plus, we're going to a tournament in Hawaii this spring. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am at Wisconsin.

Audra Jeffers

We enjoy the tournament. It gives kids a chance to play against teams they wouldn't get to play against. It's a great community tournament.

Renaldo Garcia

I have lots of respect for W-N. If they get it going they have the weapons to upset some teams.

Mike Forsberg

If we can pick up six points from two games then we can close up on the teams above us and make a real fight of it.

Harry Redknapp

A lot of guys are stepping up. We are deep in that a lot of guys are coming off the bench and giving us good minutes. This is one of the deepest teams in the four years I've been here.

Will Craig

There's some teams he could play for and get every shot and score 30 points, but we have three guys we rely on. Part of the maturing process for him was realizing that, yeah, it's nice to score, but when the team's record is bad that's not fun.

Bob Marinak

I know Moss is new. I know David is new. But the majority of the guys - offensively, defensively and special teams - have been here for the two years now. And for here, that's an eternity. We haven't had that consistency for a long time.

Jon Jansen

I was satisfied with my team's overall performance.

Austin Eguavoen

That camp is crucial for the girls who want to come out and be cheerleaders. Because this year, right after the camp, we are going to assign teams. Last year, we had 60 girls show up for the camp, but we had 85 cheerleaders. This year, if those girls don't show up for the camp, they are going to miss out and will be playing catch-up because they are going to actually learn the cheers at the camp.

Jerry Herring

Our team was certainly on a mission, we seemed to get stronger as the game went on and one of the turning points was special teams. That has been the story for us this year, our kids responded and took advantage of the situation. that kind of dictated the game right there.

Brian Mccloskey

You still have to play every night, no matter who you're playing or where you're playing them, and there's just too many good teams out there. I guess there will be people who will always, when it's not a true (balanced) schedule, have questions about it.

Bo Ryan

It's difficult to still score with double-teams and box-and-ones, but it's just another test for me. I'm finding other ways to score.

Jaquan Bray

We've played the three teams who came down but this is probably the toughest game. We break the matches down into groups of six, this is the last in our current batch and probably the hardest. They've had a superb run. They're direct, they like to get the ball forward and get it into the box with corners and throw-ins.

Kevin Dillon

Other teams started bringing in cheerleaders and it was very different from the kind of wholesome group that we were. It seemed like our era had passed and Pittsburgh's a very traditional town so I don't think we would have gone that direction.

Patricia Tanner

Teams like Kansas City coming in here are scary, ... Eventually, they have to win. You just hope it's not you.

Richie Sexson

For those people who have been back here training it's their chance to step up and show they can make these teams.

Jan Cameron

I thought both teams played real hard. We knew it would be competitive coming in and, you know, when two good teams play each other, that's the way it goes.

Joe Favero

Where it gets really complicated is some player reps are on different teams now and some aren't even playing. Some executive-committee members have retired. So who gets a vote? Who still has a say in the matter? Without those guys in there, should somebody be promoted?

Alyn Mccauley

We had a good team last year but you have to do the little things if you're going to win it this year. You need character on your team. It goes a long way when there are a lot of teams with talent.

Dale Hunter

You don't hear a lot of us talking about him as our coach. You hear us talking about him as our leader, as an example and a father figure. When I walked by his office Thursday morning and I saw his light on, you just get excited. I just wonder how many players would get that way about their coach. I don't know how many of the 32 (NFL) teams would get that way.

Rob Morris

A lot of teams have one star. It's the people underneath that make the difference. The high school environment is about supporting each other. It's not just about one person. They're all working really well together so far.

Beth Murrin

You could tell both teams had some wide eyes there going into overtime. There was a lot on the line. Both teams' ultimate goal was riding on every single possession.

Nate Altenhofen

There's going to be a nastiness to this series, I'll tell you right now. These two teams don't like each other. There's a lot of different players, but there's still history between the organizations from two years ago.

Jeremy Mylymok

We've been seeing it more and more, teams just lay back and don't let our guards take them off the dribble. We've got to shoot the ball better.

Jeremy Moore

Estrada is very difficult to guard. She is usually the first person other teams try to stop because she is like a center. Teams try to key on her by using a zone defense.

David Throop

I'm excited. Western's been one of the top teams in the region all year. I think it'll be a great game.

Tony Binetti

He has that play-making ability. We looked at film of him all summer, and a lot of great teams couldn't tackle him.

Rickey Bustle

Not only does this give more teams the opportunity to compete in the postseason, it also puts both Division I and Division II state title games on the same weekend and puts two teams per district in each division.

Gerald Brence

You have two Badger North Conference teams coming out and one of them is going to represent it at sectionals. Hopefully we'll go over there and play with the same passion we played with last time and maybe change the outcome of the game.

Larry Hale

Our win against Ocean Springs was huge for us because it gave us home-field advantage, and we put a lot of effort and energy into that game. It's important for us to be playing at home because we get a chance to watch two teams play before we do.

Joe Hartfield

Whenever we had to score, we did, and whenever we needed a stop, we got one. You could see fear in the other team's eyes, and it was all over. With a guy like Michael, we were the rare team that could get away with not being at our best for most of a game and still beat a good team by 15.

Bill Wennington

When I drove for British teams... they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.

Alain Prost

They're a great team, but you never can tell in this conference. There are a lot of great teams, and anything can happen.

Bobby Crockett

The noontime contest will be watched with particular interest by close followers of the sport. Through the years, the teams representing the club have won every major tournament in the United States at least once.

Jimmy Newman

They're ready to compete against some of the better teams. We haven't finished out of a top five in a tournament all year.

Jon Engelking

Instead of blaming officials for their teams' deficiencies and shortcomings, individuals need to keep their eyes on the prize and focus on the game and their teams responsibility and failures and stop blaming the refs.

Lamell Mcmorris

It's going to be a toss-up. Limestone is scrappy. They are one of the most difficult teams in the league to pitch against. They adjust and take the ball the other way.

Carl Lancaster

Compared to the other teams this is just normal wear and tear.

Rassie Erasmus

Mentally we're not where we need to be. Our focus was really poor. When you play good teams, your approach has to be better than ours was today.

Marc Suyematsu

Most kids get involved (with the Olympic Development Program) at an earlier age. Casey just got involved a couple years ago. He's worked his way up the ladder (state and regional teams). This speaks to his talent. He's an immensely talented player.

Jason Carmien

It wasn't easy. It was a courageous effort by both teams and we feel absolutely blessed to come out of here with a victory tonight.

Scott Carlson

Teams that have good quarterbacks, I like to watch. I don't get to see Detroit a lot.

John Hadl

It's a great accomplishment to be 20-3 and to be at state. I don't think any of the team's accomplishments were accomplishments that were expected. It's quite a feat for these young ladies.

Tom Klawitter

It would be really hard for us to compete like we did in our district without Hunter in the back because the teams we faced had so many offensive threats. We were going to have to have Hunter back at sweeper one way or the other, and the fact that Pete and Gustavo have done so well up top, that's what's allowed us to advance in our district.

Scott Heffley

I thought we moved the ball really well. Our kids have done that all year, they're real unselfish. We don't care who scores. Every team's trying all these little slide games and all these gimmick defenses, and they keep ending up having to pay for it because we've got six guys that can play offense.

Jim Berkman

Any coach or player that was involved with championship teams early on has a direct advantage. Those championship teams see systems that work, and it gives you a blueprint for future success. That's what Tim has done.

Sunny Golloway

I'll walk him if I think it's the right thing to do, ... But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.

Frank Robinson

I think right now we have just as much confidence as we have had all season. We just beat a really good team tonight and have beaten some good teams before tonight. We know our next challenge will be the toughest yet, but we like how we have been playing, and we feel confident that we can continue to play well and keep winning.

Nate Whitford

With our team this year, it was kind of a struggle for us, everyone knows we're a young team, we're up and down. We've beaten good teams and lost to weaker teams here and there and struggled to find consistency. So it's great that we've come this far.

Jonathan Toews

Every time we play it's like that. It's always just up and down, guys making shots, guys making plays. It doesn't matter what the records are when these teams play.

Larry Herrholtz

Defensively, we've got to make it tough on them. They're one of the best scoring teams in the league and they're playing well. We need the same type of intensity and atmosphere we had when we played against Detroit.

Antawn Jamison

Anytime you can get a win against a team like this, it's special. I thought both teams played outstanding. The kids just played hard, and I'll bet there will be a lot a sore kids in the morning.

Chris Norman

Those are two very good and extremely talented teams. Our main concern is sticking our routines though. I'm not concerned about who wins the meet. We just need to score well.

Brad Cattermole

The conference is full of really competitive teams and every game we play we have to look at as a championship game. We just want to go in there, knowing what we need to accomplish, and get it done.

Russell Holmes

We've been in one of the top five teams for the last few years. I think we raised over $10,000 last year and about $50,000 total.

Candy Jones

I'm sure it's like that for the fans, too. You want to see different teams, different players.

Tomas Holmstrom

I'm glad when we come to state we get to shine. We had the potential to be in the top three, but we knew all the teams here are good and it was going to be tight.

Kelsey Deitz

Really, Harrisburg and Sioux Falls Christian are solid teams, and so is Dell Rapids.

Jennifer Nelson

We definitely talked about this being our year to make a run. We know we're the underdog (today) but other than Apple Valley, none of the playoff teams have seen us.

Paul Casarez

We did lose on errors, but people didn't think we'd get this far. Our inexperience hurt us today. We only had two seniors, but we were right there with one of the best teams in the state.

Sherri Paez

The target was not the Iranians. The Iranians are sportsmen, like all the other teams. That's why we don't need the Army to be involved.

Klaus Stuttmann

I got a nice pass from Nieminen on the penalty kill. Our special teams were working tonight, and that was a big key.

Jason Ward

I think when we really focus and dig down and pay attention, I think we can do some great things to teams. Then we seem to slack off. It's just a focus matter.

Marcus Williams

Those guys are good athletes out there. They're one of the best teams in the country. They are there for a reason. Hitters are hitters. No matter what level you're at, if you leave it up, they're going to hit it. If you get it down, they're not.

Jason Vargas

We came to a big meet and acted like we deserved to be here. We were put into some real good heats, and all of a sudden, we were in the fast races with some really good teams with really good traditions of track and field. Just to compete and hold our own was great.

Jennifer Joyce

I'm sure the other teams are thinking they made the difference, but from my perspective we made things too easy.

Bret Thompson

Gaither will be a tremendous match. It's going to be a battle, with two of the top teams going at each other. Once it started to get down towards the end of season, you figured this is (how it would end up).

Dave Sica

Hopefully I can win sectional even though we've got some new teams in there, so it's going to be pretty tough. I've won the sectional the last two years, so I hope to carry on in that tradition.

Jon Zofkie

We have gotten off to an incredible start this season. Everyone has been playing great tennis, especially against the top teams in the country like Duke and Texas. But rankings don't mean anything if you're not playing great tennis. If you're having an off day, any team you play will take advantage.

Kelly Nelson

They beat how many teams to be here? They're one of the 16 [Little League teams ] left [in the world], so just to be here, they can look on that the rest of their lives.

Bill Hartley

We know teams are going to try to take away Kristen and Julie on the inside, and we've talked that someone has to step up and knock those shots down. They've done a great job with that. Everybody's been chipping in.

Jamie Ullman

In transition, teams are getting to him early, making it that much harder for him. They're grabbing him. ... That's respect. Now he's become a focal point for teams.

Rodney Tention

We wanted to give the fans something more. One of the most impressive things about sprint car racing is how quickly teams can rebuild these cars or change engines, and the fans never get to see it. Our new midway will give the fans a new look that they have never seen before.

Jason Meyers

Special teams was very important, it always is. It's probably the only reason why we're here, getting to the Frozen Four because we've had such good special teams. So it is a bit ironic that that cost us in this game.

Tim Whitehead

To our team's credit, we really worked hard in the box to get on the end of serves and put ourselves in scoring positions.

Ron Rainey

It's a nice coincidence. It provides a nice campus atmosphere. Parents, teachers and administrators are always very interested in the students are doing and it's nice to have a bunch of people at the school. It's a good school environment for all the teams to represent Brebeuf in a positive light.

Brian Murray

Our teams are assessing that and figuring out what the go-forward plans are for this.

Dan Beck

Teams are getting into her face all the time. We need to get the ball into other people's hands.

Tim Healy

We can play as well as any of the teams in the league, we just have to play good defense and minimize mistakes.

Travis Garrison

We're trying to change the image of the university with our football structure, and a lot of people believe in that. But we aren't talking to a lot of basketball fans and baseball fans and people who would support other sports as well. I want to get to an enhanced facility improvement plan to help all of our teams.

Bubba Cunningham

We have a decent chance at winning that, too. We have momentum now, a little confidence. The other top teams in the county are looking at us differently.

Brian Schoen

Put it this way, every coach hopes to find a player like Ben Parker in their program. He's a good ball player, a great student, and most of all just a good person. There wasn't much he couldn't do. He scored 25 (points) against Spaulding and 31 against Mt. Mansfield, which were two of the best teams in the state.

Ray Drake

It was a great weekend. Anytime you can beat two top-25 teams on the road, you know you've had success. There are still some things to work on, but this is not the finished product. The best thing is we got results when we didn't feel we played our best.

Jeremy Fishbein

We've got our instructions, we've got our teams, we will be pushing in these next few weeks just as hard as we were before this announcement.

Peter Allgeier

Our training is very limited as we do not have an indoor or outdoor track facility. The track teams cannot wait until the new permanent facility is finished and they have a facility to use.

Hank Hoffman

I don't think anybody is going to give them a game. Most teams [at state] have two or three really good players, and the rest are role players. Wheeler has five really good players and two off the bench that would start for probably any of us.

Pat Abney

One thing that would help immensely is to keep the good rivalries, build them up and make sure the better teams play each other so people know it's going to be a good game. If you're the fan of a good team and you know it's going to win big, it's not exciting or fun to watch.

Matt Herting

We're looking for teams from all over. If Oak Grove brought a team over, we'd love to have them, although we'd really like to have as many Petal kids as possible playing.

Tom Hardges