Imagine what we can do if we took this tournament to 1.3 million people as opposed to just Greensboro. There's a huge market for this golf tournament that's just waiting to be tapped into.

Bobby Long

For me, every moment is a different situation. Maybe in 2000, '99, I could come here and win a match, it would be one match for me, not a good result. But right now, it's important because I'm able to play another match. Basically, I have no contracts, so I try to find different shirts. In Brazil, I have a friend that is making them for me. Every tournament I'm using a different shirt.

Gustavo Kuerten

We are going to face some tough competition at Western Open. It is a big tournament that has some quality competition and we just need to play our best. We really just want to be playing our best on the court.

Bruce Herr

She's got to be a little nervous. The disadvantage she'll have is that the other women have been playing on a regular basis and she hasn't had a tournament in a while. She's practiced a lot, but that's never the same as a competitive tournament.

David Leadbetter

We'll have 250 golfers trying to get into this year's tournament.

Lisa Baker

Nathan's kid was kind of the premier match-up of the tournament.

Bill Ross

We have to have another good week of practice and continue to get better. It's a tough place to play and the winner of that series is going to end up with the No.2-seed in the conference tournament so it's big for both teams.

Chad Cassel

This is the biggest tournament of the season outside of the regional and state championships. All of the top players are going to be there, and it should be a good preview of the state tournament.

John Aragon

It was an extremely tough tournament.

Tim Roberts

The most athletic team there is in this conference tournament. In order for Texas College to win, we have to take our smartness to another level, get the team to play hard, and we can't beat ourselves. I feel like nobody in this conference is capable of beating us except ourselves.

Andre Payne

We're concentrating on the finals and the state tournament. That's what we want and we're not going to stop until we get it.

Antonio Corona

He wrestled a great tournament. Obviously, you'd like to win a state title, but wrestling's a sport where anything can happen and sometimes it does happen.

Tom Trovato

That shows why the NCAA tournament is the Pac-10 Tournament. We all beat up on each other.

Kristina Thorson

That's why this is so important. We want to play in the NCAA Tournament. We have to win every single game.

Shawn Taggart

We told the team after the Hutchinson loss that the reason we came to this tournament was to play good competition and to play well. Minus the Jefferson loss, we think we did. To be at the same gym the national tournament is at and get those first-day jitters out of the way, hopefully next time we'll be more prepared for this facility.

David Rehr

The Olympics are probably the biggest tournament. It's going to be a lot of fun, watching the other events and being part of the team.

Daniel Sedin

Trevor lost to an outstanding kid from Winslow, who pinned everyone else he faced in the tournament.

Herb Stinson

Once you get into the tournament, anything can happen. We proved that last year.

Niall O'donnell

We'd be very, very interested in holding a tournament to commemorate the watershed event in American golf, the 1913 U.S. Open, ... If the USGA saw fit to invite us to hold the Open and it could be done in a manner that was acceptable to The Country Club, we'd welcome it.

John Cornish

This tournament was an engaging and free way for college students to have fun and compete for an alternative way to pay for tuition.

Michael Edwards

We had a great finish last year. We finished No.43, and we didn't make the tournament. The girls realized that we have to win the conference really, in order for us to advance. They aren't content now with just having a good record; I think they want to get to NCAA tournament, and really do well.

Matt Peck

Its been a long time since we lost, which proves our team can go far. Our goal is to win the tournament. We can beat anyone.

Rafael Marquez

In a three-day tournament, it's 95 percent skill and 5 percent luck.

Rick Clunn

We have one of the best offenses in the tournament. Everyone is just hoping our goalie is going to step up and play great for us. We need someone to play hot for eight games.

Pavol Demitra

Coach Coyne has told up to keep our heads up, because there is still the season ahead of us, and we need to get ready to make an impact on the tournament. We need to buckle down and concentrate on the next three games.

Heather Ferguson

I told them in the same words Coach Rob used: no half-stepping. This is a tournament that if you lose, you go home. And that's something that we really don't want to happen right now. This is a very special season for us, especially me and Byron (Sanders) as seniors. We're definitely not ready for it to end.

David Noel

Our team goal this season was to win the SWC tournament. We are going to keep working hard to win.

Tom Ferrell

We have to take advantage of our size. And we need to get a little momentum heading into the district tournament.

Seber Windham

We had a long talk after the season was over and talked about how we finished a little short of our goals. It became a reality to them and I think (the win over Highland) was a good start to the tournament to get another win under our belts.

Mike Thornton

We like our chances this year. Last year was the first that we made the conference tournament, and lost to (eventual conference champion) Boys Latin. So far, we've won against everyone in the conference.

Andy Snyder

I had a long talk with (Seitz) up in Atlanta (for the holiday tournament) about contributing a little bit more and I'll tell you that talk really did help him.

David Howard

It was awesome. They definitely helped us get through this (tournament).

Monica Roman

We like having the tournament at home. I think it gives us an advantage.

Justin Bradley

The beauty of this tournament is that it is the regular season, so there's not the typical level of pressure.

Brian Japsen Ii

Some guys don't like it. But if she can make it out here, I'd love to see it. Look at what it's done for this tournament. If you're going to give anyone an exemption, it might as well be here.

Chris Couch

One thing we have learned very quickly in this tournament is anything can happen.

Buck Martinez

Tournament basketball is what it's all about. The intensity of a state tournament is unmatched. Until they get tournaments back in our programs and let the gyms open up, I think we're going to struggle.

Charlie Thompson

We're going into the tournament the right way, after two big wins against Iona and Niagara. Once the tournament starts, everyone is 0-and-0. We have to continue to do the things that got us the No. 4 seed.

Antoine Jordan

Every day you play in the tournament, you have to play extremely hard or you'll be done. Last year Ready taught us that. We have to coach harder, the kids have to play harder and let the chips fall where they may. You can't take a night off in the tournament.

Joe Bline

I was kind of looking to do more than just shoot threes this season. It's do-or-die in the tournament so I gave it my best and shot more.

Anne Hafeli

This weekend will dictate a lot of what happens to us this year in the conference. These are a couple of teams we will be battling with all season to make the tournament.

Kris Doorey

It's nice to get national recognition and for the panel of voters to consider us a Top 20- level team. But ultimately, we're not real concerned with national rankings but putting ourselves in the region tournament.

Karl Smesko

It should be a tremendous experience for our kids on the Ottumwa team. Only a few of them have had a chance to compete on a regional level, but those that have had a tremendous time. The winner of this tournament goes to the World Series, so this is a very exciting level for all the kids playing in this tournament.

Jason Peterson

I wasn't begging, just simply telling them if there was a team in this country that epitomized what the NCAA would like to put on the floor with the class and magnitude of this tournament, it's the Air Force Academy. I think they took that to heart. Beyond that, you have to look at the 24-6 record. We did have great wins, despite what the talking heads were telling everyone.

Hans Mueh

We didn't play or place as well as we'd like to in the tournament. Every team that we competed against play golf all year long.

Ron Dubois

We want to make the state tournament. But, we also want to make sure the kids are having a good time and that they enjoy playing soccer. That's the most important thing.

Pete Lepak

We definitely struggled in the first tournament. But (we) got a lot better, had more fun and adjusted to (one another's ) personalities.

Billy Kelly

In tournament time you have to be able to grind it out, and I thought we did that for most of the night. But they were just a little too quick, and we couldn't slow them down. We like to play 32 minutes of hard basketball and, unfortunately, when the clock hit three zeros we weren't on the right side of the scoreboard.

Trent Steiner

I don't look at it as a mental hurdle because our players weren't here three years or four years ago. They don't carry the history of that around, and I don't either. We've had some good things happen here and we haven't yet won a tournament, so we know we have more to accomplish.

Andrew Coston

That won the tournament for me, for sure.

Kirk Triplett

It was a good tournament, especially for some of the guys like Zach and Shane. This is the first year for them to try and break out and become solid varsity wrestlers.

Shane Valdez

The confidence our team would have had coming into the following season would have been tremendous. Instead, we were still figuring out what it took to make the tournament, which only added pressure for us to succeed.

Shawn Redhage

To just head off to one tournament, the bill could be as much as $6,000. Travel, hotel and food cost money, and we try to give these young men the best.

Al Colbert

That kind of did take some pressure off. We were worried about not making the conference tournament and I think we were getting discouraged about the way the season was going. Now Connecticut isn't a must-win for us and we can just go play.

Andre Mcgee

This is two-, 36-hole tournament. You can't worry about a bad hole, or try to make up for it in one shot. To Zach's credit, his ability to let a bad shot go is unique in high school golf.

Rob Sheldon

It's a pretty tough tournament. I was wanting to get in another tough tournament to see where we are. Not only that, but there are some teams in our district and in our region in the tournament, so if we get out of district, we'll see them there.

Kent Hall

Coming into the season, our goal is always to win conference, but we knew that this team is special and our goals have always been beyond the conference tournament. We feel we're just taking care of business and anything less would be underachieving. We want to go all the way and get a national championship.

Matt Osland

These girls have realized that nobody can do it by herself, that everybody needs to come together. We've concentrating and communicating better, and we see what we can do now if we play as a team. Every single person on this team is giving 100 percent and we've got to continue to move forward because the district tournament is coming up soon.

Bill Moseley

Mike has had trouble maintaining his weight all season, so he decided to move up for the section tournament. He feels stronger and more comfortable at 152.

Rick Chaussard

Our defense has been elevating the whole tournament, and that's what we've been emphasizing. Grand Rapids has some guys who can hit the shot outside, and penetrate and score inside. We knew we'd have to get after them hard.

Chuck Tolo

We will have four legitimate Ontario teams in the tournament, the first time that has happened.

Paul Barnetson

We played a tough team tonight. Hopefully it will help get us ready for league. It was a tough tournament.

Bob Payne

That would be great for the town and both programs, ... Both teams have a lot of hard work, but any postseason tournament with both teams in it would be great.

Ian Mcintyre

Tylor wrestled aggressively the entire tournament. He was focused on offense for every second of his matches.

Jeff Courtright

That comes with the territory. It was hard (missing the CIC tournament) because those were my last high school games in Anchorage.

Arne Krogh

The stuff that coach Barnes gave us to work with is real good. Since Day One, he kept on saying, 'Have faith in me and I'll get you to a national tournament.' All the things he asked we did it, and see where we are.

Dustin Scott

If you think about the kids we had on the floor, not many of them have much experience in a tournament like this.

Rob Kues

When I first heard we were going to do the team tournament, this is the type of a match that I thought would be perfect to have. This is the kind of thing that makes all the hard work you do during the regular season worthwhile.

Marc Loranger

My bunker shot was made easier when Jim didn't hit it close. If I just hit it on the green, I win the tournament.

Wes Short Jr

We feel if we can win one game maybe we can we can get on a little roll. You never know what can happen in the tournament. Anybody can get upset and we really like the draw we have.

Clark Crum

They have their own special park that acknowledges their effort. After we have a game in the summer, a lot of people will go out to the park and hang out there. It is another dimension of the Special Olympics instead of the Games and basketball tournament.

Stephanie Hirsch

I can't say that I am disappointed about anything with this team. I am hoping they can regroup as a team and play their best basketball in the tournament.

Stephanie Dunn

This year's field of potential winners is beginning to come into shape. As we head into the stretch run of the season and approach tournament time, I'd expect many of these young men to show why they deserve to be considered for the Naismith Trophy.

Gary Stokan

This tournament means as much to us as it does to you juniors.

Peter Jacobsen

It's tough coming home because I wanted to play in front of my family and friends, but it's more important to take my time and be back for the Pac-10 tournament.

Bryce Taylor

We're just a completely different team now. You can just tell we want to win. We're going to battle. We've got heart. We want to get in the (OAC) tournament bad.

Tad Secrest

I think we showed the parity in college basketball. There are a lot of great teams out there. It's leveled the playing field a little bit more. Hopefully, it will help some other schools who might not have gotten a chance to make the tournament otherwise.

Tim Burns

The other day 16 of us went round to John's house to play a tournament on the PlayStation. We had loads of TVs set up and games going on at once. I don't mean to boast, but I won!

Glen Johnson

It is a big deal, but I don't want to think of it as a big deal. I've still got seven events in the spring left. I'm going to try not to have any expectations at any golf tournament.

Brian Duncan

His level of play has improved as the season has gone along. Obviously he?s very athletic. His level rises after each tournament.

Bob Nutting

The opening match is very important for any tournament.

Arif Khan Joy

The whole reason we go to this tournament is to prepare for state. The top kids in every weight class go to the tournament and its a good chance to get a look at everybody.

Shane Valdez

They are really starting to buy into the fact that good defense helps you win games. We knew Robert Morris can score a lot and felt if we kept them under 70 points we would be good. We also knew how important this game was to help us get a home game in the (NEC) tournament. Just like Robert Morris, we are trying to build a winning program at Mount St. Mary's.

Milan Brown

We can finish as high as seventh or eighth and then we would be playing either Miami or N.C. State. If we can build on some of the things we've done well the last couple of games and get some momentum going for the ACC tournament, then we will feel confident about our chances.

Jeff House

I felt like I had a good opportunity coming into this tournament, and I'm glad that I didn't disappoint. To be able to do this on your home lake is just great. You don't get to many opportunities like that.

Anthony Gagliardi

We'd like to have played better in the second game (12-4 loss), but we'll take a split. Winning the first game today makes it a little easier as far as getting in the playoffs. It's one win closer to getting in the (Region XIV) tournament.

James Mansinger

We've had, obviously, a successful tournament without her. Anytime you actually can get her is a bonus.

Brian Flajole

We finished second last year (at the Big West tournament), and we've made it to the finals five years in a row. We've been working pretty hard since Jan. 15. We're running them hard, and we're eager to get started.

Guido Baumann

We seemed to fix a lot of the things we needed to (Saturday). I was pleased with our effort and the way we closed out the tournament. It's always good to close out a tournament with a win.

Rick Woodard

I'm honored to get that, but I think there are more important things like winning a championship. It's a very good honor, but the goal is to go out and win the tournament. I don't think we've reached our potential yet.

Dan Oppland

It came down to what's beneficial for the league to get the most teams in the tournament. But I don't think they envisioned a league with eight teams in the Top 25.

Terry Rupp

They are obviously the team that everyone is going to be looking at as a team that could be in the championship game because of their experience. It's an honor to have them back here and it gives our tournament a lot of respect.

Terry Pirtle

We know we're going to somebody's tournament. We're real anxious and kind of frustrated at the same time. All we can do is hope for the best.

Ralph Mims

More than 350 million households all over the world watch this tournament.

Judy Mcdermott

For anybody who likes girls basketball, this is a great event to take part of. It's been a long time since Ross County has had a tournament like this.

Pete Hollon

Rules and guidelines. There is no organization that has more experience putting on national championships than the NCAA. Everybody will have the same type of treatment. It's a new tournament.

Steve Malchow

We've been the largest contributor to Make-A-Wish since we began the tournament, and that's one of the things we're proudest of.

Jerry Cox

Because the group games are like a mini-tournament, teams tend to be very calculating, so it becomes very difficult.

Just Fontaine

We have a lot more experience under our belt. That was our first road trip so we were raw. I think we're all on the same page. We have one goal in mind: Get further in the tournament and win the Pac-10 Conference.

Shay Murphy

I just thought every year you were going to go to the state tournament, as if there weren't other teams out there that also want to go.

Roger Gerlach

Going through that type of tournament at the regional really gets you prepared for the national tournament.

Bill Foy

Mr. Rich [who died Feb. 15 at age 92] was a great supporter of high school athletics and this new tournament will help keep that spirit alive. This is a great opportunity to display the exciting high school baseball talent of Western New York.

Mike Buczkowski

We were very focused and we were able to do some things we wanted to do. It was a nice way to start the tournament.

Geoff Broyles

Everybody is 0-0 going into this tournament. It's a one-game series now. This loss is not the end of the world. We did some things OK. We have some things that we need to work on, but that was a very good team. They are deservingly the WAC champions.

Jim Bolla

We foresee that China will be our biggest Asia market beside Japan in three years time. Chinese players are beginning to make serious inroads as competitors in global tournaments, and last year's international Magic tournament in Beijing was a major milestone for the game in China.

David Ong

Kersten is having a fine tournament. She's getting good looks at the basket and making her shots.

Jim Martin

We want to play in [the NCAA] tournament. It's a dream for all of us, but preparing for Utah is our short term goal. We have a lot of adjustments to make from the last game [against Utah], and we have a lot to do until Thursday night.

Jimmy Balderson

We accomplished our goal this season, which was getting to the state tournament. I'm proud of that. These kids worked really hard this season, and we continued to improve all season.

Phil Drosdick

I hope it generates a lot of excitement because there's going to be some real good teams in this tournament. I'm not sure how well the other schools travel, but I know our university is going to support us and I hope the Brownwood community does as well.

Charles Pattillo

The Masters is going to be a special tournament.

Graeme Mcdowell

Last year, she carried us on her back all the way through the tournament. She's that kind of player. She'll take the ball.

Gary Fifield

I'm looking forward to that. If I've done my job before the tournament, I won't have to do much because the volunteers do a great job.

Bill Provo

As coaches, we haven't had to do much motivating. Seniors do a good job of motivating themselves, and these girls are easily motivated. We talk a lot about goals on this team. Anything less than a return trip to the state tournament would be a disappointment to these girls.

Mark Laturner

We're taking eight girls for the tournament. We'll swing a couple C team players up.

Loi Lutes

Yeah, the kids said they were a little more relaxed then usual. They still wanted to win the tournament trophy.

Linda Failes

We want to go far in this tournament and I needed to give some of the others some match play.

Henri Michel

She can play much better definitely, but she gave me the chances, and I'm happy I could use them. This is definitely the best win in my whole career. It's good that it happened at a Grand Slam, especially. It's the best tournament for me. I'm so excited. I'm really happy.

Iveta Benesova

We'll come into this game like a championship game because we're playing for first place. It will be competitive and will get us in the mindset for the tournament.

Sean Dockery

It's my Kansas, it's my Duke, it's my North Carolina. Growing up here and growing up as a little kid during the national tournament and helping out in the dressing rooms with my dad, watching all the great teams and great coaches that have passed through this building ... and also coming to Blue Dragon games since I was a little kid and admiring the players ...

Ryan Swanson

He has done a lot for this tournament. We haven't sat down and discussed it yet, but he brings a pretty strong case from the marketing perspective.

Paul Mcnamee

I'll be ready when the state tournament begins. I know it will be tough with the great wrestlers, but I think I have a shot.

Brad James

That's where the fields come in - to be able to host a tournament and get in the revenue and help out with the little things.

Marc Williams

Making the state tournament has always been our top goal and we're just one win away from that now.

Heidi Martin

We're excited that we got first. We wanted to play well for the seniors, because this may be their last tournament.

Katie O'brien

(Students) assist in the actual administration. (It) gives them experience learning how to run a forensics tournament.

Brent Heavner

We're happy to be in the tournament, but we've been expecting it for a while. Right now I've got a lot of attitude [after losing to Shaw 61-53 in Friday's semifinals of the CIAA Tournament]. I didn't like losing to them again.

Shanté Collins

The course played difficult today with the temperature and wind. I was very pleased with our team's grit and determination considering their health and physical state. Gary struggled a little today, but had a very solid overall tournament.

Ross Randall

There was a lot of parity in this tournament. It's a great kick-off for our season.

David Swenson

Yuri is a dynamite leader. I'm hoping she can stay hot through the tournament.

Traci Green

I told them from the first day that it was not my goal but my expectation that we would go to the state tournament. There were some doubts [early in the season] and we had a lot of adjusting to do after the injuries. But I think they've adjusted and overcome so much. It's caused them to pick it up and play harder.

Michelle Birdsong

If you would have told that to me before the tournament, that we would have done this, honestly I think 22 guys in that dressing room believed we could. Maybe nobody else would have believed it, but we did.

Julien Vauclair

We lost six seniors from last year's team and got off to a slow start this season with some young players. Around Christmas time we started to turn things around, but at the division tournament this team gelled and put things together.

Patansy Miller

You have to think about it. CBS plays that commercial like every day. I'm trying to get excited about this tournament. But every time I try to watch something about it, that commercial is on there.

Stephen Vinson

Some other people have approached us about hosting the men's tournament, but the vote of the coaches is we want to stay right here as long as the Old North State Club will have us.

Bruce Heppler

We were a team without a lot of respect all year. I guarantee there wasn't many picking us third (in the state tournament).

Chris Allred

We've been trying to keep our rotation extended throughout the tournament. You tend to tighten up at this time of year. This year, I've worked hard on that part of coaching, to trust some of my bench guys.

Jen Rizzotti

We feel real good about our chances being that we've beaten everybody in the tournament but Mississippi College and the Ozarks, and it would be a while before we faced either one of them. Playing at home is big, too. It's a whole lot better than having to pack up and head on a long road trip.

Charles Pattillo

We'd like to advance to the final four at this year's state tournament. That's the ultimate goal for this team.

Patty Savulich

Tanner wrestled a real savvy match that should put him in a position for a decent seed at the district tournament. Cody, who has been pretty flat for the last several weeks, looked like the Cody we saw earlier in the year and turned in a great performance.

Dan Knight

This season that's been our goal all year. To make it a reality is something special. Not very many teams get to make it to the state tournament. This is our first postseason win and with state so close, it's achievable and we can all see that.

Rachel Darrow

It was the last game of the tournament and we only needed to double out. I needed a double 16 and hit a single 16 double 8 with one dart remaining. Damn that felt good!

Michelle Samarel

We're just ready to go. The big thing is to get rid of the nerves that go with the state tournament. We need to jump on teams as soon as the game starts.

Andy Petersen

Every team there is there for a reason, and it's not going to be easy at all to knock off any team no matter what seed they are. No one wants to lose their last game. But it's a feather in our cap to be the No. 1 team in the tournament, for sure. We kind of expected to be a No. 1 seed all year around and we know we're deserving of it.

Ryan Macmurchy

That's a record for number of players coming out of one tournament into the next one. Usually it's one or two, if any.

Andy Pazder

We aspire to stage the best golf tournament in the world. We think we're at an elite level already. But we think we can get better ... this is one of the most ambitious things that's ever happened.

Bob Combs

However the Navy wants to use me, that's what I'll do. It's sort of up to Washington how that goes. I hope this [tournament] spurs that on a little bit.

Billy Hurley

We said when districts started, we'd have to win two before we lose two. Our girls have big hearts and I think they deserve to be in the state tournament. It's up to us.

Kent Kolsrud

This 16-team tournament gave us a chance. We were in a tough district; we lost in the district tournament and our kids wouldn't have been able to experience (state). But because of this, we have a second life. Hey, we're thrilled. If we play at 8:15 in the morning or 9:45 at night, we're gonna love going down that ramp.

Joe Coleman

It hasn't been the best tournament for us, but we are still optimistic. We had to play some pretty tough players.

Peng Shuai

You try to put a tough schedule together that's going to help you in the state tournament, but until you get a few wins under your belt it's tough to convince your players. Our mindset right now, though, is very positive. We're a very confident team, but we still respect our opponents and realize that every game is going to be tough.

Jon Cregor

We're playing in a tournament where somebody's going to the national tournament. It's that simple. And we'll compete.

Dennis Helms

We've been working on defense and rebounding. Everyone knows that if you've ever gone very far in a district or regional [tournament], rebounding and defense is the name of the game.

Marilyn Bauer

I think the most important thing is that we're 8-7 in the conference. It's the toughest Division II conference in the country. We're probably going to get five teams in the NCAA Tournament. But more than that, I'm proud of them. From April 29 — the day I got the job — until now, we're playing our best basketball. That's how you build a program.

Scotty Davenport

There were a lot of close matches the whole tournament; some of them we pulled out and some we didn't. We have adjustments to make. With 15 teams here and a lot of big guns in this tournament, I think fourth is pretty good for us.

Jeff Courtright

He just said, 'Great tournament,' ... I knew he was upset.

Ryan Palmer

When you're hosting a tournament, it's mentally and physically exhausting.

Kerrilynn Gallagher

I remember it like it was yesterday. Nine years of age, Chattanooga, Tennessee. We were entered to the National Boys Championship, and we could not get into the tournament.

Lenny Simpson

Of course we wanted to win the state title, but finishing third out isn't all that bad. When you consider how many teams started out in the state tournament, third place is quite an accomplishment.

Kent Thomas

We've made a push to play our best basketball in the final two weeks. We will need to be at our best mentally and physically in the tournament.

Dana Addis

It's the biggest hockey tournament in Northwest Colorado. It's also some of the best hockey you'll see around here.

Greg Neal

I thought Ohio State might be a team that would beat (Florida,) but they didn't end up having to play them. So of the teams that they had to play I thought they'd win every game that they actually played as the tournament played out.

Barry Booker

Obviously we're excited about the chance to participate in the NCAA tournament. More so, we're lucky to be hosting an NCAA game at home and to have that advantage.

Paul Booth

These guys have been waiting for this tournament since we lost last year. This is a great tournament with a great atmosphere in a great gym. It's a good feeling when you win here.

Ryan Tomlin

Kent had a great tournament. He's only been wrestling for three years, but it appears he's being doing it his whole life.

Mark Payne

The conference tournament is a toss-up. Whoever wrestles well that day will win.

Joshua Katcher

I expect these four seniors will do a very fine job of leading the team back to the state tournament, and a strong finish once we get there. But we have some talented sophomores, and it's common for one of four guys to have an off day. What we're looking for now is to see who will be that 'fifth' ? the guy who can fill in and take up the slack at that fourth spot.

Russ Moore

It's always nice to win a tournament, so I'm very happy, ... Budapest is a beautiful city and I hope to be back next year.

Anna Smashnova

The kids had a great tournament.

Rusty Mccroskey

There are a lot of Class AAA wrestlers and obviously the out-of-state wrestlers in this tournament. I wanted to show everybody that a Class AA wrestler can win at this tournament.

Troy Dolan

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game. But I never expected our best score in the state tournament.

Kyle Adams

We have some very tough games ahead which we need to get ready for tournament time. We had some shaky moments but it was good to comeback against quality teams.

Stan Domin

We know we can do better. We feel we can compete against any team in this tournament.

David Cortes

Anthony is scrambling because of that. It's his first time at the state tournament and he did a super job. He was in the match up until the very end.

Mike Husak

This tournament is a great chance to see some of the teams in our league we haven't seen yet. A lot of people haven't seen Fortuna wrestle this year. They haven't participated with hardly any of the league schools and they've been competing well.

Robert England

Had we played the last six holes a little better, we would have been right there at the top. There is no doubt we gained confidence from this tournament, as well as a knowledge on how to compete for championships, which is equally important. Our focus this entire week was making good decisions on the course, and the girls did a very good job of that, which resulted in positive scores.

Clint Wallman

We may still see them at Golden Gate. That's a dual meet tournament.

Greg Rivera

But we had beaten them (Riverbank's Bruins) by eight at the Escalon tournament.

Jennifer Hartshorn

To be honest, I haven't felt at my best since this tournament began. I didn't feel good with the court or the balls. But those are excuses. You have to accept when you don't play well and somebody else does.

Rafael Nadal

We had more heart in this game than we had all year. I give (Richmond) a little respect. This was definitely the hardest team we've played. (I think) we'll see them again in the tournament and we'll show them how hard it is to beat a team twice.

Annie Howley

Moya is playing at his best and it will be very difficult to beat him. But I am really hungry to win a tournament this year. I know he has been invincible in finals here in Umag but I hope I can be the first one to break this record of his.

Guillermo Coria

Winning the Christmas tournament was great. That really seemed to spark us.

Ryan Watson

I'm feeling good and hitting the ball well. I want to get some results and move up the rankings. I'm looking forward to the tournament.

Jyoti Randhawa

In Jamaica, we played a few games and found out just how serious this game is. There were a lot of Europeans playing down there, and we entered some tournaments, got beat out, and determined that we were going to go back and win the tournament next time.

Gary Grant

Hopefully, our pitching will hold up. Buchholz has been swinging the bats awfully well (scoring 35 runs in three tournament games), so we'll have our work cut out for ourselves.

Will Minor

That's the thing about the Big East. We got a big win at Louisville. Initially, you think that Rutgers and St. John's would be easier, but really, the Big East is so tough. Rutgers took Villanova to overtime, and they have a really good chance of making it to the NCAA tournament.

Levon Kendall

I've just got to draw from this and try to play this well when I'm playing tournament after tournament, week after week out on the tour by myself.

Chris Guccione

A couple of years ago the city of Bellingham tried to get the state soccer tournament here, and part of the reason we didn't get it was the facilities. Hopefully we'll have a better chance to bring those kinds of events here now.

Colin Cushman

I told our kids (the win) wouldn't be as big as a district game, because district games get you to the state tournament, and it obviously wouldn't be as important as a playoff game, but from where we were, at this point of the season, it was as important a game as we've played in a number of years this early.

Bob Mcintyre

She had a great tournament and played great.

Basil Mike

We stayed focused and didn't let up because our desire and energy to win our tournament was evident with our tenacious play.

Matt Brown

It was more of a wake-up call on Thursday. I hope that's a learning experience if we make it to the state tournament.

Tracy Johnson

The new field is coming to be bigger, better. It's going to be the best field in the area, along with Venice. And it's going to be great playing the district tournament on it.

Alex Walker

We're very fortunate, some of us guys, that it's our third tournament. The atmosphere is going to be totally different. People follow basketball a little more closely and to play in the Kohl Center. A lot of people, even if they don't know anybody that's playing, go down to see this. It's going to be fun.

Andrew Frank

Our RPI has to get higher for any tournament play.

Rhonda Rompola

Cassie Lassen played the best game of her career by far. She just stepped it up and played at the next level we need her to. It was a great team effort tonight. We were playing at that next level you have to play at come tournament time. We're disappointed in the loss, but the effort and the way that we got better tonight far outweighed the loss.

Barry Borchers

The weather is getting warmer, our players are playing better. This is a fun time in the season as we are approaching the conference tournament. We are looking forward to the remaining of the matches.

Cid Carvalho

That (OT loss) told me I had to work a lot harder. It helps that I went to state last year because now I have a feel for everything there. You just have to treat it like another tournament. It's tougher, of course, like a free-for-all. Just making it there is a feat in itself.

Lawrence Cavello

We'll try to get him back on the mat as soon as possible. He definitely plays a key role on our team. It would make winning the zone tournament very tough if we didn't have him.

Casey Schweitzer

Next week, I get to go play my first golf tournament on tour without having to focus on making it inside the top-125, ... I can just go out there and just play.

Tag Ridings

This says we belong, we belong in this tournament. There are no doubts that we can play with anyone in the country.

Will Thomas