He (Salazar) wrestled impressively in his first time on the varsity. Luis should be a solid part of our line-up for years to come, be we're hoping to squeeze as much out of him this year as we can.
Jeremy Reichert
This group (of seniors) is so unique. In 15 years of varsity coaching, I have never had a group so close in all the kids. They truly enjoy being together.
Tom Steinhorst
Picking our varsity squad was really hard because a lot of girls have stepped up. It's making all the girls work really hard in practice, and that brings a whole new level of volleyball to the court.
Jamie Rothe
It just helps a lot that I got to play varsity as a sophomore. That gives you confidence.
Maurice Lyerly
We had a week's worth of practices two weeks ago, and it was just enough to get the ladder set and establish the varsity team, and that's about it. We've been playing some lobby tennis inside the high school and running in the gym.
Phyllis Zilm
We're really happy with it. Between the JV and varsity we brought a total of 30 guys. Twenty-four were in the finals. We were real happy.
Dave Sanchez
I was a little nervous, because it's a big jump from the JV up to the varsity.
Fredrick Thomas
I'm extremely happy with what we've gotten from the younger players. We have a strong freshman class and we have three on the varsity, all of whom are playing strong minutes. That's what you hope to get from young players, and they've been able to do even more than we could've asked for.
Doug Mccarthy
Van Vleck is very proud of these young men and looks forward to them moving up to the varsity level to continue the tradition of winning basketball at Van Vleck.
Bob Lantelme
Those two never got an opportunity last year on varsity. This year they will get it. They should get the job done.
Scott Johnstone
There aren't a lot of guys interested in playing the varsity team.
Ryan Carlson
It's asking a lot of these freshmen to be asked to step up and play in a varsity game, but we have a lot of confidence in their ability.
Bryant Kitty
He was a great leader for me and I tried to do whatever he did. Moving up wasn't that difficult. I got my feet wet a little bit on the varsity last year, so that made it a lot easier this season.
Matt Janke
Our JV team has continued to set the pace for our varsity team. This is the first game where the varsity has responded to the JV's effort.
Stacey Bradley
He was playing his second varsity tournament and I'm pleased with what he shot. We played OK (as a team). I'd like to have played a little better at home ... we won and shot a team qualifying score, so we did some good things.
Tommy Standefer
He's got 50-something varsity games under his belt. He's seen a lot of quality varsity pitching.
Cody Robbins
We've only got nine seniors on the team. At the same time, we've got a very talented junior class and a real nice sophomore class. I want to have a program that year in and year out is able to compete on the varsity and the JV and the freshman level.
Pat Mcgroarty
Bobby did an excellent job tonight. He's a clutch guy. He's been wrestling for three years and you have to expect that from your varsity wrestlers. He's been in the clutch before and he helped bring it home tonight.
Todd Skinner
We brought him up for back-up quarterback, kicker and punter. He played varsity because he was the best punter and kicker.
Tommy Morrell
He's a total turnaround from (junior varsity) last year. He's around the plate and makes them swing the bat. That's all you can ask.
Jeff Finch
The meet wasn't about the varsity guys. It was more about the JV guys, and they exceeded everything I asked them to do. I thought they were phenomenal.
Rob Rooney
If you look at what the varsity [first-team] defense has done, it's more impressive.
Neil Gordon
When I came out my freshman year, it basically opened my eyes to the sport. I realized wrestling is a big deal. I saw all the older varsity guys and how hard they worked. That's when I realized you have to put a lot of work into it.
Francisco Mendoza
Ever since we all made the freshman team together, we all knew we (were) going to go grow up and play with each other (on) varsity.
Shawn Henderson
He beat Wahpeton's No. 1 player in the state-qualifier round. Eric had a great weekend. For a first-year varsity player to qualify for state, that's a great accomplishment. Eric is a very good athlete.
Greg Ladouceur
Most of our experience is on defense with four veterans and an experienced goalkeeper back. But a lot of our kids haven't played a lot of varsity field hockey, so our first concern is getting all of them working together.
Janet Baird
It was the first varsity start for a lot of guys, so I think we just had a lot of nerves out there. Eventually we'll start to come together, but today we didn't.
Matt Petherick
In my 13 years at Winfield there would be occasions to subsidize the junior varsity team. This is a common practice.
Chuck Slater
We've got our starters set, and we've been bringing up some guys to give them a taste of varsity basketball.
Jonathan Anderson
We had never beaten a Mainland team since I've been (on the varsity), so it feels good.
Spencer Mclachlin
This is a chance for us to see how we stack up against the other teams in our district. This is one of the few tournaments where you put both your varsity and JV kids on the mat, which is the format used at district.
Kacey Mcnulty
Even though it was a (junior varsity) event it was pretty tough. We started off very slow in the morning. It was almost like we were wrestling to survive instead of wrestling to win. But in the afternoon, everybody wrestled hard.
Dave Gracia
Wrestling varsity was definitely a big step up the ladder. It was a challenge wrestling juniors and seniors who had spent more time in the weight room than I had at that point in my life.
Kalan Kircher
[The starting goalie] remains to be seen. None of these guys have a lot of experience in NESCAC-type games for the varsity. [However], our defense will be strong enough to cover for any weakness we might have in the goal.
Todd Gilbert
I came from Costa and we really didn't run much - we had like four meets a year. I just came to practice and tried to do my best. It surprised me at the first meet when she said I'd be running in the varsity meet.
Jenelle Herrin
These sophomores have limited experience at the varsity level. But they are all playing very well as of now.
Donna Mechley
They are strong club players but they need to get some varsity experience. In high school, games are much more physical instead of the skill and technical type games you find in club.
Guy Greening
I was only able to play Avery one quarter because she was suiting up with the varsity and she gave us a lift in the second quarter.
Bill Epperly
She's taking the challenge well. I was a little bit concerned because of her inexperience at the varsity level but she learned a lot from watching Jessie.
Michelle Boeder
Those were some of our top varsity runners.
Matt Seeley
We're real excited about sending 11 to state. We also got a big boost from our junior varsity wrestlers, which is what you need to win a district championship.
Curt Berger
Last year we were an inexperienced team. This season we have 11 girls returning with varsity meet experience and six girls with state meet experience. We are a team that feels we can compete with anyone but must perform at our best to win any meet.
Tom Mittman
The guys made a huge improvement. Last year, I told them they were like eighth-graders wrestling at the varsity level. I'm proud of them for getting where they are.
Adam Schneider
As a coach I'd rather have our own night. As a fan, you can watch three games right here, both varsity and JV. For our players it's great, they had a big crowd.
Scott Lasswell
We only have two seniors. We're very young and inexperienced on the varsity level ... Hopefully, we can make things happen.
Frank Alfonso
We hope to have our boys play this tournament. Hopefully by next week, we should have a team of five varsity boys.
Steve Borden
They didn't do a bad job. Those guys had never been in a varsity contest.
Chad Bankston
We are going to make errors. We did the same thing two years ago when we had sophomores on the varsity, but it paid off when they became juniors and seniors.
John Parks
Casey has been a great key for us. She came in this season and we thought maybe she'd make varsity and now she's running in our top five. She has made a drastic improvement.
Brian Corcoran
Megan is out right now and Lindsay has been playing since she was a freshman on varsity. Mindy (a 6-foot-1 right-side hitter) gives us a lot of height up front.
Donna Mechley
It's like a dream to come this far after what we've been through. We had only two players with varsity experience (to start the season). I can't believe we even got this far. I'm so happy to be here.
Sarah Whitfield
Ultimately, we're looking for strong swims to set us up for sectionals. We did that (in this meet). A lot of guys had great swims on the varsity level.
Ben Thayer
Ninety percent of my varsity players have been to one of my camps throughout their youth. I think that makes a difference.
Bobby Brockman
I played junior varsity for a couple of years, ... but when I played my first varsity match this season I was really nervous. It's fun. I love golf and it's nice being out on the course with the guys. But in tennis, you're more active and I like being active. I try to hustle.
Jeff White
That's my job, to put our team in a position to win. We'll do our best to make a state run. We have a lot of guys that played varsity before. They know what to expect.
Dr. Michael Smith
Yes, Alex is playing her first year on varsity, but she's been there before. She came with us to the state playoffs every year. She's a solid midfielder consistent with her play.
Jennifer Grubb
The varsity eight has lots of pressure to succeed. The lesson we learned was that we need to relax and have fun. We need to go out with a different attitude.
Barb Grudt
Strategically this district win was good for us. Coral Glades is very good for a first-year varsity team.
Mark James
We have a second-year varsity player starting and another first-year player starting. We're getting better as we learn the game.
Martin Dempsey
At the time, the tennis position was open, but nobody wanted it. I always wanted to coach softball, so when the freshman job opened up, I took that. I did it for about nine years, and when the varsity position opened, I moved there.
Pat Somers
He's an accurate passer and a really solid physical athlete. The one thing he has to overcome is adjusting to varsity-level play.
Jim Fischer
Some will also play junior varsity and varsity.
Ted Kerner
We had a big freshman class come out for the team, and I'm hoping to get one or two of them running varsity. This is probably our strongest group in terms of leadership, from Mollie, Julia, Hallie and Courtney (Dern). Our goal is to get some of the girls down to the 20 minute range. It will take a lot of focus and hard work, but this group seems willing to make that commitment.
Niki Burger
We have four pretty solid varsity level pitchers. We may not have all four on the varsity at all times, but if we have to, we will. We have depth.
Ken Dischler
She wanted to be a varsity starter very badly. You could see she had the potential, but whenever she got on the floor, she wanted to prove too much to me.
Jackie Parsley
There was a lot of team camaraderie and companionship. I really liked how everyone was on the sidelines and screaming. It was an intense meet. It's great for everyone even if they didn't swim any varsity events. Everyone stepped up to the plate. They did as expected or better.
Lesly Hainsworth
We even had a junior varsity sweeper protecting the net because we were out two players due to illness. The freshmen and sophomores in the game did a nice job.
Laurie Carr
That team and program, they line up and play as hard as they can. They're a proud program, and they'll be back. They're going to have a lot of varsity experience with these young kids that are out here right now.
Tommy Lewis
They will be our horses for us on the mound. They are the only returning players that have any experience at the varsity level.
Augustine Ruiz
What I saw started three years ago, when I coached the varsity and the junior varsity. I have eight seniors and they know my system inside and out. They know what I want and they know how to work for it.
Christine Smith
We still have a ways to go. We've got new faces and kids up from junior varsity. We need to improve in all areas, but we've got a pretty versatile group.
Stan Glowiak
Searle played his heart out, not having a varsity start before, he was tremendous. We threw the kid into the fire He made many good plays.
Brandon Matich
We have a great group of young guys right now. But we really need a few more to fill out a solid junior varsity.
Marty Bushland
It's always nice to get a victory on the road in our conference. Tony Chung got his first varsity action this year in singles and won handily. We're looking forward to playing Fort Dodge at home next Tuesday. It should be an outstanding dual and will let us know where we stand against a very, very good team.
Cary Justmann
Some of these girls don't play a lot (during varsity games). It takes a strong, committed player to a team to do that. They're as important to the team as anybody, especially in practice. Without them, we're not as good as we can be.
Josh Tarrell
That's what makes our team kind of interesting. We have four-year starters. We have guys with a lot of depth in starting and experience. And then we have guys who are in their first year as a starter on varsity.
Brian Champion
Last week was very important in that we had a lot of very inexperienced football players and until you get them in that first varsity contest, you really don't know how the players are going to react in that type of setting. We felt they reacted very well.
Rick Vernon
That was one of the bright spots for us. We kept chipping at them. We have to play well for longer stretches. With only one starter returning, we're still trying to get acclimated to varsity play.
David Harvey
Our young guys, they're getting better every time out. And (assistant) coach (Bill) York and I have already been talking about the Bantam and (junior varsity) kids we'll be bringing up next season. I think we have some exciting years coming up.
Don Jennings
It was the most exciting game I have seen in a long, long time. I haven't seen varsity games with that much intensity.
Rick Slayton
I kind of felt we were a little shaken in our first game. Some of the girls had never really been tested like that in a varsity game before, but we were able to get the jitters out and we eventually settled down.
Skip Palmer
I don't know that I've seen a team not score in the first quarter of a varsity game. Our defense was just super and dictated the flow. And Salisbury obviously had an off night.
Kelly Everhart
Matt and Paul can step in at any moment. We want to get them some experience under their belts and get them into the varsity rotation about midway through the season.
Miguel Cabrita
(Whiteside) was on the varsity last year, but didn't get to play much with our four seniors. He's waited his turn and is having a heck of a year, averaging about 16 points and 9.6 rebounds.
Gene Caslin
We'd like to have three starters to throw strikes. Carlos and Victor, they threw a little last year. Both of them have varsity experience. We're hoping they can carry the load.
Mike Frosco
A kid that has been blessed with feet like that is going to be on the field, ... It would be hard for any player to come in here midseason and get playing time on the varsity level. You would have to be a tremendous athlete and Larry is a heck of an athlete.
Shannon Brown
This is the first time we've won this tournament, and that dates back at least 12 years for us playing in it. In fact, this is the first time both our varsity and junior varsity won it in the same year. This is a great start to our season.
Steve Roberts
She's been leading our JV in the last several weeks and has been dressing for varsity. She's a recent addition and she did have a real nice game.
Lane Lewallen
Six of our starters got their first varsity start, and that's a lot. They defended their territory like they should have ... for a young team it's a pretty cohesive unit, but, we found out we still have a lot to work on too.
Sid Leytham
He was put in a tough position. We've got a bunch of young kids without much varsity experience. But they're playing really well right now.
Jeff Callahan
Both girls have played four years and they're definitely varsity quality. Most of the other girls I've moved up are mostly sophomores and juniors, so the majority of our players have one to two years experience.
Bonnie Jonas
All eight kids are legitimate varsity candidates. On any other team in town, they would be vying for a high playing spot.
Cal Hubbard
She really stepped up tonight. In her four years on the varsity, she has really improved her outside shooting. She's also a big leader on this team.
Julie Loehrke
The boys made state last year, and we have all of our varsity runners back this season. If we can stay healthy, we should qualify for state once again. We have a solid group that should be very good.
Todd Larsen
It was both of their first varsity tournament. They played great.
Matt Randall
We were fortunate to have another chance (against the Badgers). And the second varsity made use of it.
Dave O'neill
We know we have to stay focused during the time we go against the junior varsity, because we are not going to lose to the JV. The physical aspect against the JV is not hard, but the mental aspect is because there is no excuse to lose to the JV.
Jamel Nicholas
Escalante in my mind is the team to beat. They're so athletic and tough competitors. They've played together a long time now too. Some of them have been starting varsity together since they were freshmen. They're easily the best team we've seen this year.
Stan Young
It was a poor performance by the varsity boat.
Holly Hatton
Ryan has played on the varsity all four years of his high school career. He has been a luxury - a go-to scorer who collapses the opponents' defense. Ryan has established the fact that off-season work will help anyone reach a higher level.
John Schwan
They took him straight to varsity. He never even sniffed a freshman practice. That's the only kid we ever did that with.
Russ Horton
He's really good, he played varsity this year and I cheered for him. I like watching him play basketball.
Ashley Donnell
It's only our fifth year as a varsity sport, so we are still building. But we're starting to be competitive with the rest of the teams. Xavier used to crush us five years ago, but now we're very competitive with them.
Bruno Duarte
This was one of the team's best races so far. And it's good to see so much competition for that last spot on varsity.
Jeff Marcus
He comes back and gets a pin, and that's (Matthews') first varsity match. I certainly didn't expect him to go out there and get a pin.
Steve Smerz
[He also played football and basketball at the Shelton School, playing on varsity as a freshman.] Shelton had a good football team, ... But the program wasn't as big as Sherman.
Jeremy Gray
Kim worked hard over the summer to become more of a complete player. She's played varsity since her freshman year and with such an young team, her experience is starting to pay off.
Dave Griffith
He didn't know he was playing varsity until about 10 minutes before we started playing. He had a tough match, and it was impressive the way he came through for us.
Cary Justmann
Those aren't bad numbers for a first-year varsity pitcher, especially playing in a league as tough as ours. She should have a better record. We should have a better record. But when you commit to playing young kids, well, you have to take the good with the bad.
Randy Noland
Evan was on the junior varsity team last year and has been a pleasant surprise. He is quick, determined and plays good defense. Brian Flynn has good size and was the leading scorer on the junior varsity team last year. Brian Lenox is raw, but is quick and persistent and knows how to finish.
Dick Nyman
Even the guys that didn't score, a lot of them improved their marks. Like our jumpers, most of those guys haven't even jumped in a varsity meet before.
Josh Floetke
I wouldn't have had them on varsity if we didn't either start them or bring them right off the bench. They're not going to get any better if they don't play. There was never any doubt.
Teri Rosinski
It is just unbelievable what he's done. He has been so important to us and what we've done this year. We didn't just pull him up to the varsity to sit this year, we pulled him up because we knew he could be a factor.
Steve Bucci
We had some good performances but we had some disappointments in some areas. We have some nicks and cuts in some places and we are young. But we're running varsity. It's not middle school or freshman meets, it's varsity. So these guys have to pick it up and get the job done.
Brad Bevis
We had lost 14 seniors in 10 varsity spots. It was pretty scary coming into the season. My expectations were not around winning, it was more about wrestling hard and improving throughout the year and getting the most I could out of my kids.
Jade Gribble
We're going to continue to grow. We've got a lot of new kids playing starting roles for us. Every week those kids are only going to get stronger and more used to the varsity speed and we're going to get better in the end.
Ryan Watson
The second varsity made some progress with their new lineup changes. That boat had a good performance relative to the first varsity, only five seconds apart from the first.
Holly Hatton
He's a young kid, first year playing varsity, and he made some huge saves for us tonight. He kept us in the game early. Two or three minutes into the second period, we could have been down 4-1.
Mike Welby
No one was happy when this happened. There were girls that played varsity last year that aren't getting that chance now. But the kids seem to be getting along pretty well and they're playing really good golf.
Dave Andrews
She saw a lot of shots on the varsity level at practice last year. She's working on some things and getting more comfortable in the cage and the speed of play. It's a work in progress, but she's doing fine.
Barb Marois
They're darn good players. I'm used to playing on the varsity. They came in here and struggled in some ways, but they earned their playing time with their defense. They have heart, just like this whole team has.
Brian Bradley
We're fortunate to have so much depth. We wanted to rest some of the varsity kids and let the JV girls show what they could do.
Jacque Bartow
That's his first varsity dual meet of the year. He looked like he'd been in the lineup all year long.
Dave Ewing
I was very pleased and surprised our girls won the meet, ... Actually I was a little shocked. This was the first time Kennedy Collier and Katie Upton have run a varsity race. I didn't know what to expect from them, but I knew they could help our team. First place in the conference is quite an honor.
Sam Morgan
She's our gem. It's nice to have her for six years. Most high school programs at the varsity level only get four, so we're fortunate to have her for six.
Bill Unzicker
There are definitely some Title IX concerns about teams not fielding junior varsity squads. But my first priority is to field a varsity squad.
Walter Weller
She is doing a great job for us, defensively. She knows the position well. Her skill level is phenomenal; she's a really good first baseman. Offensively, she has to get used to hitting against varsity pitching. I think she's going to explode, once she does that.
Hollie Woodard
It's good to know that we have somebody who's taken some snaps in a game situation. What was big for him was that he didn't do anything to get us beat. For a kid who'd never played in a varsity game, he did what he needed to do.
Bubba Davis
Carroll was awesome. She's been pitching well and stepping up her game. She fits right in on the varsity level. She's tall and looks very athletic out there and when she throws the ball, she's a real presence.
Laurie Markatos
John will be a great player once he gets accustomed to varsity pitching. In addition to his bat, he has a strong arm. He threw out two of four base runners in the first three games.
Dave Marzano
The younger guys are doing quite well; they have that drive. Peter was strong as a freshman. He played at the varsity level and was a force to be reckoned with to some extent.
Frank Halish
There's basically five kids going out for the quarterback spot. Austin got a little bit of varsity experience last year. Obviously, he's a good candidate, but we feel good about any of them. We'll see how spring goes with those guys.
Joey Florence
This type of meet is instrumental in developing the younger kids. We're always searching for that young athlete to take the next step up to the varsity.
Lon Carter
We're really excited. Basically we'll have four days to play and three away from baseball. We're taking the (junior varsity) and varsity, and there will be 10 games between the two. We'll vacation for three (days) and play for four.
Jim Stoyle
At the last minute we decided to open it up to the junior athletes and some of them have been showing up the varsity athletes. It's been incredible.
Amber Glenzel
We've got some older kids, but not with a whole lot of varsity of experience. We're still a team developing. I'm not upset with these early losses. Really, I think it will help us down the road.
Charlie Puleo
When I first started playing varsity last year, I was really nervous because I didn't want to let my team down, and when I would make a mistake, I would get down on myself. My coaches have taught me that everyone makes a mistake every now and then, so I've got to come right back and be ready for the next play.
Kelsey Deming
Duke replied that he didn't play varsity so he didn't have to pay attention, and that's when he kicked him.
Anita Thomas
I have two guys up from JV, and had only six original varsity players in the last two games. The difference has been injuries.
Dave Hansen
That was Jordan's first varsity start. The score didn't reflect it but she did well. Hats off to her for hanging in there.
Doug Fisher
We're doing a lot of this with guys that are new to varsity experience. So from an experience standpoint, I feel pretty good about where we're at.
Brad Tingey
He had at least one or two (concussions) as a ninth-grade player on JV. So we put him in one immediately. He might have had a slight one (concussion) over the three-year period he was on varsity, but it didn't seem to take on the same seriousness as it had.
John Castellano
Our varsity roster is pretty evenly split between juniors and seniors, which is a good thing, we won't be so lopsided with only seniors.
Craig Marshall
In the second half they came out and showed what they could do. A lot of them played their first game of varsity football last week and you make your biggest improvement from Week 1 to Week 2.
John Maronto
Defensively, we started allowing open looks from 3 and if you let good varsity basketball players get their feet set, they're going to make that shot.
Terri Schrishuhn
Jake is a very talented freshman. Our varsity lineup has some guys that will be running varsity for the first time, so it will be interesting to see.
Tim Hanson
She's a pretty experienced varsity athlete. She's had almost all of her varsity career playing in big games for teams, and we knew she was capable of producing.
Greg Kirby
We've been bringing in some of the varsity boys to simulate the size and quickness, and it's worked pretty well. It's an adjustment for our kids. They're very mature young ladies, and they understand we're bringing (the boys) in to make them better.
Derek Sonderland
This activity has an MHSA-approved scoring system very similar to track and field. Just getting a seat on a varsity trip is a big accomplishment in our program. To be selected on the state team is a big deal. These kids are the best and brightest.
Greg Adkins
I've been on varsity for three years and I've never experienced what it feels like to beat Linden. This is the year.
Dannah Dryer
Winning awards [like Coach of the Year] doesn't hurt, but we know decisions like this are out of our hands. We control what we control. We treat this sport like it's a varsity sport and if we move up we'll be ready for it.
Christian Rigamonti
Chelsea Wilson, my freshman middle, really picked up her game. She did a great job. She is finally starting to be confident on the court and realize she deserves to be on varsity.
Theresa Anderson
I do believe we will be a tough out this year. There is not as much teaching this year at the varsity level, so we can focus more on improving what we already know, which in theory, will make us stronger throughout the season.
Jason Pires
We brought them up to give us energy on the floor. I thought they did a great job in their first varsity game.
Gary Giancola
We feel Joey's got the upper edge just because of his experience at the varsity level. Cooper's a great quarterback also. We feel we could go with either one of them and feel comfortable.
Bobby Campos
That's a darn good jump for Kemp. That was the same height as the winning varsity jump.
Gene Meyers
I think it was last year. I was stuck on JV. My times were faster, but I was still on JV. But I just kept my goal (of making varsity) in my head. My next goal is to make state.
Renn Bailey
When (the kids) get to the varsity level, we're not having to teach them stuff. They already know our formations, they know our offense, they know where to line up. They know what they're doing.
Tim Buchanan
We are a junior-dominated team. Many of them have varsity experience, but they are still young.
Jeff Beavers
We played a good game. We had some kids who didn't have varsity experience who played well.
Gary Molea
He was a (junior varsity) wrestler until about two weeks ago. He rose to the challenge.
Dave Ewing
We're showing signs of improvement and making progress. We'll put the pieces together and see who will run varsity come conference and state meets. We're looking at putting a team together.
Bill Martens
To lose all of those guys and to come back with a group of young kids, none of them having any varsity experience. And just to see where we started from, and where we're at now, it was huge.
Terrance Haywood
They're used to play with each other. Some of them, this is their third year playing varsity. Most of them, it's their second year playing varsity.
Kevin Gould
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.
Terry Baxter
They have a lot of varsity experience, and all three played for league travel teams over the summer. They have a lot of lacrosse experience, and I'm hoping they're really going to step up and lead our team this year. They want to do something. It's their last year as seniors and they want to take us as far as possible.
Nicole Kidman
That's my first one of my varsity career. It was a high fastball inside. That was probably the best pitch I've seen in my entire life.
John Kruse
Elizabeth is focused, is a very good leader, and has great stickwork and the ability to beat defenders, ... Corey played on the junior varsity team last season, but has worked hard on her game. She is coachable and serious about field hockey, and is really improving. Jessica came off the bench last season and is very aggressive and physical.
Casey Silver
I am hopeful that some changes at second and third doubles positions, a new varsity player at third singles and the home court advantage will give us the edge we have been looking for.
Jason Campbell
We have just four returning varsity players and North Butler has played together a much longer period of time as a team, ... Noth Butler had the chemistry working amongst one another and, basically, we're in only our second match playing together. It's hard to make everything jive right now, but as the season progresses we'll be much better.
Laura Johnson
I know a lot of teams go through it, but it's been real hard for the girls. We've brought some girls up from the junior varsity who have done a good job, but it's a big step up.
Jon Fritzen
I'll miss everything here. After four years [on varsity], senior night is going to be a rough one. I'll be crying all over the place.
Kelsey Ruitenberg
The competition is good right now for the varsity spots. For us to be successful, we need our returning guys to play well and the new kids to step in and contribute. If that happens, we should have a good season.
Mike Duchin
You're playing a varsity schedule, so even though you might be freshmen and sophomores you've got to act like a varsity.
John Carlock
All three of them are competitive kids and they have always been successful players. Brendan wasn't a surprise, I have seen what he could do for the past couple of years. Sometimes sophomores come up to varsity and have trouble adjusting right away but he has really been a good player for us.
Dan Ariola
I think there's no question the UIL paid very close attention to travel. The thing people don't realize about travel is its not just varsity. You have junior varsity, sophomore and freshman teams involved.
Gerald Brence
We're just trying to teach them (the juniors) that, when you make that jump up to the varsity, everything is faster. We kind of beat ourselves but I was glad we battled back at the end.
Chris Neitzel
I thought Phillip did a good job of battling back after struggling with his control. This is his first year on varsity and only his third varsity game.
Billy Bryant
Despite the loss, it was still an encouraging outing because all six of our varsity golfers improved on their season averages. I hope we can continue to lower our scoring averages.
Gary Richardson
Last year we had a lot of kids on the varsity field for the first time. It can be intimidating. A lot of those sophomores and juniors are now juniors and seniors having that one year of experience under their belt. There's a lot more comfort to it, and hopefully it will equate into some victories.
Doug Higgins
I was actually wrong. We beat them. One of the (junior varsity) guys told me they'd won, so I just went with that.
Dan O'shaughnessy
We basically lost the entire varsity team. This is mostly the junior varsity that is coming up to play now.
Clifford Lewis
We have to learn how to be on a varsity team and the intensity it brings. We?re getting there. We made progress from Monday, so that?s the positive.
Cindy Fitzgerald
We just have to find it in ourselves to find our focus on the football field. The young players are no longer young. They are varsity football players who can't wait until bad things happen on the field to take things personally.
Jamie Delaunois
We should be awesome next year. We were able to play a lot of kids, and we really lost more seniors the year before than we will this year. Our freshman and junior varsity teams were undefeated.
John Wrenn
The football player we had as a sophomore was a young man trying to learn the game, trying to understand it. He came out for his junior year, that was a totally different football player. His second year he was a starter on the varsity football team. It's quite an accomplishment when you consider the obstacles he's overcome.
Ray Collins
Not that it?s an excuse but our inexperience shines through in tight games. We have only three returning with varsity experience from last year. We have to have more efficient possessions and get good shots.
Dave Bosso
He put in a lot of work over the summer. He really worked to improve. Playing varsity football, he's a hard-nosed kid. He has very solid (wrestling) technique. He's very strong at 130 pounds - that's one of his key traits.
Casey Schweitzer
She's pitched on varsity since she was a freshman. I think she has quite well so far this year.
Kale Gillman
(At several positions) no one has stepped up and said I'm the guy. We are inexperienced. But I like this team if they continue to get better. A lot haven't played in a varsity game.
Frank Chumbley
We've got a lot of players coming back, and our (junior varsity) finished 20-0 and our freshman team finished 17-2. There's going to be a lot of competition and it's going to be interesting to see who comes back quicker and more athletic because that's what we need to accomplish to take the next step forward as a team.
Tom Woodford
Actually, for the girls it was a good day. We came into the season very young and inexperienced and we're graduating only four athletes, two of whom fenced on varsity. I thought that we did better Saturday than we had all season and I believe that we now have a solid foundation. I have high hopes for next season. The key will be on how much club time they can get in the off season.
Robert Raeihle
My goal is to play all four years and maybe make a college football team. But right now, I just hope I can make it to varsity.
Nigel Hall
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