Boy, that's three pretty tough guys to go up against in the finals. We're awfully proud of those guys. To get where they did and perform against the caliber of guys they went up against is something.

Danny got in a great shot, but he just couldn't quite finish it. I really believe it he could have scored off that move it would have taken the match to a whole different point.

Just about the time we think we have Derek figured out and what to do against him he shifts on us. Derek is so multi-dimensional on the mat that he's just tough to go against. Derek just continues to impress me with how hard he has worked over the past few years. At times it seems like Ben can beat anybody in the world but him. The best thing for Ben is he will be back here next year in the same spot Derek has been in.

Fifty years ago, people thought ahead to build these lakes; now we have to do something to keep them up.

It's important for us to start doing pilot project studies to deal with some of these issues and look for the most cost-effective method.

This is potentially a huge problem that is going to confront the state in the next 20 to 40 years.