Every year since I've been here, we've had a strong girls team. I think we've got a group of girls that go out there with the confidence that they know they can do it, and they get it done.

I knew when these girls were freshmen that they'd be good and get better every year. They have higher goals of winning a (state) championship, so district is just like the first stop for them.

It's pretty emotional. This is the group I had my first year, and I kind of feel like I'm a senior with them because I've been with them for four years. I'll be sad to see them go.

I feel like we've got some real good players on the top on both sides, and I feel like we've got some depth on both sides. We just have a group of kids that compete really well, and that's a lot of it. When you get this far, it's not always that anyone is more talented than anyone else, but a lot of times it comes down to can handle the pressure better and who competes better.

Once you know math really good, you will see things in a different light. It will help me financially because I will go to college and do things that I never thought of.

It's been positive for them. When they go to high school, that's where it will be more challenging. Like I said, I didn't know how to divide, so when they get older, I'll know how to teach them. That's where it will start.