I enjoyed her level of competition. Debbie could pull six kids out of PE class and be competitive. The two schools built a great friendly rivalry.

I didn't get a preseason to iron out our lineup. We were playing matches before we had an official practice.

They know they have to show up in shape. We have to get it together quickly and move on because we're going to hit the ground running.

We've been working on placement. It's a kill in the books if it falls. You don't have to pound it. We found the open areas. We still have lapses. But these girls have the fire to play. Once we start rolling, we're a competitive team.

It's good competition. They run big schools and small schools together and then separate the scores by class. We'll be running head-to-head with them, so it will be a good chance for them to see how much they can push themselves.

Class C is pretty tough with Boone Central, Norfolk Catholic and Wayne. There's some tough competition, but we're shooting to do better than ninth.