I see at least one injured cheerleader a day. It's from a combination of insufficient conditioning and dangerous routines. Girls fall from pyramids or land the wrong way on a jump. I think the injury risk in this sport is as high as football.

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.

He has no place in the New York Fire Department. I lost too many friends that day to listen to that rubbish.

It was a good day for our entire program. Our girls ran really well collectively. They have battled and stepped up every time there was a challenge this year. I'm ecstatic for them.

We had a heck of a day. We did an outstanding job tonight. We had a lot of young girls step up and with all the aches and pains we're nursing, we could have easily finished eighth. I'm very proud of how the girls went for it tonight. We did things we haven't all year and we had nothing to lose.

Our girls had a good day. We matched up well with them. Our No. 1 girl challenged their top two. They had a couple of extra steps. Our three, four and five runners were moving well. Our girls have always been late bloomers. I'm hoping that happens again this year.