I think gas prices around here are pretty bad, and they affect you to the point of compromise. If it costs a lot to drive, you have to cut the fat somewhere. This isn't going to be good for the local economy. For some people, every cent counts.

We thought we had a compromise Friday that Piney Woods could participate in the tournament, but Coach Brent could not coach or be in the building (for games). We were surprised as well as shocked (when the Tornadoes were removed from the playoffs Monday).

When you put the clamp, the flat area and the cleaver together, you get a pretty good idea as to how Dicer works. We're now using this structural model to design experiments that might tell us what triggers Dicer into action.

That got them pumped and the scores were pretty good. The bars went well and we ended with the vault. We maybe took too many steps on the landings, but overall did really well.

After Saturday we'll find out if we fall into the next highest team scores. We're pretty hopeful that we'll get in there and take the entire 10 gymnasts on the team day at state.

We just sort of dug ourselves into a hole. We didn't step up to pass. We were pretty timid. We needed to step up and make a play.