It was quite a surprise. They are ecstatic. The girls were screaming, laughing and crying. There were 53 teams in our division and it took a lot of hard work to win.

It was very exciting. It was tense. We knew we did well. But we knew it was in the judges hands so all we could do was sit and wait.

We have two seniors, so we have a young squad. Ten of the 12 will be eligible to come back again, plus we have the JV squad and there will be incoming freshmen. And we want to encourage a lot of girls to try out.

It was definitely one of their goals to bring home Memorial's first national championship. They had heard all about the accomplishments of Victoria High, so they wanted to bring it home for Memorial.

I think we are getting to the point where the girls know they can compete, but we just need to put two nine-hole rounds together, and pull it all together for a full 18.

But now that he's down in Florida, I think he's doing it for the girls, to try to impress them. Boys will do anything when they're trying to get a girl's attention.