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Related It is a big step up from sectional to district competition. Our district is extremely tough we ha... JASON ROSTORFER This is an outstanding tournament. You will see a lot of teams you read about and don't see. Of the ... BOB DIEZ To make it to the state tournament is a big achievement as the school has to come in the top four at... JANET BRIGHT It's hard to go to a duals tournament with just eight guys. We give up six weight classes in every d... JARED DIGMANN Our goal is to be better next week than we were this week. We have six kids in the top three that ha... CASEY SCHWEITZER It is pretty stacked, I will need to pull off an upset. Four of the top 10 in the state in my weight... JOSH BORDNER This is clearly the toughest weight class in the WPIAL tournament. There are eight guys who can go w... MARC BILLETT It was a great atmosphere with some of the top programs in the country. It was a state tournament-ty... ANTHONY MENARD This is the biggest tournament of the season outside of the regional and state championships. All of... JOHN ARAGON Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would tha... ANDY RODDICK Christiansburg's ranked nationally in the top 10. They don't have many weaknesses. They're strong fr... DON SHULER Peoria, Connecticut, Atlanta, ... I've got the Big East tournament on Thursday, the ACC on Friday, t... BERNIE BICKERSTAFF Making the state tournament has always been our top goal and we're just one win away from that now. HEIDI MARTIN Both have a legitimate chance of qualifying for the district tournament, and possibly even the state... MATT GORDON My goal at every tournament is to finish top 18. At the end of the year if I could finish every tour... BUBBA WATSON I tried to instill this week that if you can place in the top four at this tournament, you can place... ERIC SWENSEN This is always a good tournament because it's like a prep for the regional. We see four of the top t... JEFF BOOGAART That bracket is like a mini state tournament. Unfortunately, there?s going to be some good kids not ... KACEY MCNULTY Our goal this year, just like every year, is to win the State Tournament. CHAD AKINS This event continues to be strong. This is one of the strongest fields in recent years. Ten or 15 ye... BILLY PATE We were the top-ranked team; it's nice to win the tournament. It's exciting to finish the regular se... ANDREA GASTON It's like a little early state tournament. There are so many good squads in this tournament. How fun... BOB TODD That was probably the first time I've been totally impressed, 100 percent. We wrestled the toughest ... ADAM ALIREZ Obviously, you are not going to win every match you want to win. But to win five or six matches agai... BRIAN FARNHAM There are some high-caliber teams here and placing anywhere in the top six is a great accomplishment... CHAD LATCH This tournament was an eye opener for our group. Two of our athletes placed in the top six, but all ... JASON KERLUCK This 16-team tournament gave us a chance. We were in a tough district; we lost in the district tourn... JOE COLEMAN It's kinda like our conference, we need to score in every weight class and the kids need to be in th... BRENT FAUROTE This will be our largest and toughest meet. The tournament consistently has a ton of kids who place ... CHRIS FORD For tennis aficionados, last year?s final was the best tennis ever. But human nature is people want ... ANNE WORCESTER Actually, we should have a lot of guys go to (the district tournament) just like last year. The guys... ANTONIO JEREMIAH It's about going into a tournament knowing you have one of the top two or three players there, DALE WALKER This was a fun tournament. If you look at the top four teams you have rated teams from classes B, C ... DEAN DAVIS The people here at Nationwide and Ohio State run a first class tournament. We envisioned a Miami-Ohi... ENRICO BLASI It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. HENRY WARD BEECHER That?s our goal -- to make the tournament. We?re almost there. We?re so close, it is surreal. I felt... GARFIELD YUILLE They're gonna need to win to get their confidence. This is a tough district. There you have three of... CHAD KUHN If I'm not Top 10 or seeded every tournament, it really doesn't matter. I can beat anyone on... CAROLINE WOZNIACKI It's a pretty tough tournament. I was wanting to get in another tough tournament to see where we are... KENT HALL Tommy has to be the best keeper in Class S if not one of the top two or three in the state. RICK ANTHONY It was another nervous night. We'll have to step it up a little bit come (state) tournament time. DON LOWE I'm really excited for the seniors. This will be their second state tournament in a row and its nice... JACK BAGLEY We had five or six players that would have been in the tournament, but weren't in the tournament. Th... EDDIE CARBONE When he entered the anteroom, two women looked up at him. One was Miss Robertson, the governor's sec... GEORGE P. ELLIOTT Our No. 18 ranking, in our situation, was the one and only factor which allowed us into the NAIA Tou... JEFF DITTMAN The tournament in Puerto Rico in late February has 18 teams, 12 of which are ranked in the top 25 in... DEVON BROUSE This is a good feeling for us. Every year we haven't been on top of our games going into the tournam... RACHEL LAWS Regardless of their record coming into the tournament, they beat the top teams in this tournament. T... AMANDA MURDOCH We have won five or six games in a row now. This is what we needed going into our regional tournamen... GEORGE NESSMITH We will have almost all those guys back next year and with a top 15-ranked recruiting class ready to... DAVE GRANT Had we played the last six holes a little better, we would have been right there at the top. There i... CLINT WALLMAN We have a lot of respect for Florida. They are one of the top teams in the country. In fact, they we... BILLY CHADWICK With the addition of Ray Small, I think Ohio State certainly has one of the top 10 classes in the co... DUANE LONG It was great to be back at the Eastern Area tournament. I was very pleased with our performance. We ... VINCE TESTA I have put a bet on Wayne to be top scorer in the tournament. DEREK BOOTH You couldn't ask for a better tune-up going into the state tournament. NICK AUGELLI This is always a tough tournament to play in. Our main focus now is to get ready for our first distr... DAVID MARTINEZ There are a lot of good teams in this tournament. This is going to be a tough district to get out of... BRENDA ELLIS Every team has talented wrestlers and the Hawkeye 10 is the toughest conference in western Iowa. Thi... BOB DYER It means so much to our program at Hartford, not just to get a win in the NCAA Tournament, but to ge... JENNIFER RIZZOTTI Our goal is to improve every day, and be playing at our peak when the district tournament rolls arou... JASON GREGORY Education needs to be our state's top priority. CARY KENNEDY There is a tournament & it is the biggest personal tournament in life,it is the sex tournament. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) They say that a kingdom is like a pyramid: the king on top and the people below. But in this country... BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ Going into the state tournament, we're ranked fifth or so. Every guy's going to need to win a match,... BRIAN SMITH We took a step in the right direction tonight. What a great way to go into a tough tournament like t... BRENT HAND In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude. ED SHEERAN We're playing better. When you're in a tournament like this, the more you win, the more guys realize... FRANK HAITH I've said our goal is either the regional tournament or Austin. They always ask to play an out-of-to... GREG DEVERS We're really focusing on our district games so we can get a good seed in the district tournament. HEATHER MCCRIMMON I have narrowed it down to a top six but it is a very difficult task. Someone else might come up wit... DAVID MIDDLETON Our goal is to keep qualifying for the state tournament and keep that run going (eight seasons). Wit... BEV LOWDEN I signed up for a tournament in Calcutta. It was called the China-Burma-India Theatre contest, and a... DAVID GANT It was a lot of fun. There were a number of top ranked teams there. BRENNAN BROWN It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... NEIL GAIMAN One of the top three should probably win the tournament, but if the rest of us bring our A-game and ... WARREN LAWRENCE They did real well, were at eighth place, and the young guys stepped it up big time to get us to thi... JOAQUIN BAUTISTA It's fun seeing the kids, especially this year's seniors, getting a chance to compete in the state t... JOE FORD We are only taking the top two wrestlers in each weight class on our team to the nationals. CARL MURPHREE The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority. J. D. HAYWORTH That was as good as any final bout. The place was rockin' and they got after each other. It's not of... BILL DESARIO There's a lot of parity in this tournament. There's got to be five or six teams who can win it, BRIAN HARVEY Natural gas is better distributed than any other fuel in the United States. It's down every stre... T. BOONE PICKENS Bret was in a very stacked weight class. There are some really good guys who aren't going to state. MARC COFER It felt like we were in the state tournament. DALE EASLEY Five of our guys have a state finalist or returning state champion in their weight. BRIAN SMITH This is a huge win. We into the top four in the district, and this keeps our momentum going. ADDIE MICIR It was definitely a wake-up. We are still in the Top 25, but [beating N.C. State] would have showed ... CARL ELLIOTT We have some guys who are ranked, but nobody expects any of them to be that guy on top of the podium... DAVE VANDEVEEGAETE I have some high goals left, I?m ready for states. I?m looking to top my time there, and I?m excited... RYNE FRANCIS We're placing in 10th in a very major tournament. To be in the top 10 is a great place for us to be. CASEY SCHWEITZER We let our guard down. Maybe it's the emotion of being in the state tournament. KAMILLE WAHLIN I don't know if we've made a statement, but it's enjoyable. This tournament kind of emulates the sta... CINDY ANDERSON It's tough. Looking at our district, you've got at least three teams that will finish top five, top ... DYLAN EVANS Memorial is ranked 12th in the state and really played awesome in winning the Big Eight tournament. ... BLAKE BUDROW You mean in the state?
(when asked if he felt his team should be ranked in the Top Twenty this seas... ABE LEMONS It was a quality tournament. It was a good competitive tournament with excellent teams. The tourname... MATT ARMSTRONG We had the toughest draw of anyone in the tournament, but that's the way we want it. By playing top ... KRISTY BUSH Overall, we played a pretty good opening weekend tournament. The results were good and, as I go back... BILL RICHARDS I just plain messed up at the district tournament. I lost to guys I beat during the season and they ... FRANKIE RAMIREZ
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