Kids (in classes) have been the one bright spot.

We finished the season exactly the way we started it. The kids really wanted this, and it showed in their play. We were focused on getting to this point.

This really isn't my event, it for everybody that's involved. It's for the kids, adults and the volunteers. They're the ones who make it happen and make it so special.

It does cause some awkward times at the end of [August], ... We had to send out a couple of kids we liked at the end of the month on our pitching staff and we had to bring up some other guys the next day.

I think we've improved more than they have. Warroad has a lot of juniors and seniors but our young kids have picked it up.

Our job is to get the kids ready physically and mentally, but emotionally as well. What you tell the kids is, 'It's just a basketball game.' You have to rely on all the time and effort you spent becoming the player that you are. It really comes down to that.