Our kids gave it everything they had today. We won three state champ?ionships today, and that's a good performance by any standards. Memorial just had a little more than we did. Our kids had another outstanding season. There's nothing wrong finishing second at the state meet.

Right now it really looks close between the three of us. I guess Memorial would be the favorite, seeing they won it last year. I think this is going to be extremely close. Every point is going to count. It's going to be a nickel-and-dime meet. The team that can get the most points at the bottom will probably win it.

The state meet is going to be a beauty. I think it comes down to Homestead, Madison Memorial and us. Every point is going to count. This looks like it could be one of the closest state meets ever.

The times this year have been incredible. I feel bad for some of the guys who didn't make it. They swam great times but just came up short. This is the fastest sectional qualifying teams I can remember.

We were seeded first in those final two relays, and you'd like to expect to win those races. But it's always tough at the state meet being the No. 1 seed. Everyone is shooting to take you down. And that gave Memorial a little extra incentive.

We knew it was probably going to come down to the team that wanted it the most. Whichever team dug down the deepest was going to win the meet. And that's exactly what happened.