These kids placed in the top 100 students at the state finals. That's not a small accomplishment by any stretch of the imagination.

This is a tremendous accomplishment for this group of kids, because there are a lot of good teams in our conference. We have several three-year starters as seniors in our lineup, so I'm really happy for our girls.

(Studying abroad) can give students a sense of accomplishment, and then they realize they can succeed in all ways.

These kids had all earned top individual scores at the regional competition in February. And that's why they were eligible for states.

It would be such a great accomplishment for the program and the little kids who want to play for the Oak leafs when they get older. It'd great to have another Des Moines team win a championship.

I would have rather had a league title for the school and the kids, but it's an accomplishment I'm proud of.