This was special because it was such a team effort. When you have eight, nine or 10 kids taking part, that makes the celebration more festive. These kids had the opportunity to have a great season and they took advantage by maturing as the season went on and staying focused.
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Related We had great kids who improved as season went on. When you have great assistant coaches and great pl... CURT BENGE We had eight out of 10 kids score, so it was a great team effort. CASEY TODD This was the last team match of the season and the kids played well, so it was fun. The kids had a g... DON SMITH I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES This was a great team effort on the kids' part. We had several different kids step up and do some ni... DEREK SONDERLAND It was an Interstate Eight battle. We could play each other 10 times and each team would probably wi... JEFF FROELICH Pat was a big part of last year's dream season and this season was a dream season as well until toni... BUDDY BIGGS The only thing that really dampened this season was the losing. I had a great time with this team. T... JOE BLAIR It was really a team effort. We had a great season. It's the first winning season in a while. We los... AMY WRIGHT The kids gave a tremendous effort, and I'm very proud of the effort they gave. It's still early in t... BILL DUFFY It was a total team effort. The home course advantage didn't hurt, I'll say that. But we've only pla... DICK SALINETTI The kids worked hard. This was a typical game against Rockport. It was scrappy and exciting. Our kid... BILL CAHILL They just didn't give up. We're a good basketball team at the right part of the year. We're playing ... DAWN SEILER She gave us a great spark. To shoot the ball like that really got our kids going. I think that helpe... GARY KUEHL Our team was certainly on a mission, we seemed to get stronger as the game went on and one of the tu... BRIAN MCCLOSKEY Our girls have run well all season. And they continue to do so, despite losing some of our top runne... BART THOMPSON I really feel that sports at this level prepares the kids for the trials they're going to face in li... DAN SCHREIBER This team has been like a family. It was great to see the joy on these kids faces (when they won). GARY FULLER Our kids don't have anything to hang their heads about. They were beaten by a team that hit more sho... DOUG WOODARD They just try to make it really festive and [make] the kids feel really special. It was a really nic... KAREN HOWARD This was a very special season not only for the school but for the community and the state. What the... GUS MALZAHN It was a great way to open the season having kids have to work for their matches. JEFF THOMAS Basically these kids have played together a third year and the four seniors four years. This is thir... CONRAD FALK These are a great group of kids to work with and they have been working hard. The kids did a great j... DICK NYMAN Our kids guarded well. Our defensive effort was the best we've had all season. JEFF GUIOT I told these kids two things: that this was a special team and we are all winners here no matter wha... JASON VELA A season like this doesn't come around very often. The kids realized the opportunity, seized the mom... CHRIS WOOD We had a sophomore-region tournament earlier. We took nine kids and we had seven champions and two s... DAVE VANDEVEEGAETE We knew it would take a total team effort to turn things around, and that's what these kids gave us ... ERIC DIBIASE It was nice to see the 10th-grader come in and finish it off and have the support of his team. Being... JEFF HERRICK It was great for a lot of kids that work hard all through the week and never get to step on the fiel... KIRK WILLIAMS It was a great weekend. I don't want the season to be over for some of the kids but they gave it all... JAMIE WISE This is what this team has been about all season. A lot of teams would have folded against a good te... DAVE BAHNMILLER It was a great defensive effort by the kids. JAN HIRT We played a great team and this was a great game. But we have a lot to be proud of. This was the mos... CHARLIE KELLY It's just a pleasure to see a bunch of kids with the talent levels these kids have working together,... BOB LIBERATORE It was a great game to watch and a great game to coach. I'm proud of the season and I'm proud of the... JASON HERMAN It's eight games to the playoff and you have to get a second effort on everything. It was a great ef... MARTIN ERAT It was real important to fill the date, ... The kids deserve a nine-game schedule. This also keeps t... DAN FLYNN This is the one team that I've been on that really knew their purpose for the season as a team and a... KYLE COSTON I thought the first game went well. We made some mistakes. When you play a good team like that when ... TOMMY RAMOS That was a great performance on our part. It just trickled into tonight. These have been our two bes... DANA FERRY These kids played their hearts out, and never gave up. I hope the girls remember the whole season, a... DICK BLISS We got a little bit panicked and took some bad shots. The Palm kid really hurt us. But our kids real... BRENT BREDE It was a great season and a great game. It's a shame that someone had to lose this game and it's goi... ALAN AYERS This season was so unreal. It's great to see that we made it this far and have this opportunity. CARA ENRIGHT That was great that year, ... That was the most fun I've ever had. We had a great crew and it was a ... BRIAN COREY We have lost just about every conceivable way this season. They went to the glass hard and on that l... JAY SMITH It was nothing we did as coaches. I have great kids on this team. They just came out and played hard... KYLE SCHELLIN It's special, especially in a team sport. It took a team effort to win. We weren't looking at this g... CHRIS ABEL You can't judge a season just by what happened (Wednesday). Everything considered, I think the kids ... WAYNE WILLIAMS It was our most complete game of the season. Our kids played a great game against a very good Granit... GENE SMITH I have one kid that has played before, really. I have two kids that played, maybe, one season, years... BOB HESS It was a great effort by our kids. DENNY PLYLER We graduated five starters and eight kids in all from last year's team (which made its second trip i... CHRIS MATTHEWS I think throughout the season we all learned to focus in and that the team was a big part of it. Sti... JAMI LANZ These kids are a great bunch. It isn't always about winning. These kids worked hard all season long,... BOBBY CARTER These kids set a great example for our younger kids. They treated everyone really well. They just br... LISA WHITE What these kids have done over the last six days was special. Everyone was nervous because we all kn... BOB LAVIN We just crowned three all-Americans today. I'm very proud of all of the kids, but especially the kid... CHRIS BUCKNAM I was very pleased with how the season went. The team had a very good year, even though we would hav... AUDRA JEFFERS We're hopeful that a much more experienced and talented team this season will have us near or on top... JASON TAPP There was a big to-do about this team last year. We had big expectations. We made it clear this year... BLAIR ALBRIGHT This is great for our school. The kids have really played well this season. AARON BOELTER This was a great match-up. They're so athletic...They have a great coaching staff. Our kids worked a... DEB BENNETT They never quit. This has been a great group of kids. They didn't want it to end this way, but they ... DWIGHT LITTLEFIELD I'm absolutely thrilled. This is a great group of kids and some great newcomers. They put it all tog... BILL TWARDY The kids were ecstatic to be out on the ice and spending time with the national team. We took a bunc... GORD MINK We reflected on what everyone meant to the team and how awesome this season was. These past four yea... KYLIE MCCLURE I told the kids in the locker room that no one person won this game for us; it was a great team effo... JOEL SULLIVAN Before the start of the season, the kids set goals. It was a great tribute to them that in the final... BRIAN DAUGHERTY We knew coming into (the season) we had a chance. The kids really turned it on in January and we did... BRANDON DAY This was a key match for us because the kids need to realize that this is a team, that they can stil... DIANE TULLER I thought the kids were really hungry. We were really focused and the kids had a good attitude going... RICK MILLER This is the best start we've had all year and the best third quarter we've played all year. This tea... ESTHER CLARK After the game I told the kids not to focus too much on the loss and try to focus more on the huge s... AIMEE BATES I was really hoping we could come out this weekend with two wins, the girls are starting to believe ... DAN HILTON The kids talked from day one about not making it last year and they stayed more focused during key a... JOSH HERRING As you can see, this means a lot. All around school, the spirit was intense today. It's great to see... JASON HALL We thought we would be a playoff team when the season began. We had 17 games decided by less than 10... DUSTY AUXIER It was a great team effort. We had some different kids step up and I can't say enough about how good... JON BROWN It's a long ride, but it's a great experience for these kids to have the opportunity to travel and s... AHMAD DORSETT They're great kids and I feel fortunate to have been able to coach them. Not only are they good bask... BLAINE LOPEZ The ones that got away. That's the name of the season. On the other hand, out of the eight losses th... DAVE NORTON We graduated a lot of kids, but we have a lot coming back. And the one thing we have this year is a ... LAURA PARO We were part of the team that started it and to be part of the team that ended it wouldn't be someth... CHAD GREENWAY I have 150 kids on my master e-mail list for the Playhouse, and I hand-picked the 22 I felt had the ... DIANE SMITH It is more profitable for me to have a team that is in contention for most of the season but finishe... CONNIE MACK It was hard (for Juarez) to have the same sort of engaged respect for Soto. But the more you looked ... JIM LAMPLEY What does this mean to me? It means I have to coach another week. But if any group of kids ever dese... JAY HARRINGTON The team played very well. It was a nice way to start and the kids had good hustle and good effort. BOB MAHOLIC I am proud of the kids and the season that they had. They never gave up all season and they never ga... BLAIR GARNER We were not focused at the plate and on the bases today, and that makes it tough to win. When a team... DAN TORRES He put a lot of dedication into this season. He went out to Iowa in the off-season ... he was all ha... FRED PERRY We're really maturing as a team, we know how good we can be. When it comes to ranked teams, (we) nee... STEVE NOVAK Richie just got a raw deal this season, and Derek and Danny were just great to coach. They never com... BRENT NORBERG This team has worked so hard all season. This says a lot for these kids. I love coaching a team like... JASON TARLETON They are picked by kids and they are voted on by kids, that's what makes this program so great. LINDA GUENIN My favorite was always whichever sport was in season. I think these days it's almost saddening t... SAM BRADFORD It was a great team. They accepted me right away. We had a blast the whole entire season. AMANDA FINSTAD
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