To put on a musical costs $10,000 and up. Each production has something that makes it challenging. We ask ourselves how are we going to raise money to do a musical, but with different things we do, we find ways to pull it off.

The students have put in hundreds of hours after school to get ready. There was a group that came in and worked most of the day Saturday and Sunday. There were some people here (the other day) from 3 to 10.

Most of the students are familiar with the movie and the original musical. They thoroughly studied the background and the characters carefully.

When you've got 150 riders riding as hard as they can after 140 miles, it's scary. They need a longer straightaway.

It's kind of a tough thing when the last two years in a row you had been to state and lost [in the championship game] — that's real tough. And then you go in the first round and you're done. You're like, 'Wow. Did that just happen?' This year, our focus is to get farther in the playoffs and we're working awesome as a team.

I've liked catching my whole life — that's what I've done. This year, being the number one pitcher, it's fun having that position. … I was very excited about coming in to pitch. I like being a team leader, and I like being victorious, I guess you could say. Being that important person works for me.