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I said publicly last year that I wanted 2012 to be a great season, not just a good season. We certai...
PAT BOWLEN The difference between the New Castle tournament last year and this year was having a lot more exper...
MARCO CORONA We had lost 14 seniors in 10 varsity spots. It was pretty scary coming into the season. My expectati...
JADE GRIBBLE We went 3-8 my first year and 1-9 my second year. But I think we'll be a lot more competitive this y...
JAKE WEINGARTZ Last year, we didn't have a whole lot of leadership from the seniors. I thought this year there's be...
FRED BATCHELOR We've been striving for it since last year. We didn't know what was going to happen because we lost ...
LAUREN EDLER We're very surprised by that. Basically we graduated eight seniors last year and had nobody with ext...
BARRY STEBBINS We had a good season. I'm proud of the guys. They came together. We had mixtures of some solid senio...
JOE SIGRIST We lost a lot of seniors last year and we wanted to show that we could develop into a good team and ...
BRETT BRACKETT As we reflect back on the season, I think we've had a good year. We lost so many seniors last year, ...
DONALD DUPREE They probably exceeded my expectations. The freshmen had a good squad of eighth-graders last year (1...
BRIAN MORLAN We don't want to have a repeat of what happened last year when we lost to North Dakota. I think we h...
BRAD ZANCANARO We have a very good group back this year. This group of seniors really revitalized the whole track p...
JEFF WILSON I heard the expectations about this staff coming into the season. But I feel like this staff is just...
BRYAN AUGENSTEIN It's scary to say this, but I think we could be better (than last season). We graduated five seniors...
RANDY WALDRUM It's certainly disappointing because that was our main goal coming into this season, to go to the NC...
DENISE TAYLOR The new guys get a chance to work into the system and try to get a little more cohesive. We did all ...
DAN WALLACE I wasn't really sure what to expect coming into the season. I knew David had talent, but I certainly...
DON COOLEY This team has the potential to be very strong. I have a lot coming back from last year and I think w...
BOB KUMMER We had a really good start in our neck of the woods. Last year was a very different year.
ROY KAISER It feels like our season is a little bit short, particularly with how long we went into our year las...
BEV SMITH We had a lot of seniors last year and this season, we lost eight starters to graduation. I think tha...
BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN I was pleasantly surprised to see things came as close as they did. We had some really good performa...
DENEEN KELLER We're very pleased with our rookies. We graduated seven seniors last year, and we knew heading into ...
KAREN MULLINS It was something I looked forward to. I knew what I was coming into. I knew we lost nine seniors. I ...
JAQUAN BRAY Senior night was very special to me and the other girls because it was our last regular season home ...
JENNIFER BLOCKER It was very heartbreaking to say that you lost your last game, but I think for the seniors we accomp...
DEMARIO MINTER We were surprised by our score with McFarland. They have a good team with a lot of guys back from la...
DAVE HIRSBRUNNER Expectations don't bother us, because we expect to win ourselves. Given our experience last year, wi...
CASEY BLAKE I think we've exceeded expectations. However, when we have everyone healthy, we have very high expec...
DOMINIC KINNEAR We had a wonderful freshman class that stepped up for the seniors we lost, and I think that's why we...
EMILY MAIER I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into th...
AMELIE MAURESMO We had a good race this year, much better than last year (at county). I was not very happy at all la...
ANDREW HUDSON I got some very good champagne for the guys back in Denver when I went over 1,000 yards last year. B...
REUBEN DROUGHNS We replaced seven starters from last year, so we thought at the beginning of the season we might be ...
JEFF SYKES If you are not ready and anticipate what's coming, you fall behind a little. I think I picked up a l...
DAVID PAK We should have a good year. I love seniors because of the experience they bring. They know what it's...
JEFF TALBOTT We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense...
CARSON PALMER We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense...
CARSON PALMER I'm not surprised by our start. That's what we planned to do before the season started because we ha...
SCOTT PHILLIPS It's frustrating. We know we're better than we were last year, and the year before. I think people c...
ALLIE FLYNN We're coming into this year with a new ball club, a new approach, and a new attitude. We expect a ca...
TIM NIHART We knew we would have our work cut out for us this year. We lost a lot of leadership to graduation l...
DAVE HUBERT The finish to the year was definitely one highlight [of the season]. We were able to finish on a ver...
KATHY SELL I want to see the correct focus and the correct attitude, not just from the players, but the entire ...
DOUG ARMSTRONG It's our first year coming back. I knew they had talent, but I'm pleasantly surprised. They have a r...
LISA COLLEY Well, this certainly exceeded my expectations, ... I'm very surprised, just as surprised as you are.
BART BRYANT We brought a lot of first?and second?year guys out. It was certainly good to get a look at them.
KIRK FERENTZ At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing...
JAY WRIGHT We really don't feel any pressure at all. We lost 10 seniors from last year, including six position ...
LEE MEYER The caliber of play we showed on defense at this time of the year far and away exceeded my expectati...
CHRIS WRIEDT I'm very pleased. They had an outstanding year. It was more than I expected. I knew that we'd be com...
BOB BRASKO Jordan made tremendous contributions with his scores and his leadership, ... I am very proud he made...
ERNEST ROSS![]()
I expect us to be good; very good. I expect us to first and foremost be better than we were last yea...
GRANT HILL I've very excited with that this year, the defense is much stronger than last year. I think we lost ...
CHAD MOZINGO I think I learned a lot throughout the year. I felt more comfortable at the plate and with big leagu...
MARK TEAHEN Dan is going to be very competitive this year. I bet we'll have 22 to 24 cars this year (in Pure Sto...
BUTCH BEHN The main difference this year is I feel that I'm more important to the team. We lost some good post ...
KELSEY ASSARIAN The results for the half-year exceeded our expectations. We made $12 million of new sales in the reg...
GARY COHEN Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an...
LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Last year was tough because we graduated so many guys in 2004. But all the coaches and players learn...
DAVE HEAVERLY The expectations of inflation in the coming year are very high.
ALBERT CHENG![]()
I didn't know what to expect coming into this year. There were a lot of question marks, and I think ...
BRETT FAVRE [Bishop Grimes struggled last season, finishing at 1-7, but the Cobras are looking to regroup this y...
JOHN MANION We lost some good seniors, but I expect to get better and better as the season progresses. Guys will...
COREY ANDRES I was really surprised. There were a lot of tough competitors in our heat. I know most of them reall...
GERARD DONLEVY It's very exciting. I think I have exceeded at least my expectations.
AUSTIN FLYNN My goal for this season was to go out on the mound and put my team in position to win every time I s...
BRYAN AUGENSTEIN We lost 12 seniors last year so I didn't know where we were going with our team and how we were goin...
HAMID SIADAT We played really well for this being the first game of the year. I am pleasantly surprised. These gu...
KENT BRISCOE The seniors all had a great season, it was an awesome year. Next year we will have high expectations...
LAMONT MCCANN We really did come together. We did our best having lost nine seniors from last year.
LAUREN MILLER Our non-conference games are going to be really important for us this season. Last year, we went 10-...
LYNN MURRAY I think people will be looking out for us more. Nobody really saw it coming last year. We really cam...
JOEY PACIOREK Last year, we came into the season with no expectations. This year, the expectations got higher and ...
GARY COBB She's going to find a way. We did the same thing last year with her. It doesn't matter what you do. ...
KATHY GRANING I couldn't be prouder of four guys. It is hard to believe you can be good when you only win six game...
ERIC LONG I was very impressed with my team overall this year. When you get a chance to really look back at it...
KRISTI HEAFNER Coming into the year we didn't know what Kelly would give us. What we did find out very quickly was ...
PATRICK KNAPP We want to get back to the playoffs and advance deeper than we did last year. But overall, the progr...
JOE MELLO I don't know what freshmen will be coming in, but it should be a good team next year. I was very ple...
JULIE WILLIS I thought we'd have a good year. We were right at .500 last year on the season, and we got a pretty ...
AL MURDOCH A lot of the players that will start this season were the practice players last year. They were very...
KEVIN ALBURY I'm pleasantly surprised with her play, ... She has stepped it up this year. She filled a hole that ...
ASHLEY BROWN We have a very impressive schedule this year. Last season, I think we managed to sneak up on people,...
AL COLBERT Coming into my second season it was easier. They knew what to expect and I knew what to expect with ...
DAVE GUSTIN I was a little nervous coming in. But after it was all finished I was definitely excited and had no ...
HEATHER STEPHENS I don't wish a loss on anyone. Whether we played the U.S. in the final or Sweden, it didn't really m...
CASSIE CAMPBELL We had a great group of guys at the start and at the finish. There's definitely a difference in atmo...
JAYSON WERTH She was very efficient at the net for us. We expect good things from her this year.
STEVE WRIGHT I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he...
IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI I still do work on my cars, but not nearly as much as I did last year, ... Last year I was almost do...
JOSH WISE Last year I didn't know what to expect and everything that came at me was new. I was ready this year...
COLBY RASMUS We had some guys score points that are new to the varsity lineup this year. When you can lose what w...
DAVE LIPE I think we have a very similar team to last year. We had a very young team last year yet they had a ...
TIM ABNEY A lot of good things have come out of this season. We've grown a lot, guys have matured. There's def...
ERIC HEITMANN Last year, I think we ran into a problem the first month of the season with guys who doubted that th...
BILL MASSE Last year we went to overtime in a 1-1 tie. We have a lot of seniors [this season] and wanted to win...
BENJAMIN OKEYRE Definitely. I feel very strongly about this team. This team's a lot more organized than the team I w...
DARMETREIS KILGORE It felt great to compete in the floor finals for the first time this season because I really made it...
JANET ANSON
PAT BOWLEN The difference between the New Castle tournament last year and this year was having a lot more exper...
MARCO CORONA We had lost 14 seniors in 10 varsity spots. It was pretty scary coming into the season. My expectati...
JADE GRIBBLE We went 3-8 my first year and 1-9 my second year. But I think we'll be a lot more competitive this y...
JAKE WEINGARTZ Last year, we didn't have a whole lot of leadership from the seniors. I thought this year there's be...
FRED BATCHELOR We've been striving for it since last year. We didn't know what was going to happen because we lost ...
LAUREN EDLER We're very surprised by that. Basically we graduated eight seniors last year and had nobody with ext...
BARRY STEBBINS We had a good season. I'm proud of the guys. They came together. We had mixtures of some solid senio...
JOE SIGRIST We lost a lot of seniors last year and we wanted to show that we could develop into a good team and ...
BRETT BRACKETT As we reflect back on the season, I think we've had a good year. We lost so many seniors last year, ...
DONALD DUPREE They probably exceeded my expectations. The freshmen had a good squad of eighth-graders last year (1...
BRIAN MORLAN We don't want to have a repeat of what happened last year when we lost to North Dakota. I think we h...
BRAD ZANCANARO We have a very good group back this year. This group of seniors really revitalized the whole track p...
JEFF WILSON I heard the expectations about this staff coming into the season. But I feel like this staff is just...
BRYAN AUGENSTEIN It's scary to say this, but I think we could be better (than last season). We graduated five seniors...
RANDY WALDRUM It's certainly disappointing because that was our main goal coming into this season, to go to the NC...
DENISE TAYLOR The new guys get a chance to work into the system and try to get a little more cohesive. We did all ...
DAN WALLACE I wasn't really sure what to expect coming into the season. I knew David had talent, but I certainly...
DON COOLEY This team has the potential to be very strong. I have a lot coming back from last year and I think w...
BOB KUMMER We had a really good start in our neck of the woods. Last year was a very different year.
ROY KAISER It feels like our season is a little bit short, particularly with how long we went into our year las...
BEV SMITH We had a lot of seniors last year and this season, we lost eight starters to graduation. I think tha...
BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN I was pleasantly surprised to see things came as close as they did. We had some really good performa...
DENEEN KELLER We're very pleased with our rookies. We graduated seven seniors last year, and we knew heading into ...
KAREN MULLINS It was something I looked forward to. I knew what I was coming into. I knew we lost nine seniors. I ...
JAQUAN BRAY Senior night was very special to me and the other girls because it was our last regular season home ...
JENNIFER BLOCKER It was very heartbreaking to say that you lost your last game, but I think for the seniors we accomp...
DEMARIO MINTER We were surprised by our score with McFarland. They have a good team with a lot of guys back from la...
DAVE HIRSBRUNNER Expectations don't bother us, because we expect to win ourselves. Given our experience last year, wi...
CASEY BLAKE I think we've exceeded expectations. However, when we have everyone healthy, we have very high expec...
DOMINIC KINNEAR We had a wonderful freshman class that stepped up for the seniors we lost, and I think that's why we...
EMILY MAIER I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into th...
AMELIE MAURESMO We had a good race this year, much better than last year (at county). I was not very happy at all la...
ANDREW HUDSON I got some very good champagne for the guys back in Denver when I went over 1,000 yards last year. B...
REUBEN DROUGHNS We replaced seven starters from last year, so we thought at the beginning of the season we might be ...
JEFF SYKES If you are not ready and anticipate what's coming, you fall behind a little. I think I picked up a l...
DAVID PAK We should have a good year. I love seniors because of the experience they bring. They know what it's...
JEFF TALBOTT We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense...
CARSON PALMER We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense...
CARSON PALMER I'm not surprised by our start. That's what we planned to do before the season started because we ha...
SCOTT PHILLIPS It's frustrating. We know we're better than we were last year, and the year before. I think people c...
ALLIE FLYNN We're coming into this year with a new ball club, a new approach, and a new attitude. We expect a ca...
TIM NIHART We knew we would have our work cut out for us this year. We lost a lot of leadership to graduation l...
DAVE HUBERT The finish to the year was definitely one highlight [of the season]. We were able to finish on a ver...
KATHY SELL I want to see the correct focus and the correct attitude, not just from the players, but the entire ...
DOUG ARMSTRONG It's our first year coming back. I knew they had talent, but I'm pleasantly surprised. They have a r...
LISA COLLEY Well, this certainly exceeded my expectations, ... I'm very surprised, just as surprised as you are.
BART BRYANT We brought a lot of first?and second?year guys out. It was certainly good to get a look at them.
KIRK FERENTZ At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing...
JAY WRIGHT We really don't feel any pressure at all. We lost 10 seniors from last year, including six position ...
LEE MEYER The caliber of play we showed on defense at this time of the year far and away exceeded my expectati...
CHRIS WRIEDT I'm very pleased. They had an outstanding year. It was more than I expected. I knew that we'd be com...
BOB BRASKO Jordan made tremendous contributions with his scores and his leadership, ... I am very proud he made...
ERNEST ROSS
I expect us to be good; very good. I expect us to first and foremost be better than we were last yea... GRANT HILL I've very excited with that this year, the defense is much stronger than last year. I think we lost ...
CHAD MOZINGO I think I learned a lot throughout the year. I felt more comfortable at the plate and with big leagu...
MARK TEAHEN Dan is going to be very competitive this year. I bet we'll have 22 to 24 cars this year (in Pure Sto...
BUTCH BEHN The main difference this year is I feel that I'm more important to the team. We lost some good post ...
KELSEY ASSARIAN The results for the half-year exceeded our expectations. We made $12 million of new sales in the reg...
GARY COHEN Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an...
LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Last year was tough because we graduated so many guys in 2004. But all the coaches and players learn...
DAVE HEAVERLY The expectations of inflation in the coming year are very high.
ALBERT CHENG
I didn't know what to expect coming into this year. There were a lot of question marks, and I think ... BRETT FAVRE [Bishop Grimes struggled last season, finishing at 1-7, but the Cobras are looking to regroup this y...
JOHN MANION We lost some good seniors, but I expect to get better and better as the season progresses. Guys will...
COREY ANDRES I was really surprised. There were a lot of tough competitors in our heat. I know most of them reall...
GERARD DONLEVY It's very exciting. I think I have exceeded at least my expectations.
AUSTIN FLYNN My goal for this season was to go out on the mound and put my team in position to win every time I s...
BRYAN AUGENSTEIN We lost 12 seniors last year so I didn't know where we were going with our team and how we were goin...
HAMID SIADAT We played really well for this being the first game of the year. I am pleasantly surprised. These gu...
KENT BRISCOE The seniors all had a great season, it was an awesome year. Next year we will have high expectations...
LAMONT MCCANN We really did come together. We did our best having lost nine seniors from last year.
LAUREN MILLER Our non-conference games are going to be really important for us this season. Last year, we went 10-...
LYNN MURRAY I think people will be looking out for us more. Nobody really saw it coming last year. We really cam...
JOEY PACIOREK Last year, we came into the season with no expectations. This year, the expectations got higher and ...
GARY COBB She's going to find a way. We did the same thing last year with her. It doesn't matter what you do. ...
KATHY GRANING I couldn't be prouder of four guys. It is hard to believe you can be good when you only win six game...
ERIC LONG I was very impressed with my team overall this year. When you get a chance to really look back at it...
KRISTI HEAFNER Coming into the year we didn't know what Kelly would give us. What we did find out very quickly was ...
PATRICK KNAPP We want to get back to the playoffs and advance deeper than we did last year. But overall, the progr...
JOE MELLO I don't know what freshmen will be coming in, but it should be a good team next year. I was very ple...
JULIE WILLIS I thought we'd have a good year. We were right at .500 last year on the season, and we got a pretty ...
AL MURDOCH A lot of the players that will start this season were the practice players last year. They were very...
KEVIN ALBURY I'm pleasantly surprised with her play, ... She has stepped it up this year. She filled a hole that ...
ASHLEY BROWN We have a very impressive schedule this year. Last season, I think we managed to sneak up on people,...
AL COLBERT Coming into my second season it was easier. They knew what to expect and I knew what to expect with ...
DAVE GUSTIN I was a little nervous coming in. But after it was all finished I was definitely excited and had no ...
HEATHER STEPHENS I don't wish a loss on anyone. Whether we played the U.S. in the final or Sweden, it didn't really m...
CASSIE CAMPBELL We had a great group of guys at the start and at the finish. There's definitely a difference in atmo...
JAYSON WERTH She was very efficient at the net for us. We expect good things from her this year.
STEVE WRIGHT I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he...
IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI I still do work on my cars, but not nearly as much as I did last year, ... Last year I was almost do...
JOSH WISE Last year I didn't know what to expect and everything that came at me was new. I was ready this year...
COLBY RASMUS We had some guys score points that are new to the varsity lineup this year. When you can lose what w...
DAVE LIPE I think we have a very similar team to last year. We had a very young team last year yet they had a ...
TIM ABNEY A lot of good things have come out of this season. We've grown a lot, guys have matured. There's def...
ERIC HEITMANN Last year, I think we ran into a problem the first month of the season with guys who doubted that th...
BILL MASSE Last year we went to overtime in a 1-1 tie. We have a lot of seniors [this season] and wanted to win...
BENJAMIN OKEYRE Definitely. I feel very strongly about this team. This team's a lot more organized than the team I w...
DARMETREIS KILGORE It felt great to compete in the floor finals for the first time this season because I really made it...
JANET ANSON
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