I'm happy with it. It gives more kids the opportunity to compete at a state meet. It makes it easier to become a state champion.

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It's like a kick in the stomach when someone hits a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. It gave them the momentum going into overtime.

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I told the girls (before the game) one or two runs would win this thing. I've played Vince too many times. I knew it would be a low-scoring game.

It's a refinery problem, not a shortage of crude oil. Gulf production was at 93% capacity, so it's just a matter of getting it refined and getting it up the pipeline to meet demands.

Someone will have a tough time beating her if she has that kind of year again.

Sarah pitched a pretty good game for her first outing. I'm happy with her. We had one bad inning and that cost us the game. Losing never changes. It still hurts as much as it did 12 years ago (when he started coaching).

There's sort of a defeated attitude. There's an attitude problem that we need to overcome, perceptions about southeast Iowa that we need to overcome.

There was a lot of analysis but this is the prudent conclusion. Not many horses who win Group Ones at two and three manage a third season. At the moment, he is very hot with breeders, and retiring him now gives us a fantastic chance of establishing him as a successful stallion.