It's a matter of perspective. Those are two very good guys who will hopefully meet again in next week's finals. Every time they meet it gets tougher to win.

That's our strength. We thrive on being a tight-knit family, and not just during the season. It's a 365-day thing.

The most important thing ... is that the safety of students and staff was taken care of. The students are resilient. We'll recover from this tragedy, and things are going to be better than ever.

This was just a, 'Hey, I just want to go out and check things over just one more time.

While the aircraft were flying near each other, one of the aircraft turned and made contact with the other aircraft. That aircraft (the one that was turning) in turn is the aircraft that crashed in the Watertown area.

I don't discourage anybody. If you want to wrestle, you can wrestle.

Man, four state placers and the school's first top 10 finish. It's a head coach's dream come true and speaks to my great coaching staff.