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Coming in the tournament last year, we felt a lot of pressure. We felt like we had to win, we were s...
BRENDAN WINTERS It's a win. We came into this tournament determined to get two wins and we got them. This was an ugl...
JUSTIN SPARKS Since we didn't have a tournament this year, that game was like our tournament. The girls were excit...
ALICIA TOWNSEND There were a lot of happy people in that locker room. I'm just so glad we got this win.
BRANDON EVANS It was great to get my first touchdown like that, ... This game was all about the seniors. We wanted...
WILLIAM ALSTON It was good to get them under our belt. North Carolina wasn't really a close match. We owed them a l...
ERIC ALBRIGHT He was the one who pinned me last year, so this was a little revenge.
CLAYTON WETZEL Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knock...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program — a huge win. We were knoc...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game. This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knocking ...
HOWARD LUTTON I am glad we got out with a win. I thought we played well.
BRUCE SLATTEN In the [NCAA] tournament every year, we've been the underdog and we came in and played [teams] tough...
BEN JACOBSON I am glad to get out of here with a win. This game got really sloppy and it looked like we were star...
BART LUNDY This game seems to happen so fast, it happens so quickly. I was glad to get back in the clubhouse an...
GABE KAPLER We got Steve a win this year so the Orleans team has won,
BRENDAN GAUGHAN Last year we wanted to win one game. This year we want to win the state championship.
BRAD LOWE They played solid today, we definitely hit the ball well. Last year we didn't hit the ball in this t...
LUKE WESNESKI It was just a hard match to lose. Last year was good because we knew we had (this) year. This year, ...
NINA ALIMPIC We had some guys score points that are new to the varsity lineup this year. When you can lose what w...
DAVE LIPE Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're g...
TOM VANNELLI I was the No. 1 seed the last two years in the discus at the state meet and didn't win. My sophomore...
MICHAEL ZAJAC I got a little present. I'm just glad we got the win. It's a big deal in Milton. We have great fans,...
ADAM ALLEN We realized that this was quite a thing for a school like ours to be in the state tournament. We jus...
BERNIE KUBALE We got into a little bit of foul trouble (in the second half) but we were able to get through it. Th...
DARIN RADKE It's always a battle between us and Grants. Last year we let it get away from us. We knew we couldn'...
AUDRA MAJOR I think last year, yeah, we were grateful to be here. It was a dream to be here last year. But when ...
COURTNEY SCHUSTER That?s our goal -- to make the tournament. We?re almost there. We?re so close, it is surreal. I felt...
GARFIELD YUILLE I think this year more than ever has proven there are teams that might not get in or just barely get...
JIM BOEHEIM When we got here, we were expecting to win and we wanted to win. Right now, we are just trying not t...
EDGAR GONZALEZ It was important to win again tonight. We tamed a team who did us some great harm last year. We can ...
FLORENT MALOUDA Last year, he was supposed to win and he didn't. This year he was supposed to win and he didn't, so ...
CALVIN CARDILLO I would like to qualify for the tournament this year and be strong competitors in the Patriot League...
KARA CONNERTY Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif...
REBECCA GOLDSTEIN We knew that there were a lot of us (whose contracts) were up this year; we knew there was a lot of ...
AARON KAMPMAN It was nice to get a win. We had played well in our last two games and not won. So it was nice to pl...
DON MORELAND This is a huge, huge win for us. All four seniors have played all four years. We got to the regional...
BEN CHAPPELL I know we can win this meet. The coaches say they have a really good squad this year, a little bit s...
BRIELLE WHITE Last year in the tournament Emily realized that she can score, too.
DOUG PICKARTS When we got there, our luggage got lost and our hotel was bad. Everything was awful. When we finally...
LAUREN HERRING We won last year, we're going to win this year, we're going win for years to come.
ED HARTWELL Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year...
JOE BIENASZ When you are a stage in your program that we are at, winning on the road late in the season is huge....
CHARLES RAMSEY Last year in this tournament we went 5-1, so we got in six games right there. So even if we're able ...
FRANK DEBERNARDO![]()
Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth;
whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in...
HERMAN MELVILLE We haven't played since last Friday and I think because of that we were a little bit sluggish. I am ...
GREG ADAMS This was anybody's match, we were glad to win the five singles.
BRAD JOYNER This will just make me work that much harder. I'm glad I got this win.
COLIN JOHNSTON There's a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. ...
LANCE BERKMAN We won and we came here to win. We're trying to win this tournament, and it's the only tournament we...
CAROL HUTCHINS I am so proud of our team tonight. This was truly a team win. Everyone contributed to the win and th...
CAROL ROSS Getting a win in this year's tournament was huge for us. It was a definite improvement from last sea...
CK HANSEN I wasn't expecting to win last year, so it was a surprise. I don't know what to say about this year.
DORIAN HENDERSON This was a big win for us. We finished in second place in district last year, and we lost in the fir...
TERRI SMITH We want to win our last three games, big-time. We need to win those three. In the Big Ten Tournament...
ADRIENNE SQUIRE I kind of rushed it on my feet. I was a little nervous because I didn't win it last year (a loss to ...
DEREK REBER In a way, it was a disappointing year because we had a 21-win season last year. But to come in at th...
JAYME WILSON We had motivation, losing to them last year and losing some tough games this year. So I said, Okay, ...
FRANK GAY Last year we were kind of in awe of playing down there. This time we're going down there to win a ga...
BENJIE WOOD I believe we can go out and win this tournament.
JARVIS JONES We were 0-2 early and I wondered if we would win four games this year. But I knew we had a great tou...
BILL BREWER This game had a great atmosphere. I'm glad we came out with a win. And I helped the team win.
DAVID BOOKER We felt we needed to come back home and get this win. It was a much-needed win after last night. We ...
EDDIE JONES Maturity may be the biggest thing this year. We had a successful season last year and we returned th...
BLAKE TOOLE We're prepared for this game. Last year we were just happy to be playing. This year, we want to win....
JAMES SHULER I think it was a relief that we went to the finals last year, didn't win, but did this year. We didn...
LORI DANIEL These next three weeks are going to tell the tale of this team. It's imperative that we go down ther...
JEREMIAH TROTTER It's the first time we've ever beaten them. Last year we tied, and that felt like a win. So this is ...
JULIE DIEG![]()
They had our number last year and we knew we had a chance to get a little revenge.
BRIAN MOORE![]()
If I continue to play like this, there is no reason why I cannot win this tournament. I have a great...
NICK FALDO This year we really want to go farther in the (NCAA) tournament, win regions and then hopefully plac...
ARLO ELKINS This is the most we got this year so far. I got seven one time last year.
JUSTIN HADWEN When we got the victory, everybody was celebrating. But I really wasn't celebrating, because we've g...
CHARLES RHODES I just said we needed this game. If we win this game, do what we're supposed to do, then this game c...
MARDY COLLINS We want to win this tournament and also the one in Darwin especially as we build up to the main chal...
WAISALE SEREVI It's really tough. I just feel like if I can win this bracket this week, I can win any tournament I ...
CHRIS SHEETZ We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, a...
BRADY QUINN It's good to get our first district win of the season, this win was long overdue. We played pretty w...
ROY YOUNG We were at the lowest of lows last year. We couldn't get any lower. This year we are looking to make...
JOE MINUCCI Our goal is to win as many games or more this year as last year. And I think if we do that, there's ...
JOSH SATIN It feels just as good now (to be in the state tournament), if not better than it did last year. I'm ...
HEATHER MARTIN The kids have taken big steps. Last year it was learning they could win. This year it was knowing th...
GARY NADLER There is always pressure when you have to win the last game but I was confident and felt in control ...
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO We learned our lesson last time. We went out flat and thought we wouldn't have to wrestle hard. It w...
ERIC BRADLEY Our goal this year, just like every year, is to win the State Tournament.
CHAD AKINS I think this win says last year wasn't a fluke.
BART TOOLEY This is big. We're trying to focus on ourselves and get ready for the tournament. We need a win.
CURTIS TERRY College basketball has gotten to the point where there are so many teams that think they can win tom...
BILLY PACKER I want it all this year. I was one match short last year and I want to win it all this year.
DEVIN HENNESSEY We were kind of irritated when we heard everyone saying how wide open this tournament was. We were t...
WILL BROWN When you get to the tournament, people talk about you. We've been talked about not only locally and ...
STEVE FISHER Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay — this year shouldn't be as close. They...
DAVE HOLMES Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay this year shouldn't be as close. They ...
DAVE HOLMES I got a little revenge with the win. He got me for third place at Midlands, but I got him today. I j...
JOSH WOOTON Our goal was to get the win. This was an important win for us. I didn't expect to go three innings b...
CHAN HO PARK I just kept thinking I got to win the match. They have kicked our tails for as long as I can remembe...
ERIC OLSON The difference between the New Castle tournament last year and this year was having a lot more exper...
MARCO CORONA It took a long time last year (for Polytech to get its first win). We've got that one win out of the...
HARRISON WHITE![]()
This feels great, especially since we didn't even get to the state tournament last year.
KAYLA WILLIAMS We've already got a ton of pressure going out there. We can't start worrying about that we have to w...
BEN BROUSSARD I did a better job last year than I did this year. Awards are great. Our award we're trying to get h...
JOHN CALIPARI
BRENDAN WINTERS It's a win. We came into this tournament determined to get two wins and we got them. This was an ugl...
JUSTIN SPARKS Since we didn't have a tournament this year, that game was like our tournament. The girls were excit...
ALICIA TOWNSEND There were a lot of happy people in that locker room. I'm just so glad we got this win.
BRANDON EVANS It was great to get my first touchdown like that, ... This game was all about the seniors. We wanted...
WILLIAM ALSTON It was good to get them under our belt. North Carolina wasn't really a close match. We owed them a l...
ERIC ALBRIGHT He was the one who pinned me last year, so this was a little revenge.
CLAYTON WETZEL Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knock...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program — a huge win. We were knoc...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game. This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knocking ...
HOWARD LUTTON I am glad we got out with a win. I thought we played well.
BRUCE SLATTEN In the [NCAA] tournament every year, we've been the underdog and we came in and played [teams] tough...
BEN JACOBSON I am glad to get out of here with a win. This game got really sloppy and it looked like we were star...
BART LUNDY This game seems to happen so fast, it happens so quickly. I was glad to get back in the clubhouse an...
GABE KAPLER We got Steve a win this year so the Orleans team has won,
BRENDAN GAUGHAN Last year we wanted to win one game. This year we want to win the state championship.
BRAD LOWE They played solid today, we definitely hit the ball well. Last year we didn't hit the ball in this t...
LUKE WESNESKI It was just a hard match to lose. Last year was good because we knew we had (this) year. This year, ...
NINA ALIMPIC We had some guys score points that are new to the varsity lineup this year. When you can lose what w...
DAVE LIPE Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're g...
TOM VANNELLI I was the No. 1 seed the last two years in the discus at the state meet and didn't win. My sophomore...
MICHAEL ZAJAC I got a little present. I'm just glad we got the win. It's a big deal in Milton. We have great fans,...
ADAM ALLEN We realized that this was quite a thing for a school like ours to be in the state tournament. We jus...
BERNIE KUBALE We got into a little bit of foul trouble (in the second half) but we were able to get through it. Th...
DARIN RADKE It's always a battle between us and Grants. Last year we let it get away from us. We knew we couldn'...
AUDRA MAJOR I think last year, yeah, we were grateful to be here. It was a dream to be here last year. But when ...
COURTNEY SCHUSTER That?s our goal -- to make the tournament. We?re almost there. We?re so close, it is surreal. I felt...
GARFIELD YUILLE I think this year more than ever has proven there are teams that might not get in or just barely get...
JIM BOEHEIM When we got here, we were expecting to win and we wanted to win. Right now, we are just trying not t...
EDGAR GONZALEZ It was important to win again tonight. We tamed a team who did us some great harm last year. We can ...
FLORENT MALOUDA Last year, he was supposed to win and he didn't. This year he was supposed to win and he didn't, so ...
CALVIN CARDILLO I would like to qualify for the tournament this year and be strong competitors in the Patriot League...
KARA CONNERTY Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif...
REBECCA GOLDSTEIN We knew that there were a lot of us (whose contracts) were up this year; we knew there was a lot of ...
AARON KAMPMAN It was nice to get a win. We had played well in our last two games and not won. So it was nice to pl...
DON MORELAND This is a huge, huge win for us. All four seniors have played all four years. We got to the regional...
BEN CHAPPELL I know we can win this meet. The coaches say they have a really good squad this year, a little bit s...
BRIELLE WHITE Last year in the tournament Emily realized that she can score, too.
DOUG PICKARTS When we got there, our luggage got lost and our hotel was bad. Everything was awful. When we finally...
LAUREN HERRING We won last year, we're going to win this year, we're going win for years to come.
ED HARTWELL Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year...
JOE BIENASZ When you are a stage in your program that we are at, winning on the road late in the season is huge....
CHARLES RAMSEY Last year in this tournament we went 5-1, so we got in six games right there. So even if we're able ...
FRANK DEBERNARDO
Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth;whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in...
HERMAN MELVILLE We haven't played since last Friday and I think because of that we were a little bit sluggish. I am ...
GREG ADAMS This was anybody's match, we were glad to win the five singles.
BRAD JOYNER This will just make me work that much harder. I'm glad I got this win.
COLIN JOHNSTON There's a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. ...
LANCE BERKMAN We won and we came here to win. We're trying to win this tournament, and it's the only tournament we...
CAROL HUTCHINS I am so proud of our team tonight. This was truly a team win. Everyone contributed to the win and th...
CAROL ROSS Getting a win in this year's tournament was huge for us. It was a definite improvement from last sea...
CK HANSEN I wasn't expecting to win last year, so it was a surprise. I don't know what to say about this year.
DORIAN HENDERSON This was a big win for us. We finished in second place in district last year, and we lost in the fir...
TERRI SMITH We want to win our last three games, big-time. We need to win those three. In the Big Ten Tournament...
ADRIENNE SQUIRE I kind of rushed it on my feet. I was a little nervous because I didn't win it last year (a loss to ...
DEREK REBER In a way, it was a disappointing year because we had a 21-win season last year. But to come in at th...
JAYME WILSON We had motivation, losing to them last year and losing some tough games this year. So I said, Okay, ...
FRANK GAY Last year we were kind of in awe of playing down there. This time we're going down there to win a ga...
BENJIE WOOD I believe we can go out and win this tournament.
JARVIS JONES We were 0-2 early and I wondered if we would win four games this year. But I knew we had a great tou...
BILL BREWER This game had a great atmosphere. I'm glad we came out with a win. And I helped the team win.
DAVID BOOKER We felt we needed to come back home and get this win. It was a much-needed win after last night. We ...
EDDIE JONES Maturity may be the biggest thing this year. We had a successful season last year and we returned th...
BLAKE TOOLE We're prepared for this game. Last year we were just happy to be playing. This year, we want to win....
JAMES SHULER I think it was a relief that we went to the finals last year, didn't win, but did this year. We didn...
LORI DANIEL These next three weeks are going to tell the tale of this team. It's imperative that we go down ther...
JEREMIAH TROTTER It's the first time we've ever beaten them. Last year we tied, and that felt like a win. So this is ...
JULIE DIEG
They had our number last year and we knew we had a chance to get a little revenge. BRIAN MOORE
If I continue to play like this, there is no reason why I cannot win this tournament. I have a great... NICK FALDO This year we really want to go farther in the (NCAA) tournament, win regions and then hopefully plac...
ARLO ELKINS This is the most we got this year so far. I got seven one time last year.
JUSTIN HADWEN When we got the victory, everybody was celebrating. But I really wasn't celebrating, because we've g...
CHARLES RHODES I just said we needed this game. If we win this game, do what we're supposed to do, then this game c...
MARDY COLLINS We want to win this tournament and also the one in Darwin especially as we build up to the main chal...
WAISALE SEREVI It's really tough. I just feel like if I can win this bracket this week, I can win any tournament I ...
CHRIS SHEETZ We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, a...
BRADY QUINN It's good to get our first district win of the season, this win was long overdue. We played pretty w...
ROY YOUNG We were at the lowest of lows last year. We couldn't get any lower. This year we are looking to make...
JOE MINUCCI Our goal is to win as many games or more this year as last year. And I think if we do that, there's ...
JOSH SATIN It feels just as good now (to be in the state tournament), if not better than it did last year. I'm ...
HEATHER MARTIN The kids have taken big steps. Last year it was learning they could win. This year it was knowing th...
GARY NADLER There is always pressure when you have to win the last game but I was confident and felt in control ...
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO We learned our lesson last time. We went out flat and thought we wouldn't have to wrestle hard. It w...
ERIC BRADLEY Our goal this year, just like every year, is to win the State Tournament.
CHAD AKINS I think this win says last year wasn't a fluke.
BART TOOLEY This is big. We're trying to focus on ourselves and get ready for the tournament. We need a win.
CURTIS TERRY College basketball has gotten to the point where there are so many teams that think they can win tom...
BILLY PACKER I want it all this year. I was one match short last year and I want to win it all this year.
DEVIN HENNESSEY We were kind of irritated when we heard everyone saying how wide open this tournament was. We were t...
WILL BROWN When you get to the tournament, people talk about you. We've been talked about not only locally and ...
STEVE FISHER Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay — this year shouldn't be as close. They...
DAVE HOLMES Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay this year shouldn't be as close. They ...
DAVE HOLMES I got a little revenge with the win. He got me for third place at Midlands, but I got him today. I j...
JOSH WOOTON Our goal was to get the win. This was an important win for us. I didn't expect to go three innings b...
CHAN HO PARK I just kept thinking I got to win the match. They have kicked our tails for as long as I can remembe...
ERIC OLSON The difference between the New Castle tournament last year and this year was having a lot more exper...
MARCO CORONA It took a long time last year (for Polytech to get its first win). We've got that one win out of the...
HARRISON WHITE
This feels great, especially since we didn't even get to the state tournament last year. KAYLA WILLIAMS We've already got a ton of pressure going out there. We can't start worrying about that we have to w...
BEN BROUSSARD I did a better job last year than I did this year. Awards are great. Our award we're trying to get h...
JOHN CALIPARI
listen: there’s a hell
Your head is a living forest full of songbirds. 
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me),
I passed by the row of meats at the Safeway
and was afraid to buy
Wall St Journal reporter on the Di... 
to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else... 
Always the more beautiful answer who asks the more beautiful question. 