I'm pleased with my boys for this win. They worked hard, and they deserved it.

It was in the spirit of making the team better. Apparently you can't scrimmage a boys team. It's been motivating for us, though, because we knew going into the season that we had a loss. Now we just have to take care of the games we can and go from there.

We're excited about getting our first conference win. It boosts your morale, and it makes you want to win some more.

This was the first time that any of my players from Nos. 3 through No. 6 have ever played tennis. So we have a brand new team; they're all learning. I was proud that most of our guys managed to win some games.

Small boys were a mystery to Sylvie. The satisfaction they gained from throwing sticks or stones for hours on end, the obsessive collection of inanimate objects, the brutal destruction of the fragile world around them, all seemed at odds with the men they were supposed to become.

All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys