It's enjoyable after all the work the kids put in. (In the 200) we didn't think they'd place that well. We're spread a little thin, but we have to do that early on to get them in shape.

We started to spread it out a little bit. We work very hard in those situations. The kids definitely ran the game plan.

The more kids we have, the harder we work, the better it's going to be.

With all we achieved at the state last year, we were far from perfect and the kids realize that. I don?t want to name names, but we made a few errors. It was a lot of fun winning those relays, but realistically we could have scored a lot more points.

I am a perfect example of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps: My mom raised six kids by herself.

We have a group as eclectic as any coalition anyone has ever seen. The top half of the first inning has just ended. This is where the game starts.