Now it's a 400, twice-a-month monster.

The biggest highlight is the fact that the community continues to invest in positive activities for teens. The first hurdle we had to overcome was getting people to recognize that so many kids want the opportunity to give back and do things adults will see as positive.

It's such a huge event. It's the place for middle school kids to go.

The key tonight was we were able to keep the No. 1 offensive (rebounding) team to just nine offensive rebounds.

They're ecstatic, delighted that I'm back on the stage, so to speak.

That's what I'm using this [period] as. A transition.