The athletes and visitors will be taking up virtually every hotel room in the county. It will probably mean hundreds of thousands of dollars for the area. It is going to be a huge weekend for business and tourism.

Aerials under the lights will be a little more unpredictable. Safety's always the primary consideration, but I think the athletes are anxious to get through it.

All the coaches in the 32 schools in the district will meet next week to determine the individual athletes that will qualify for the championships. The top 16 records in each weight class will qualify.

The ideas and energy you can get from working together, that's a strong part of these networks.

If you look at how our schools perform on standardized tests, I think you certainly make the case that our schools have been performing well and they rate high. That is a benefit to us as we try to attract businesses and grow the ones that are here.

English is one of the most talented and gifted athletes I have ever come across in 20-plus years. You don't come across athletes like her very often. She has definite Olympic potential.