To even make the state tournament was a feather in our hats.

(Some) had the wrong hats on. They were out-of-state fisherman - you could tell they weren't from Montana - but it was the wrong time of year for fly fishing.

We're back to being Florida State. We got the hats. We got the T-shirts. We're going to the BCS. We're back where we need to be. Back where we deserve to be.

Mitch has been out for a week and has had mono for three weeks. He practiced (Wednesday) for the first time in over a week. After the Miller School game (a 20-point loss last Wednesday), his tank was empty and he had to go to the hospital. He came out (tonight) and played his heart out. He's the glue that holds the team together.

We'll have around 150 to 200 wrestlers in the tournament from the southeast and northeast parts of the state. We're having mats brought in from Burlington and Chanute to be used along with the mat Iola High School has.

On 18 I told myself it's my senior year and my last state tournament. There's no way I'm going out without birdie.