We still have a young team, there's no seniors. So we can kind of mold our players into our own team. Also, the girls are talented players , disciplined and confident in their abilities.

These girls work hard. They stay after practice, they take batting lessons, pitching lessons. The focus has been there all year and they are well prepared.

All programs go through cycles. We've had a winning tradition here and not a lot of programs have that. We are fortunate to have a very talented group of players who know what it takes to win and we feel like we can get right back where this program has been.

A food vendor told me they were within $500 of their previous year's entire fair sales within the first two days.

The community has embraced the fair this year.

At some point in your career, maybe you, too, have made the life-altering decision to start anew. If so, you know first-hand how exciting, challenging, and sometimes disorienting the first 30, 60, 90 days can be.