There are things we need to work on and we have the rest of the season to work on these areas. Our focus is towards sectionals. If we learn something from each game that we play, we have accomplished something and we just need to implement that into our every day play. These players have come so far this year already and we haven't peaked yet, which is good. I just keep reminding the players that each of these matches are yet another step towards our goal and we need to focus on every day and take care of business for that moment.
Quotes about sectionals (16 Quotes)
I'm happy we tied for the league, but I don't think today was the way we wanted to win it. Beacon gave us a run. Let me tell you, they'll be a force in sectionals. They're playing very good basketball.
I can't be more proud of the kids. They represented their community and their conference very well. This is a special group of seniors that brought this program to a new level. They'll cherish these two trips to sectionals for a long time.
Five of the top 12 teams jumped into our sectional. I think we have more ranked teams in ours than the other two sectionals, which is going to make it a little bit tougher. Hopefully we're going to match up well in some weight classes and get a couple guys through.
I was extremely impressed with Lauren Miller. She finally had a more consistent match. I think this will be very good for her confidence heading into sectionals.
Their routines are prepared because they're the routines they used at sectionals. This week we might upgrade them, or we may not. You have to give it your all at the state competition. There's no holding back.
I saw 10 kids working together for a common cause and that's the big thing we've been preaching going into sectionals. Now it's time for us to continue that effort. I told them those last two minutes is what tourney basketball is all about. We've got to have that effort for 32. If we do that, we'll be in good shape.
Whether we lose the afternoon game or whether we move on, it's an accomplishment for our program and our girls to win four (sectionals) in a row.
Let's just be one of the top four and see how we match up at sectionals. But we are capable of making it to state.
I can't compete in relays with them, (Burnt Hills). But I know Coach (Matt) Turner and I swim with a lot of the guys in Schenectady Swim Club. I qualified for sectionals in the 50-free and the states today. I was close in the 200-IM and the 100-butterfly, but I'm close.
It's a good possibility that the emotional rollercoaster ride of winning the sectionals and then losing to Aquinas (in a state qualifier Tuesday) to bring us to this point, maybe the guys were a little lackadaisical and not paying attention to what they were doing. We needed that first period to wake up.
Kelly did not lose a match until sectionals. She's a great athlete, a very consistent baseline hitter.
I'm feeling a lot more confident now then I did last year and having way more fun. I'm hoping to work hard this week and then to be very consistent (at sectionals). If I can do that, then I hope that I'll be going (to state) again.
This is fantastic. We're very happy. I've never heard of any other club sending 11 teams to state, seven to sectionals and three to nationals, and I've participated in USA League Tennis longer than anyone.
We use this as a gauge for the sectional two weeks later. We want to see where we are individually, where we need to be and how to go about getting there. Originally, this was our last regular-season event of the year, but we have added a tri-meet with (Dublin Jerome) and Big Walnut on Feb. 9 so that we have one last competition before sectionals.
They were consistent. This was a pretty tough course, as you can tell by the scores. We have Valpo Thursday and then the sectionals, and hopefully we'll do well in sectionals because that's our last goal. We'll see what happens.