Two years ago, Kelso beat us by 20 and we came back and beat them in this (third-place) game.
Quotes about third-place (15 Quotes)
Our students were outstanding, taking several first-, second- and third-place trophies. Participation at a tournament venue is important for the students. It build self-esteem and confidence.
We won today, not only because of the first-, second- and third-place finishers but because of those who finished just out of the medals, in 11th, 12th, and 13th.
We had a lot of people who placed. We won a couple of third-place matches that were really beneficial to us.
It's no shock we always seem to get into that situation. We had to change our lineup (in the third-place game) because of some injuries, but our players didn't let the loss bother them. Their spirits are up. The (state tournament) first-round game is always huge.
They're a very good team. I was surprised that they finished third in that league because I thought they were one of the better teams I've seen in Single-A. They have some very good athletes and they're well-coached. They're not your typical third-place basketball team, that's for sure.
I like the format this year because we won our Division. But I would be upset if I were a second-place team. Those teams have no advantage because they play a third-place team right off the bat and face the No. 1 team on the same day.
Only two teams finish the season with a win -- the team that wins the state title and the third-place finisher. The fact that we ended up where we did, I think we surpassed what many people thought we could accomplish. That's a credit to our girls.
The kids stepped up and wrestled well. We had a few letdowns on the third-place mat a little bit, but for the most part, we're pretty happy with the way the kids wrestled today.
Early in the semifinal round, we lost a little bit of wind. When (eventual runner-up Shawn Beard of West pinned eventual third-place finisher) Kenny Palmer in a semifinal, that took a little wind out of our sails, but we still came back to put 13 guys in the final round. I told the guys they had to be aggressive (going into the final round), and I think we might have been a little too aggressive a couple times.
While the impact of endorsements is somewhat suspect, in a close three-way race like this, the third-place candidate could exercise influence and impact.
I was pleased with our effort for three of the four games, but we weren't happy with the third-place finish. We had one really poor game against Santa Margarita, but on that night they played very well and we did not.
We feel like we could be in third because we were third in indoors. We'll have to work to make sure we stay there. If people pay any attention, they realize our kids have come a long way and that's why we didn't get third, so the third-place vote is accurate.
That was a tough loss for us to take, ... But our victory in the third-place game against New Trier put us in a very good position to be voted into a high seed going into the sectional seeding meeting (tonightWednesday).
It's exciting for the kids to continue the tradition. Getting both teams back to state is exciting. We weren't as mentally sharp as we could have been Monday knowing going in that it was going to be us against us (third-place Pine Tree finished 53 shots behind the Gold squad). Today, the kids really came out and played awesome golf.