“I believe we're an Omaha team. Coach Polk made a comment before the game that we'd like to go 56-0, but we're going to lose sometime. ... We hope not.”

“This is as bad as I've ever seen it. We'll be making some decisions soon as to whether we stay in business. I don't see much hope. It's really depressing to us.”

“Floor was a season-best, but none of the rest were our best. We've done (those scores) all before. It'll be an exciting meet again. I hope we'll be in the mix.”

“Everyone that ran today for The Woodlands Fit finished. The number one thing that I heard today was that it was hot. People probably didn't run as fast as they hoped to because of the unexpected heat.”

“I have to safeguard the club. It's up to him whether he wants to stay. I'm hopeful he will. He's one of the professional players I have been associated with.”

“Without Powell on the floor, I think that had a big effect on the whole team. I'm glad we've got this break. I'm hoping we can get everybody healthy.”

“We charge a $5 donation at the door and run a bake sale. Last year, the gymnasium was packed with students, parents, faculty and alumni. We're hoping to repeat our success this year.”

“I had a lot of fun. These are great kids. It's one of those seasons you hope you never forget. This is a special group of kids and they made the season a lot of fun.”

“My immediate reaction is that Charles Box was a fine mayor and represents a very good appointment on the part of the governor. I hope he brings an impartial, collaborative approach to this new role.”

“Then (Hurricane) Katrina happened last fall, and most contractors were wanted in the Gulf Coast to repair the refineries there. We'd hoped to do a lot of the work by October 2005. But that got delayed.”