Quotes by Doug Short

“The guys have worked hard to be in this position at the end of the year. We had a tough schedule in December and they pushed themselves to get here. We are a young team and it has worked through some tough times, stuck with it and focused on the end-of-the-year goals.”

“You always want to be one step better. This is the best finish weve ever had in the Sally George, we had a lot of guys that placed, and we got a lot of wins so were pleased. But were not satisfied. Well come back and work to win it next year.”

“Weve got a good competitive league. Getting that many to district shows the strength of our wrestling in the Central District.”

“I want them to enjoy the week because it is a great accomplishment to make it to state. Each kid has to wrestle his best and if we can walk away with that we will be happy. As far as team standings go, we will be where we will be.”

“You look at four wins and thats a great way to start. Even in the two matches we lost the kids were right in their matches with district champions.”

“It got pretty hectic, but its a nice problem to have.”

“Mike has done a nice job of fighting back.”

“On one hand it is disappointing, but we will have people on the podium.”

“Thats an accomplishment for these guys. Were a young group, so it makes it exciting for next year. Were losing great seniors, but we have more great kids coming back.”

“We wondered if he would be into it after he lost on Friday, but hes come back well after a tough three years.”