After the season ended last year, he told me that he wanted to try the long jump. He's very explosive, and he can leap, and he's had phenomenal success once he got going. |
Clearly, the idea of 'local control' is a term THC doesn't understand. The level of frustration just gets higher and higher. |
He came out and took off. He vaulted 13-6 and just missed qualifying for the state meet. When the season ended, he worked all summer long. We would find him at the pole vault pit all the time. He was really enthusiastic about it. |
In my mind, that's just what Winnipeg wrestling is. |
Nobody had any idea that kind of (artifact) was out there. It blindsided everyone. |
People do not understand how powerful that water is. |
Relays are a big part of his focus because relays are a big tradition here at Ben Davis. |
That water is snow melt. That water is extremely cold and will stay cold. |
The problem is we're running into resistance. We're not going to sit quietly while they bulldoze over us here. |
This team is full of seniors and we've had games this season that we almost lost because we almost let it go at the end. That showed up in the fourth quarter here. But they know what to do. They know when to come and play. |
We had to run our offense the way we're used to. We came to do what we can do. We didn't know anything about them. |
We're not going to be a rubber stamp for what someone in Austin says we should be. |
We're very fortunate to have a full-time coach. It's made a huge difference. |