We couldn't press like we wanted to, but our pressure defense in the half-court set was great. We took their read more

We couldn't press like we wanted to, but our pressure defense in the half-court set was great. We took their big guy out of the game, and that really made the difference.

It's sad because it came back to haunt me this year, ... I came back from a wrist injury and read more

It's sad because it came back to haunt me this year, ... I came back from a wrist injury and a shoulder injury, so it's hard.

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, read more

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

We don't have 25,000 messengers to send our message out like the school district has .

We don't have 25,000 messengers to send our message out like the school district has .

I take the blame for this one. Being a senior, I should be able to do more. . . . read more

I take the blame for this one. Being a senior, I should be able to do more. . . . I'm not blaming it on that one possession (where he lost it). We were up in the first half and in the second half we didn't jump on them. I don't blame one play. Mistakes happen.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You read more

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.

She can cover a lot of ground and is our quarterback in the outfield. She also has a great stick, read more

She can cover a lot of ground and is our quarterback in the outfield. She also has a great stick, so she'll be important on offense and defense.

I'm really grateful we were able to get the grant. We couldn't have done it without that. There' s no read more

I'm really grateful we were able to get the grant. We couldn't have done it without that. There' s no way. We would have had to replace the infields with the same type of stuff we have now.

Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten stronger, read more

Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten stronger, though, and she's been hitting in the No. 3 spot during the scrimmages. I'm hoping that she'll be a surprise with her bat.