It’s a tremendous venue. I was telling Chandler there’s nothing I can say or do that can prepare you for coming out of the bullpen there that first time, looking up and seeing 10,000 fans.

We have a good nucleus of kids coming back and another solid group coming up behind them. We’ll be a challenge, no doubt. Kids like Wolf and (sophomore) Guy Price and some of the others,...

He’s wrestled in those situations so many times in tournaments, and that’s something not a lot of parents or coaches understood when they watched him. He’s experienced those big-type atmospheres.

You can’t miss it with all the pictures we have hanging on the walls (at school) of our (34) state finalists.

And as for St. Edward’s B team, a lot of Division I teams around here used to see them four or five times in a season. They’d complain, so we stopped inviting (St. Edward). Then...

It’s getting harder and harder to get teams to commit to a two-day tournament. Their kids — especially the weaker ones — can get more matches in at the one-day, 10-team pool tournaments.