Varsity Quotes

We have just four returning varsity players and North Butler has played together a much longer period of time as a team, ... Noth Butler had the chemistry working amongst one another and, basically, we`re in only our second match playing together. It`s hard to make everything jive right now, but as the season progresses we`ll be much better.

There is not a student who is not from a Catholic school on our varsity volleyball team. Nor has there been for several years.

If we can run our offense all the time like we did in the second half tonight, we`re going to be a good team. We`re still a young team in terms of varsity experience, but we are learning and growing.

Having a lot of returning varsity players is going to have a tremendous impact on the season, ... Last year, we only had three returning players. This year, we have more experience.

Vinnie wrestled hard, and he had not practiced all week because (of illness) but wrestled well enough to qualify. Christian wrestled really well. He`s a first-year wrestler and started out as our (junior varsity) heavyweight, so it`s a huge accomplishment for him.

We even had a junior varsity sweeper protecting the net because we were out two players due to illness. The freshmen and sophomores in the game did a nice job.

There was frustration from losing them all, but it was really a JV team playing a varsity schedule. It was really a situation last year where I felt like and I think the administration felt like we saved the football program.

There`s not a team in the conference that has 15 sophomores and juniors who have 10 games of varsity experience.

What I saw started three years ago, when I coached the varsity and the junior varsity. I have eight seniors and they know my system inside and out. They know what I want and they know how to work for it.

That was an added bonus '“ the junior varsity had a large crowd,

I want five to 10 guys on the varsity year to year handling the leadership, ... Obviously, we want to win games, but we know it`s going to take some time.

I am hopeful that some changes at second and third doubles positions, a new varsity player at third singles and the home court advantage will give us the edge we have been looking for.

As a parent of a varsity basketball player, I have been disturbed by the verbal attacks and accusations directed toward coach Jackson, ... I find it unusual that incidents, such as mooning, are recalled by some players, but not others. We look forward to the resolution of this distracting issue and a successful upcoming basketball season. Hopefully, all players on this year`s team will have positive attitudes and will bring 110 percent effort to the court every day. My son and my family totally support coach Jackson.

I wanted to create a program with a tradition of excellence and that`s what we`ve been able to do. That first varsity year, all I wanted was to get one win and we did that. Then we moved into the middle of the pack, and now we`ve been champions for some time.