Jim Cole
Jim Cole
best both force guarded inside offensive player
Kayla was our inside workhorse this year. She is a force on the boards, both offensively and defensively, and she usually guarded the best offensive player on the other team.
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My wife said this was supposed to be a steppingstone, and we've been here 22 years. The kids play only because they love it. If they leave early, it is only to chase other goals in academics. You don't have to worry about who is on scholarship and who is not on scholarship. It changes the atmosphere both in the meeting rooms and on the field. You give up the lights and a little money just to coach this.
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Both of these games are going to be fun for me because I get another chance to work with these outstanding players. It's also sad in a way because it's the last time we'll be together before they move on with their lives.
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I think there's less trash this year, but we've got four times the people. It's the best of both worlds.
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I wrote one of my songs completely out in the field. Another one I started in Alaska and finished in Yellowstone. Even though my books are out, I still consider myself an educator first. I want to give people a better understanding of grizzly bears.
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Toyota is unfairly and illegally attempting to interfere with every business owners' fundamental right to sell his or her enterprise.
future games win
We've got a pretty good, young nucleus. I'm not going to say we can win 20 games every year, but I think the future is bright.
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There is a mystique and fear surrounding grizzlies. I want to try and teach people to have a very healthy respect of grizzly bears, but not a fear.
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He is a great kid, a caring kid and a kid with a big heart. He cares about his teammates more than a lot of kids, too, and they feed off of that. That is the type of leadership he shows.
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He walked around with pockets full of quarters, handing out handfuls to people just to put a smile on their faces.
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We had a good mix of talent, but I was coming off coaching boys and in my first year as head coach. We probably should have won more games than we did.
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More times than not people come up to me after the show saying that I helped better their understanding of grizzlies. The more information people have about the bears, the less fearful they'll be.
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Miriam was our most athletic player, and she's probably the most athletic player I've coached in years. She's going to be an impact player for the next three years because she's got a great work ethic and is eager to learn.
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She was so careful at every step and she seemed to know the other individual bears. Mother bears are a lot like humans. They put safety first.