STUFF, I REALIZED, I MEAN, IT
IS A REAL HONOR TO BE HERE,
COMPETING WITH SOME OF THE
BETTER SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE
STATE. WE'RE A SMALL TOWN IN
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI, AND, I
MEAN, WE'RE TOE AND TOE GOING
UP AGAINST SCHOOLS FROM KANSAS
CITY, ST. LOUIS, AND COLUMBIA.
SO, WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT."
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS
TENNIS TEAM WAS ALSO IN
SPRINGFIELD COMPETING IN THE
CLASS ONE FINAL FOUR. THIS IS
THE CAVALIERS FIRST SEMIFINAL
APPEARANCE SINCE 2008. TJ
FINISHED IN 4TH PLACE TODAY
AFTER LOSING TO MICDS AND
PEMBROKE HILL. BUT THIS
THOMAS JEFFERSON TEAM IS VERY
YOUNG. NO SENIORS. AND THEY
HOPE TO USE THIS EXPERIENCE AS
MOTIVATION FOR NEXT YEAR.
TOM BRUMFIELD - THOMAS
JEFFERSON HEAD COACH"WE'RE
JUST BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.
WE'VE GOT PLAYERS, YOU KNOW,
TWO FRESHMAN ON THAT TEAM, AND
WE'RE NOT GRADUATING ANYONE
OFF THAT TEAM. SO IT IS
EXPERIENCE THAT THEY ARE GOING
TO HAVE. THEY CAN JUST CARRY
ON AND BUILD FROM IT."BROCK
CONKLIN - THOMAS JEFFERSON
JUNIOR "OH YEAH THIS WILL BE
REALLY ENCOURAGING. NEXT YEAR
THIS WILL BE TWICE AS MUCH FUN
BECAUSE WE'LL ALL BE TOGETHER,
WE'LL ALL BUILD THAT SAME
CHEMISTRY, AND HOPEFULLY MAKE
IT BETTER THAN FOURTH THIS
YEAR."
THE KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL STATE
TOURNAMENTS ALSO GOT UNDERWAY
TODAY.
IN EMPORIA. CLASS 3A STATE
TOURNAMENT. BAXTER SPRINGS
