JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================nK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?U4 Q^m"j,S+߆ ZME2?ͫc^O-F{{S\Z8Fhjk9J\ 3_ (fX q$ ԁ] [ ߆t+~R,VqqTF TQPub g_e3-Ryj׬XGq\q'Ex8TL jqM)Ij)ۓQտv9 oαdls@׵jk42ChG sWL8XWwY[\&5ʂIYյΜ<\*]M<]b$MEamB Qd9VAst-m$m/~kgfIs[7Ʊ!g{ X?Zٜm|iOcˍ| <8E5NT`>űM:66G" WI>k%ВEg'8 r1^[ŐV#`JP캕1Č4 +k7SOiF}=ދN~Ey * !dey=+{Rզ+$NȌ20 pbY@`@xRӡ:v_:*fmIV9RyK &Yx9:1yIVnz' R9 F9|[r j ec*9fMM 8P:ڐE+­Zȷ1m P ?ȥoi&:FȃEkMGj["9=A.&e 3ҷ[Zt7wrq"E'pi("77vAOwqs roѹI@}jHR* e&lLH^BYޝrFCXBO4& tIP8P |2@1Hf0Gon¦KJLvu{2 QU^fHǩ}0t>`Si3(,] Rm!iROJ. <br>Shearer said that every week his players were told that they were improving, but says,  They got sick and tired of people saying,  You re getting better.  Shearer s opinion is that  when you lose by only one or two points, it has to do with work ethic. So Shearer and the Tigers went back to work, and once again the team improved by another two victories the second year, finishing at 4-6. <br>Reflecting on that season, Shearer says that they lost several close games, one in the final seconds to a trick play, but he judged their losses that season were primarily attributable to not having a sufficient knowledge base.  I told my coaches,  At this point we have to find out what our kids don t know, and that s what we have to start teaching.  It worked, as despite injuries to several key players, the Tigers finished 5-5 the following year and more importantly had a championship attitude.  Our players were enthusiastic because they believed that next year they were going to be one of the teams to beat. <br>In 2003 the Tigers not only finished with a winning record but also made the playoffs, winning their first playoff game. They ended up third in the Northwest 3A League. Just as satisfying to Coach Shearer personally was observing the play of his sons, Saxton, a senior, and Sterlin