Louis Schnoebelen was still giddy, turning somewhat philosophical in comparing the glow to the gloom.
Fulton's head coach was still perched on the crest of an adrenaline high Thursday morning, after his top-seeded Hornets tennis team rallied for a 5-4 triumph over No. 2 Kirksville to secure the Class 1, District 7 title late Wednesday night at the high school athletic complex.
The district championship was the second in a row for Fulton (16-3).
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.