YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO PREPARED

Coach Cristy Sirls describes the above scene at the state tournament: “In true Kniffen fashion, we were the first ones at the courts even before they were unlocked.” Here, Barry Kniffen offers advice as Roy and Wyatt warm up using a speed bump as their net. Members of the Kniffen family have offered private tennis lessons to Menard youth for years. Roy and Wyatt both started with them when ...