Originally Posted by bam-bam
(Post 1145596)
Wow- what a regional. Personally, I was glad to see the competition step up from 2011, and back to where it was in 2010.
There's too thanks for me to count...
First off, congratulations to the Andersen family from 45. Art had touched us all, and we felt that the right award was given to the right people. RIP, Mr. Andersen.
RIP Mr. Marc Braum also, from 3176. They weren't picked for eliminations, but they were still a team to be proud of.
3947 and 3940 are two rookies that whole state is extremely proud of. Literally them alone carried the alliance all the way the finals, beating out the alliance of 3487-234-461 in breathtaking 3 matches. I think we're looking at several new powerhouses come a few years.... Huge shout-out to our mentees 3947. It was extremely fun getting to know you all, and inspiring to watch our little cowboys grow into fine Indiana Jones. We kind of wish we could've played together in the qualifications, but we loved playing against you all in the finals! We could've not been more proud of a team when you guys won the Rookie All-Star. We'll see and have fun with you all at St. Louis!!
3487-461-234 I felt kind of bad for you all when 3487 broke down. You guys had an incredibly well-rounded alliance, and would've been a force to reckon with in the finals.
1720-1024-1747 and 1732-292-4272 Both alliances scared us for a while. You guys definitely deserve some recognition in attempting the triple balance with wide bots.
And, of course, our wonderful partners....
4028 I'll be honest. I was a little reluctant about being able to complete the triple balance when 1756 picked you guys with the 2nd pick. Every single doubt I had disappeared when we completed the first stacking triple balance, and I was never more happier to be wrong. You guys have incredibly smart drivers, and I remember this well, because after we added a little help and practice (both before and during eliminations) to get onto our robot, you guys nailed each one perfectly. Your enthusiasm of cheering for all the teams (especially our alliance) was extremely infectious, and spread to the 1756 and 1501 crowd. We'll see you guys in St. Louis! (Jimmy, you better be proud of this team, because I am).
1756 Thank you SO much for taking a chance on us although we didn't have the best performance ever in qualifications. You do not know how much impact your robot had on the alliance. There were times that your top-hoop shooting pulled us out of situations that no amount of triple balancing could've saved. I had many members of the team come over and tell me that our robot was incredible and literally saved our alliance. I'd like the moment to say that we only offered the capability for triple balancing, and your robot (not ours) saved the alliance. You guys deserved to be the captains. Period. We had so much fun working with you all, and we'll see you at St. Louis!.
Once again, thank you 4028 and 1756 for bring 1501 their first blue banner ever! We can't thank you enough!
Shout-out to 234 for helping 4211 and 4234 get their robots together and working. 4211 was 8th overall, and became the number 7 seed.
Congratulations to 1732 for winning Chairman's, and 868 for Engineering Inspiration! There couldn't be two more deserving teams going to St. Louis!
Thank you to all the teams that attended, and making this regional probably one of the most exciting in FIRST!
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