[sparrowkc]

2010 was my senior year, and the first year our team won a regional tournament. We had played four finals matches, two of them ties, and were franticly scrambling for a fresh battery and a way to make that dang post hold on for just one more round when the results for the last match went up. Of course, most of the things I took away from FIRST have nothing to do with winning or losing, but that moment of victory is something I'll never forget.

I feel compelled to respond to dodar's post-- Team Titanium never has and never will engage in malicious gameplay. I don't remember the details of that match, but our 2008 bot was quite zippy and did occasionally collide with field elements and other robots. I sincerely apologise for any damage we may have caused. That said, on behalf of myself and my team, and with no disrespect to you and yours, I'm hurt by the implication of fowl play on our part. As you point out, 2008 wasn't our year, but we competed honorably and I'm proud of that season.