I want to add our congratulations to the accolades for the winning alliance 20, 195, and 95. You were a trifecta that was difficult to beat although we did our best. You deserved your victory. Also a shout out to our alliance partners 2067 and 4134. It was great working with you and much thanks to Apple Pi for choosing us. I think we all made a great team! And to 4134... I think you were a great 2nd pick... you really contributed to the team.
I would also like to thank everyone for the kind words regarding our winning of the Chairman's Award. We are truly thrilled and appreciate being recognized. I also want to give a shout out to Tyler Tallo, our student who was a Dean's List Finalist winner. The CT regional 2013 was truly magical for the Gaelhawks!
Lastly, I would like to share a quick story of Team 20. Part of their team happened to be sitting behind our team on Saturday... you see, they have very large contingent of students, parents, etc that come to cheer them on at their regional events and they were both next to and behind us. Although we have a fair sized team, we can't rival their cheering ability. However, this team happily lent their voices to cheer for us during our matches all day long. And when we found ourselves facing them in the finals, we recognized that we would be cheering for opposite alliances (but they still cheered when our team was announced
. Anyway, when congratulating them after their victory they indicated their optimism that we would win Chairman's and be in St Louis with them. You see there were lots of conversations shared by the 2 groups between matches over the course of the day. When we were announced as the Chairman's winner, I think they cheered even louder than we did. It is such a great feeling to meet up with teams that really understand what Coopertition and Gracious Professionalisn are about. We hope to see you in St Louis!