[Damiaen_Florian]

Now that was intense. In all my years of being at and competing in FIRST events I've never seen a regional that matches to this ones character, level of intense play, and sportsmanship. Not a single elimination match was given to any alliance easily making the elims a true spectacle to watch.

First off on behalf of all of Team 195 I would like to thank our alliance partners 95 & 20. 20, it was a true honor to be able to work with you guys for the second year in a row and it's always impressive to see that even after 22 years you guys are still pumping out a quality machine, your intake method has to be one of the best ones throughout FIRST, combine that with a precise pyramid shooter and an almost seamless last second climb and I can promise that you guys will give all of championships something to watch out for. And 95, we are truly blessed that your value may have not been seen by the other alliances, for what you added to our alliance can simply not be overlooked, you contributed to that win equally as much as anyone else. We look forward to seeing both you guys down at championships and hearing about how well you'll be doing. We would also like to congratulate Team 230 for their chairman's victory! How you guys manage to do so much in your community and still find the time to build an incredible robot is truly inspiring. To the finalist alliance of 4134, 2067, and 230 I would just like to say that you had an incredible alliance and you should be so proud of your efforts, you sure didn't make the finals easy!!

I would also like to give a huge thank you to all the volunteers, judges, and refs that were able to make it this weekend. All of your constant upbeat attitudes and helpful nature are what makes this regional what it is. And of course let's not forget our master of ceremonies Angry Eric, who seems to have become somewhat synonymous with the Connecticut Regional itself.

I would also like to give a shoutout to a few teams starting with 4134, I would've guessed by looking at your robot that it was built by a team with much more experience in FIRST, but to hear that you are only a 2nd year team coupled with your winning of the Judge's Award, I would say that you have a serious future in FIRST and look forward to your other developments. It was also great to see all the teams that came to our scrimmage at our practice field do so well in the Hartford competition, it's amazing to see that we could help the other teams perfect their driving skills and robots.

Overall this has to be one of the most exciting regionals we've had the fortune of being in and we hope that it will go down with remembrance as the last Connecticut Regional before we move onto districts next year.