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Re: Fingerlakes Regional:2014

FLR and the Rochester area teams have a great history and this was a great celebration of the 10th anniversary.

It was a great day for our Erie-Niagara teams too. For those who don't remember, the Circuit Stompers, 378, mentored and spun off a rookie team in 2005 just in time for the inaugural FLR. That team? The Warlocks, 1507.

The Warlocks won Rookie All Star and High Seed that year and nearly won the regional but for the legendary tipping tetras at the last second.

This year, we had a new rookie team, mentored by The Warlocks, and they came in and did very well, bringing home another Rookie all Star: The Electric Mayhem, 4930, from Nichols School in Buffalo.

I was really impressed with their progress through the past two weekends. They seemed to pull a new trick out of their bag every match and by the end had a very effective robot and drive team.

After build season ends, I step back and leave the team to others, while I sit back and enjoy the show, as well as being free to volunteer at the events. That doesn't mean I'm not proud of The Warlocks. I am. They worked hard for this season.

But I'm also very proud of all the teams. Teams I've met in the pits. Teams I've gotten to know over the past 10 years of FLR. Many who I see year after year and will see next year again, with any luck.

The quality of the teams and their robots this year was amazing. Every one in the final rounds could have been the winner. And I would have cheered every one on and been satisfied with the competition any way it came out. You were all that good. You are all winners for being there in some way. Playing against you all made team 1507 play better. We had to. You have a stake in our team's performance by setting a high bar to reach.

I look forward to seeing many of you at Championships and will see you next year again at FLR.
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