[Wayne TenBrink]

This game is a blast to play. Brutal at times, but strategically deep and a lot of fun.

Standish-Sterling was a very young field. Kudos to the teams and volunteers who helped get everybody up to snuff and thru inspection. The median team number was 5226, and 27 of the 40 participants had never experienced bumpers before. Once the bugs got worked out, everything ran smoothly and the level of play was very good.

Thanks to all the planners and volunteers who made the event possible. Week 1 events are always a special challenge.

Thanks to 4377 and 5166 for joining us in the playoffs. I wish I could have been there to be part of it. It looks like there were some really tough matches, and I can't wait to see video.

On a more personal side note, it was good to be a TenBrink yesterday. 1918 won at Standish and 70 won at Kettering. However, neither my brother or I were around for playoffs. Our mother turned 95 yesterday and the whole family was back in Fremont to celebrate. She had a lot of nerve being born during robotics season. You would think her parents could have anticipated this back in 1921. Back in 2011, I missed the family gathering for her 90th because of robotics and I caught a lot of well-deserved grief from my 6 siblings. Robotics is fun, but it isn't the most important thing in life.