[mrnoble]

I want to thank Dawn Lutz and her whole team (including her husband and son) for their tremendous efforts to get this event to run in the midst of the blizzard. A shocking number of teams were on the field for practice on Thursday; a high number, even without considering the disaster of the roads and school closures. Colorado is run so well, year after year.

Congrats to 1619 for being consistently one of the best teams in the Western U.S., and for their win in Colorado and their Northern Arizona Chairman's. We are proud to know you. Congratulations to 4499, the nicest people to work with, we are so lucky to have a team like you in our state, and it was an honor to be your alliance partners. Congratulations to 2996, we so appreciate all you've done for us over the years, including raising up one of the best mentors we could ever ask for, Katie Hernandez. Thanks also to 3288 for believing in us and letting us play with you, please come back to our state anytime, you guys are a treat. 1011, look at you guys! Proud to see you win this regional for the first time, after all your outstanding performances over the years. 1410, once again, you have made Denver Public Schools proud, keep up the great work. 2240, we love you guys, so happy you got as far as you did, and won your first trophy! And Cherry Creek, well deserved. While our schools are rivals, it's always a pleasure to see you and work with you, and show how FRC is different than everything else. So glad you got everything you did, especially considering the snow cancellation for your team on Thursday.

All right, I'm done gushing.