Sean,
Thank you for putting together an awesome but HOT event!
We were a bit concerned we would be the "outsiders" being the only Connecticut team but everyone including all the teams in attendance made us feel very welcome. We had such a blast playing with all the new faces and teams we normally don't see until NEChamps. This event just solidified our decision to attend more events outside of CT and Western MA.
A quick comment from Lauren Jefferson really hit home on the point, "Everyone in CT knows NRG, nobody here does because you don't normally play with them"
Our 2 alliance partners 1768 and 3585 were absolutely outstanding. Even in the face of adversity with 1768's shooter out of commission for the Semifinals we were able to keep the score very close for match #2. Thanks you both for the hard fought effort and not giving up, both your teams have a real fighting spirit just like us.
It was sad to see our #1 and #2 seed, 319 and 131 pair up and be eliminated by the #8 alliance. Congratulations to the #3 alliance 4564, Orange Chaos, 5687, The Outliers, and 3609, Duct Tape Dragons. You definitely worked very hard to get the win.
We are looking forward to attending not only Summer Heat 2017 but have already registered for Battle of the bay 2016 and are considering Mainly Spirit 2016 as well. The event was well worth the extended drive and would encourage all of the northern teams to attempt to travel to southern New England for both off season as well as in season event.
NRG has finally broken out of our comfort zone of Connecticut and Western Mass and would like to challenge everyone in New England to do the same. Let's all try and make New England a place where play against all the teams in our district instead of in isolated groups. We plan on coming north more in the future to play with all of you as much as possible.
Thanks again to everyone in attendance for making us all feel welcome!
Steve
NRG4055