<NE FIRST> Pioneer Valley

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What a classic event.
A standard issue competition event that demonstrates why any FIRST event is a treasure. The evidence:

Congratulations to the Champions, Aluminum Grunts Battalion. A terrific FIRST story.

Two Teams. The 3146 Granby Grunts in their 5th year, and 3718 Junkyard Battalion in their 6th, have never won ANY award for their efforts in their histories. Yet they have soldiered on as the majority of teams do.
2168 Aluminum Falcons helped to lift them, as they have so many others. See BattleCry Final Match 2014 (4048 and 3719 were also big contenders here.)

The venue was fabulous. I have seen many concerts and Hockey games here.
You can see it in this video of the pits and field early Saturday morning:
Pioneer Valley District Early Morning Pits and Competition. Best Machine Shop ever.
Watch for Woodie at the very end. We were so blessed.

The game followed a typical script.
First Day: meh. Second Day: better. Playoffs: Alrighty then. I like this game.

A special thanks to the organizers: Lynne, Dana, Kathie and many others. This was a herculean task and a heroic undertaking. A real pinnacle of your constant belief in the value of FIRST.