Michigan State Championship 2009

[Wayne TenBrink]

The MI state championship was certainly the high point of the season. EMU (GLR) is a great venue for something of this scale. Thanks to all the volunteers who made everything run smoothly. It was also nice to see the dignitaries from FIRST.

Congratulations to 217, 67, and 65. You are all tough alone. Together you are just about impossible! Congratulations also to 27, 33, and 217 on the Chairman's awards.

Thanks to 247 for the omnipresent defense with scoring to boot. Thanks to 904 for the potent offense with defense to boot. Thanks to 548 for stepping in on short notice. We worked well together and were bigger than the sum of the parts. Thanks also to BOB (85) and the Martians for all the material, moral, and mental support. Thanks to everybody else for all your kind words & support. This whole season has been like a dream for us.

We didn't quite get the East vs. West shootout, but we got 2 of 3 on each side in the finals (and we lost - bummer).

Otis is collecting his share of battle scars and starting to shed small parts (we need a better checklist). We added up how many matches we have played in (practice, qual, & elim) and its well over 80, thanks to the FiM district/state format. I think this has been a good development.

ON TO ATLANTA! I don't see how the competition there can come close to what we saw this weekend, but we plan to find out!