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The Robozos DID IT! They won the whole TOURNEY! I still can't believe it all! These boys just sometimes come out of nowhere! This was huge! They changed up their robot, again, much to the dismay of some of the moms:) We have to remind each other that this is their robot, and we just need to trust them! But sometimes they give us heart palpitations. During the tournament they ended up placing 4th for alliance selections. They were 3rd place in Skills. When they had their alliance selection, they ended up pairing up with the team they really wanted! So one-by-one they won their matches until they got into the finals. This in itself was so exciting because this meant that they were now qualified for Worlds in Dallas!
During the finals they played best out of 3, which somehow I did not remember this! They went up against a 6th grade team that had actually beat the Robozo's arch-nemisis in the semi-finals. This 6th grade team had nothing to lose! During the first match AJ sat in the stands behind me. I was super anxious and kept asking AJ things and he said very calmly, "Mom-please shut-up. I will apologize for that later." He held my hands and we watched. LOL. Love that kid! The Robozos won the first match! Next up-second match!.....It looked close....and instead of showing the kids the score first-they put it up on the big screen. I watched AJ the whole time-and that is where I got that picture of pure joy when they announced that the Robozos WON!!!!!!
Just so cool. SO awesome! There is nothing like this in sports for middle school. The fact that they are deemed Best in State-is just the best! They now have a huge banner to hang in their school, a trophy for the trophy case, entry into Worlds, and this awesome message on the marquee sign in front of their school!
Today I spent a good two hours planning our trip down to Dallas! It will be super exciting, and this year we are bringing Dempsey and Ryk! I'm excited for Ryk to see what is an option for him, next year! It's been a great season so far...and we just keep going! I made sure to put this on Twitter and you better believe our superintendent shared it out because this is a BIG DEAL!
Love you AJ,
Mom
******* This is the message that I put in instagram about the win:
AJ’s team just won Best in State in middle school robotics. This win qualifies them for World Robotics! This team goes and works on this robot at 630am all the time, plus meeting during and after school. But above all-these boys are just stellar! They care for each other and are the best of friends. Russ made the comment that his must have been what it was like with my basketball besties. It’s true. Doing our thing on the court, and hanging out as much as possible off the court. Happy and so proud of them❤️
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