Tournament's over. But my work is not done.

The 2008 Oregon State Sport Stacking Championships (OSSSC) are over, but the books on this event are not closed yet. Still a lot of port-tournament work to be done (review of the competition record, participants' certificates, return of WSSA equipment, finances, and submission of official stacking records verification.)

It's a lot of work but most of it is enjoyable. I'm watching the videos of the stacking finals and making copies of them for the WSSA. The videos really capture the heart of the competition and the heart of the kids who are stacking. They have my respect.

Anyway, tune in for the official results to be posted in a few more days.

Here's a quick summary. Over fifty stackers from Oregon, Washington and Utah competed on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rachael Nedrow of Portland (also known on youtube.com as speedstackinggirl) won the Oregon Stacking Champion title with a combined low score of 16.93 seconds (combined scores from 3-3-3, 3-6-3 and Cycle stacks). She narrowly beat out Josiah Hansen of Silverton by 34/100 of a second for the title of Oregon's fastest stacker.

Out-of-state stackers Thomas Psyhogeos (Bellevue, WA) and Ben Beales (Eagle Mountain, UT) posted the best overall combined times of 15.07 and 16.91 seconds respectively. Special Stackers from Hazen High School in Renton, WA, showed why they are among the world's best Special Stackers by improving on previous national and world records.

All potential state, national and world records set at the 2008 OSSSC are unofficial, pending verification by the WSSA records verification committee.

EARLY REGISTRATION EXTENDED

The early registration fee of $20.00 per individual stacker for the Oregon State Sport Stacking Championship has been extended to November 14.

After November 14, registration fee will be assessed an additional $10.00. So get your registrations in soon.