All Hail Sophie Mac!!! (or, And a little child shall lead them...)

All and sundry,

You know how I love to quote my bible, especially the Book of Isaiah. Just kidding.

After last night's thumping of the Big 10 by the ACC (again. Can you imagine the crap I have to endure over stuff like this in my very own house?), there is a new order. A torch has been passed to a new generation. Our champion, and the winner of the biggest trophy I can order up here in Maine, is Sophie Peterson. Parents Liz and Matt and sib Ben trailing behind, Sophie trounced us all. Congrats to you, young person. Kudos also go out to Master Calvin Dewitt for his fifth place finish. Two juniors in the Top 5, it's a new day, people.

Only four poolies picked UNC to win the whole thing: Sophie, Chris Dykes, Maggi and me. We each got 6 points, leaving the final standings looking like this:

	Player	R5	Final	Total
1	Sophie	84	6	90
2	Sarah P.	85	0	85
3	Maggi	78	6	84
4	John	81	0	81
5	Calvin	79	0	79
5	Steve	79	0	79
7	Dykes	70	6	76
7	Ruth	76	0	76
9	Knott	68	6	74
10	Tim	73	0	73
11	Scott	70	0	70
11	Willow	70	0	70
13	Katie/Justin	69	0	69
13	Liz	69	0	69
15	Gena	67	0	67
15	Hadiya	67	0	67
15	Kate	67	0	67
15	Michael	67	0	67
19	Ben	66	0	66
19	Cal	66	0	66
19	Matt	66	0	66
22	Dayle	63	0	63
23	Jonathan	62	0	62
24	Acy	57	0	57
24	Sarah B.	57	0	57
26	Henry	52	0	52
27	Rosalie	51	0	51
28	Bill	50	0	50
29	Dana	48	0	48
30	Alexander	36	0	36
31	Harry	34	0	34

One more thing: This will be my last year as sole Poolmeister. Next year, in keeping with our theme of passing the torch, I will be joined by Co-Meister Calvin Dewitt. Please welcome him to our ranks. With his co-meistership, Calvin (who will be, I think, 10 years old for next year's tournament), has taken on a host of adminstrative responsibilities, but also receives commensurate powers. For starters, Calvin is now a full member of the Rules Committee. Don't let the power go to your head, son.

Congrats again to our winner, Sophie. Your trophy is on the way to you. You should get it sometime before you graduate from college.

Cheers,

C