Siege the Day!

On Saturday, May 4th, our parking lot was full of siege machines as 18 teams competed in Siege the Day, our 4th annual trebuchet building contest.  

See a full album of pictures taken during the event.

Teams were judged in the following four categories.  For each category, a first place winner was chosen from both the Youth and Adult divisions, with a trophy being awarded to the overall winner in each category.

Results:

Most Accurate

• Youth: Old Colony Bean Busters - Winner
• Adult: Small Obsession

Historic Construction

• Youth: Old Colony Bean Busters - Winner
• Adult: Small Obsession

Modern Construction

• Youth: Robo Rams - Winner
• Adult: Fluffy Bunnies

Coolness

• Youth: Flying Cows
• Adult: Team Eclipsos - Winner

Additional awards:

• Oh Wow Award: Team Mutton and Mead
• Team Spirit Award: Fluffy Bunnies

Full list of teams who competed:

• Assabet Valley Vocational Technical School (Youth Division) Franklin, MA 
• Fluffy Bunnies (Adult Division) Dudley, MA
• Martin III (Youth Division) Worcester, MA
• Greater New Bedford Vocation Tech ( Youth Division) New Bedford, MA
• The Flying Cows (Youth Division) Westport, MA 
• Applewild Hawks (Youth Division) Applewild School, Leominster, MA
• The Rain of Terror (Youth Division) Westfield, MA
• Team Tormentum (Adult Division) Framingham, MA
• Plymouth State University Medieval Society (Adult Division) Plymouth, NH 
• Team Eclipsos (Adult Division) Bloomingburg, NY
• “Chuck” Norris (Adult Division) Holliston, MA
•  West Concord Hurlers (Youth Division) Concord, MA
• Small Obsession (Adult Division) Cherry Valley, MA
• Team Mutton and Mead (Adult Division) Hadley, MA
• Old Colony Bean Busters (Youth Division) Old Colony Voc, Rochester, MA
• Burlap Pitt Bulls (Adult Division) Burlington, MA
• Big Jack (Adult Division) Wrentham, MA
• Robo Rams (Youth Division) Shawsheen Valley Technical School, Billerica, MA