Story contributor Kyle Shaffer.
On Saturday, the Cub Scouts of Pack 338 hosted the annual Sugar Creek District Pinewood Derby at St Matthew United Methodist Church. 35 homemade cars raced down the aluminum track in hopes of netting the lucky owner a trophy. Scouts were assigned to a class according to their den membership. Family members were also able to participate with the “tagalong” class for brothers or sisters and a class for the adults as well.
The event began with registration opening up early in the morning with the addition of a pancake and sausage breakfast available to racers and their families. With their eyes glued to the finish line, cheers and shouts of joy could be heard coming from track side as scouts were lined up in hopes of their car finishing first. Once the main heats were finished, a short break was taken to enjoy hot dogs and chips for lunch. After lunch, it was time for the finals to get underway.
Many trophies were awarded for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places for each class. Next up is the state Pinewood Derby at the Indiana State Museum on April 11.
Sugar Creek District would like to thank the Girls Troop 219 for serving breakfast and lunch
The results are as follows:
Lion
1st – Tanner Eason
Tiger
1st – Myles Freeman 2nd – Seth Troyer 3rd – Jordan Bell
Wolf
1st – Sophia Harshbarger
Bear
1st – Jacob Galvan 2nd – Dacoda Davis
Webelos
1st – Eryn Higer 2nd – Sam Troyer 3rd – Zac Franklin
Arrow of Light
1st – Alex Galvan 2nd – Jayce Crew
Tagalong
1st – Kate Higer 2nd – Jacelyn Arnold 3rd – Hadley Shaffer
Adult
1st – Bill Higer 2nd – Dan Davis 3rd – Scott Freeman
Overall
1st – Myles Freeman (new track record) 2nd – Eryn Higer 3rd – Alex Galvan
Best In Show – Diego
Erick Dircks was on hand for photographs and video shown in links below
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