Who said Chicopee was a wasteland?

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

A dude from my hometown is the rock, paper scissors champion of the United States.

"A Chicopee man rocked the competition over the weekend in Las Vegas, beating more than 300 of the nation's finest "Rock Paper Scissors" players to earn a $50,000 first prize.

Sean Sears, 23, of Leo Drive threw a winning rock to conquer his opponent's scissors to win the 2008 Bud Light/USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship.

"We were absolutely amazed he won. It was on a whim he did this," said his mother, Catherine A. Sears.

Sean, a graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was en route to Chicopee from Las Vegas tonight and could not be reached."
- from masslive.com

.... Clearly there is hope for all of us.