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2013 Cub Scout Pack 503 Pinewood Derby Results, Photos

Fifty-four Scouts and 8 siblings fielded handcrafted cars for this year's race. See results and photos.

Springfield Cub Scout Pack 503 ran its annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday, January 26th at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on Lynbrooke Road. Fifty-four Scouts and eight siblings fielded handcrafted cars for this year's race event. The pack's Scouts competed in 94 races, spread out between 10 heats, that culminated in a four lane race-off before Ethan Kraft was crowned this year's Pack Champion.

"For the second year in a row the highly competitive field had Scouts and parents alike on the edge of their seats for almost every race in every heat. Our congratulations go out to Ethan and ALL the other Scouts who participated in this year's running of the Pack 503 Pinewood Derby!" Pack Secretary Jeff Merlino told Patch.

2013 Cub Scout Pack 503 Pinewood Derby Official Results:

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PACK 503 CHAMPION: Ethan Kraft

Tiger Den (1st Grade) Winners

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1st: Jacob Purcell

2nd: Alex Spatola

3rd: Matthew Ayoub

Wolf Den (2nd Grade) Winners:

1st: John Madden

2nd: Joseph Wilding

3rd: Nicholas Brattini

Bear Den (3rd Grade) Winners:

1st: John Croce

2nd: Taylor West

3rd: Anderw Gould

WEBELOS I Den (4th Grade) Winners:

1st: Matthew Karian

2nd: Sammy Brattini

3rd: Evan Coury

WEBELOS II Den (5th Grade) Winners:

1st: Ethan Kraft

2nd: Dominec Navek

3rd: Ryan Henry

Special Category Award Winners:

Scout-Voted Best in Show Award: Tyler Sondermann

Scout-Voted Most Creative Award: Christian Diromaldo

Leader-Voted Cub Crafted Award: Dante Senior

Leader-Voted Most Unique Award: Christian Diromaldo

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