- Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 08:32
Cub Scout Pack 1446 (Monongahela) Pinewood Derby
By Paul Chasko
Cub Scouts everywhere look forward to the annual Pinewood Derby, and this year’s race was an exciting one for those in Monongahela’s Pack 1446. There were a few happy trophy winners, and other cubs going home just with their cars and big plans for next year’s race.
By Paul Chasko
Cub Scouts everywhere look forward to the annual Pinewood Derby, and this year’s race was an exciting one for those in Monongahela’s Pack 1446. There were a few happy trophy winners, and other cubs going home just with their cars and big plans for next year’s race.
![]() Cub Scouts eagerly await the start of the next Pinewood Derby race.
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Cub Scout Pack 1446 is sponsored by the Monongahela United Methodist Church, and the race was held in the church activity room. The Pinewood Derby event has been an annual activity for Cub Scouts for quite a long time. Kids start out with a kit consisting of a block of wood, axles, and wheels and then let creativity take over to finish with the fastest and best-looking car. Weights of the gravity-powered cars are adjusted at a weigh-in prior to the race so they all weigh the same.
The track was state-of-the-art with an all-electronic finishing line. This is a necessity, as some of the 300 or so races run were too close to call by eye. In fact several were ties and had to be re-run. The
The track was state-of-the-art with an all-electronic finishing line. This is a necessity, as some of the 300 or so races run were too close to call by eye. In fact several were ties and had to be re-run. The
![]() Cubmaster Chris Carroll lines up two cars on the track, second heat.
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winners were:
Tiger Cubs:
1st place – Tyler George
2nd place – Axel Roberts
3rd place – Gionni Traeger
Wolfs:
1st place – Haden Clark
2nd place – Louden Stanko
3rd place – Braydon Wilcher
Bears:
1st place – Jay McFall
2nd place – Logan Radaker
3rd place – Aiden Gernot
Tiger Cubs:
1st place – Tyler George
2nd place – Axel Roberts
3rd place – Gionni Traeger
Wolfs:
1st place – Haden Clark
2nd place – Louden Stanko
3rd place – Braydon Wilcher
Bears:
1st place – Jay McFall
2nd place – Logan Radaker
3rd place – Aiden Gernot
![]() Wolf rank winners were Hayden Clark (1st place), Louden Stark (2nd place), and Braydon Wilcher (3rd place).
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Webelos 1:
1st place – Gage Fullen
2nd place – West Martin
3rd place – Brenden Vaccaro
Webelos 2:
1st place – Adam Telegraphis
2nd place – Ben Hoffman
3rd place – Dillon Barnhart
Overall Pack:
1st place – Gage Fullen
2nd place – Adam Telegraphis
3rd place – Hayden Clark
First- and second-place winners in each age group (10 scouts) went to the district race to represent Pack 1446 on February 16.
Click on “gallery” for more photos of this event by Paul Chasko.