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3 generations headed to Spain for cup-stacking competition

3 generations headed to Spain for cup-stacking competition
JENNIFER: MEET THREE GENERATIONS OF CUP STACKERS, DEANA WILSON AND HER 11-YEAR-OLD SON COLBY AND HER MOM DONNA. NEXT WEEK THEY ARE HEADING TO SPAIN TO COMPETE AGAINST STACKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. >> I AM ECSTATIC TO GO TO SPAIN, I CANNOT WAIT. JENNIFER: THE FAMILY WILL REPRESENT PART OF TEAM USA IN THE WORLD SPORT STACKING CHAMPIONSHIIP. IT IS THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION BUT THEY’VE COMPETED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. >> I LOVE IT, I LOVE TRAVELING, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO COMPETE WITH SOMETHING THAT MY SON CAN DO WITH ME. I AM NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT IS GOING TO DO BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I’D RATHER BE INDOORS, STACKING CUPS. >> HER AND I WILL TRY TO BEAT HIM, WE GET A HEAD START, HE STILL BEATS US. THE WE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE THAT , HELPS US, AND HELPS HIM TO GET BETTER. JENNIFER: DONNA AND DEANA STARTED STACKING FOUR YEARS AGO TO KEEP UP WITH COLBY WHO GOT THEM INTO THE SPORT. HE HAS EARNED TITLES FOR HIS SPEED AND THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF HIS MANY AWARDS. >> I LIKE THAT I GET TO COMPETE WITH OTHER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, AND I JUST LIKE TO BE COMPETETIVE. JENNIFER TO HELP THE FAMILY GET : TO SPAIN DEANA’S BOSS THE OWNER OF CATON AUTO CLINIC IS SPONSORING THEIR TRIP. >> IT’S UNBELIEVABLE TO WATCH WHAT THEY CAN DO. THIS LITTLE KID IS PHENOMENAL. JENNIFER: AND FUN TO WATCH, TAKING FAMILY BONDING TO A NEW LEVEL WITH A SKILL DONNA ADMITS SHE NEVER THOUGHT SHE’D LEARN LATER IN L
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3 generations headed to Spain for cup-stacking competition
A Baltimore County family is heading to a world championship next week, where they will represent the United States in a cup stacking competition. It's called sport stacking, and speed is everything.Next week, Deana Wilson, her 11-year-old son, Colby, and her mom, Donna, are heading to Spain to compete against stackers from around the world."I am ecstatic to go to Spain. I cannot wait," said Donna Harris.The family will represent part of Team USA in the World Sport Stacking Championship. It's their first international competition, but they've competed all over the country."I love it. I love traveling. I love being able to compete with something that my son can do with me. I'm not the type of person that's going to do baseball or football or anything like that. I'd rather be indoors, stacking cups," Wilson said."(Deana) and I will try to beat (Colby). We get a head start, (but) he still beats us. But we're very competitive. That helps us and helps him to get better," Harris said.Wilson and Harris started stacking cups four years ago to keep up with Colby, who got them into the sport. He's earned titles for his speed."I like that I get to compete with other people, especially from other countries, and I just like to be competitive," Colby said.To help the family get to Spain, Wilson's boss, the owner of Caton Auto Clinic, is sponsoring their trip."It's unbelievable to watch what they can do. This little kid is phenomenal," said Ken Steinbach, owner of Caton Auto Clinic.Stacking cups takes family bonding to a new level with a skill that Harris admits she never thought she'd learn later in life.​

A Baltimore County family is heading to a world championship next week, where they will represent the United States in a cup stacking competition. It's called sport stacking, and speed is everything.

Next week, Deana Wilson, her 11-year-old son, Colby, and her mom, Donna, are heading to Spain to compete against stackers from around the world.

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"I am ecstatic to go to Spain. I cannot wait," said Donna Harris.

The family will represent part of Team USA in the World Sport Stacking Championship. It's their first international competition, but they've competed all over the country.

"I love it. I love traveling. I love being able to compete with something that my son can do with me. I'm not the type of person that's going to do baseball or football or anything like that. I'd rather be indoors, stacking cups," Wilson said.

"(Deana) and I will try to beat (Colby). We get a head start, (but) he still beats us. But we're very competitive. That helps us and helps him to get better," Harris said.

Wilson and Harris started stacking cups four years ago to keep up with Colby, who got them into the sport. He's earned titles for his speed.

"I like that I get to compete with other people, especially from other countries, and I just like to be competitive," Colby said.

To help the family get to Spain, Wilson's boss, the owner of Caton Auto Clinic, is sponsoring their trip.

"It's unbelievable to watch what they can do. This little kid is phenomenal," said Ken Steinbach, owner of Caton Auto Clinic.

Stacking cups takes family bonding to a new level with a skill that Harris admits she never thought she'd learn later in life.