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Photos: Competitors test their HVAC and sheet metal skills

By: 91ÊÓÆµ Staff//October 10, 2025//

From left, Lyric Quinn, Clay Bispham and Hunter Collingwood compete in the sheet metal division during the ABC Craft Championships on Thursday. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)

Photos: Competitors test their HVAC and sheet metal skills

91ÊÓÆµ Staff//October 10, 2025//

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The Associated Builders and Contractors’ Pacific Northwest chapter held its 10th annual Craft Championships at the Kliever Armory in Northeast Portland on Thursday. More than 1,000 high school students attended the event, which featured HVAC and sheet metal apprentices demonstrating their skills in competitions, interactive information booths, and food truck operators dishing up meals.

Austin Acevedo of Sun Glow bends sheet metal during the ABC Craft Championships. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)
Brooklyn Roberts, left, of Reitmeier and Dakoda Lewis of Viking Heating & Sheetmetal work to complete an HVAC installation during competition on Thursday. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)
Tyler Poundstone stands on a 19-foot scissor lift during the ABC Craft Championships at the Kliever Armory in Northeast Portland on Thursday. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)
Lyric Quinn of A-Absolute Comfort Heating and Cooling measures sheet metal during competition on Thursday. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)
Clay Bispham of HVAC Inc. works on a sheet metal project on Thursday. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)
High school students from Washington and Oregon attended the ABC Craft Championships at the Kliever Armory. (Grace Hefley/for the 91ÊÓÆµ)


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