Wawasee Robotics Wins Crown Point TournamentCROWN POINT – The Wawasee Robotics Team won the Tournament championship, Robotics Skills champion and qualified two teams for State on Saturday.
“It is a great start to our season,” said head coach Jed Wandland.
Twenty-four teams from around the state competed at Crown Point. All six of Wawasee’s teams were ranked in the top half of the field for alliance selection. All six teams made it into the quarterfinals. 574A and 574G made it through the round of 16 into the quarterfinals and 574H made it into the semifinals. 574C, 574D and 574F. All made it into the finals match with C and D coming out on top with a score of 33 to 5.
The next tournament is Friday and Saturday at Battle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., Indianapolis. This is a signature event with competitors from Michigan, California, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, Maryland and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. Friday. Qualifying starts at 10:30 a.m., with finals at 3 p.m. Saturday.