Wawasee Wins TourneyPLYMOUTH – Wawasee Iron Pride took the tournament championship and skills championship in a field of 53 teams in a tournament at Plymouth Saturday.
Iron Pride 574C and 574D combined in the elimination rounds to take home the trophies. 574C brought home the Skills Championship Trophy for the seventh consecutive time in regular season.
In all, 10 of Wawasee’s 13 robotics teams made it to the elimination rounds.
“Wawasee has a growing program,” said head coach Jed Wandland. “We are continually adding students and teams to our roster and their competitive skills are increasing. I’m incredibly proud of the grit they showed today and their determination to improve upon their performance last week.”
Next up for the team is a tournament at East Jay County Middle School in Portland Saturday. Opening ceremonies begin at 9:15 a.m., qualifying starts at 9:30 a.m. and the finals will begin around 2:30 p.m.
Highlights
• 574C set a world record 32 driver skills score.
• 574D set a team-best 30 driver skills score, placing them second overall in skills in the tournament.
• 574E was undefeated in qualifications, placing a team-best third overall ranking.
• 574H, Iron Pride’s middle school team, placed a team-best sixth overall, and was the second highest middle school team in robot skills.
• 574C scored 41 points in two matches tying the world record match score.
• 574J successfully rolled their bot over more times at this event than any other while trying to park.
