Lakeshore, St. Joseph in top 5 at FIRST Robotics Competition – with photos, video

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Day one of the FIRST Robotics Competition at St. Joseph High School is complete, and two local teams are well positioned heading into day two.

Lakeshore’s Team Lance-A-Bot is ranked second with a 7-2 record, while St. Joseph’s Average Joes is in fourth with a 9-2 record after Day 1 of qualifying. Dowagiac’s Chieftainator team sits at No. 12, also with a 6-3 record in qualifying matches. Buchanan and Benton Harbor are No. 13 and No. 14 after the first day.

Leading the field at 9-0 is Zoobotix out of Battle Creek. Kalamazoo County 4-H’s Stryke Force is 8-1. For Friday’s full qualifying results from day 1, click here.

Below is a schedule for Saturday’s events:

Saturday (Day 2)
8:00AM Pits Open
9:00AM-9:30AM Opening Ceremonies
9:30AM-12:30PM Qualification Matches
12:30PM-1:00PM Alliance Selections
1:00PM-2:00PM Lunch
2:00PM-5:00PM Playoff Matches
5:00PM-5:30PM Awards Ceremony
6:30PM* Pits Close

Teams participating in the event are:

Number
Name
74 Team CHAOS
94 The RetroJays
1940 Tech Tigers
2767 Stryke Force
2959 Robotarians
3452 GreengineerZ
3604 Goon Squad
3620 Average Joes
3658 Robo – Beavers
3875 Red Storm Robotics
4237 Team Lance-A-Bot
4325 RoboRangers
4776 S.C.O.T.S. Bots
5056 MegaHurtz Robotics
5110 Robo Herd
5152 Alotobots
5182 Chieftainators
5227 Eagle Elite
5247 Red Devil Robotics
5462 2PawR (2PawRobotics)
5535 Bionic Bison
5610 Turbulence
5623 Robotic Rams
5675 WiredCats
5712 Hemlock’s Gray Matter
5843 Flurb
5927 Globetrotters
5980 East Grand Rapids Robotics
5982 Circuits of Destruction
6002 ZooBOTix
6588 Counter-Torque Robotics
6642 Harrison Stingers of Steel
7210 RoboJackets 7210
7809 Valhalla Nation
7814 RV Gearheads
8126 Control Freaks
9208 Eddies Circuit
9228 The Cougar Coders
9239 Panthers robotics

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