January 23, 2016
Ravenna High School hosted their High School Vex Robotics tournament this weekend. The Excellence award was awarded to team 1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North. The Tournament Champions were 1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North, 1064R (OPS – North R) from Omaha North, and 68507D (SilverHawk bot 2) from Lincoln Public Schools.

A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below.  Update: Fixed an error, 1064R was on the Tournament Champion Alliance, not 1064D.

Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament
Awards

Excellence Award

1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North were awarded the Excellence Award. This is awarded to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in building a well rounded VEX robotics program. This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Tournament Champions

Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament Champions were 1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North, 1064D (OPS – North R) from Omaha North, and 68507D (SilverHawk bot 2) from Lincoln Public Schools. The Tournament Champions are the three team Alliance that wins the Elimination Rounds of the tournament. This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Tournament Finalist

Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament Finalists were 1064P (OPS – Almost HD) from Omaha North, 8019J (Techno Jocks) from Lakeview High School, and 5155D (EROR 404) from Cross County Schools. The Tournament Finalist are the three team Alliance that ends second in the Elimination Rounds of the tournament.

Programming Skills Winner

1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North recorded the top Programming Skills score at 137 points. This award also qualifies the team for the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Robot Skills Winner

1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North recorded the top Robot Skills score at 180 points.

Design Award

1064R (OPS – North R) from Omaha North were awarded the Design Award. This is awarded to a team that demonstrates an organized and professional approach to the design process, project and time management and team organization.

Judges Award

5X (Extreme Robotics) from Ravenna High School were awarded the Judges Award. This is awarded to a team the judges decide is deserving of special recognition.  Judges consider a number of possible criteria for this award, such as team displays of special attributes, exemplary effort and perseverance at the event, and team accomplishments or endeavors throughout the season that may not fall under existing awards – but are nonetheless deserving of special recognition.

Sportsmanship Award

8019J (Techno Jocks) from Lakeview High School were awarded the Sportsmanship Award. This is awarded to a team that has earned the respect and admiration of the volunteers and other teams at the event. The Tournament uses ballots for this award.

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Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament
Qualification Round Results

The tournament starts with Qualification Rounds, which are used to determine how you rank during the tournament. This rank is used during alliance selection, where 3 teams are paired off with each other. Each alliance competes in the Elimination rounds, which determines the Tournament Champions and Finalists. The Tournament Champions qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.

Rank	Team #	Team	School	Win – Loss
1	1064A	OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd	Omaha North Magnet High School	5-0
2	68507C	SilverHawk bot 1	Lincoln Public Schools	5-0
3	1064P	OPS – Almost HD	Omaha North Magnet High School	4-1
4	5X	Extreme Robotics	Ravenna Public Schools	4-1
5	8019Y	50 PotTiWET	Lakeview High School	4-1
6	5W	Illuminati	Ravenna Public Schools	4-1
7	8019J	Techno Jocks	Lakeview High School	4-1
8	8019V	Dream Crushers	Lakeview High School	4-1
9	1064R	OPS – North R	Omaha North Magnet High School	4-1
10	8151	Cranium Crushers	Grand Island Senior High	4-1
11	5155F	Double A	Cross County Robotics	4-1
12	3208	DCSbotics	Dundy County Stratton Schools	3-2
13	5155E	Th_	Cross County Robotics	3-2
14	1064X	OPS – Team X	Omaha North Magnet High School	3-2
15	8019X	Blaegger	Lakeview High School	3-2
16	656C	CHS3 Squatcholl	Crete High School	2-3
17	656B	CHS2 Quoll	Crete High School	2-3
18	7990A	Axtell Robotics	Axtell Community Schools	2-3
19	5155D	EROR 404	Cross County Robotics	2-3
20	68507D	SilverHawk bot 2	Lincoln Public Schools	2-3
21	5J	Celtic Thunder	Ravenna Public Schools	2-3
22	99776	Robot C Robot Do	Kearney High School	2-3
23	6947	Ogallala	Ogallala High School	2-3
24	5A	The 3 Stooges	Ravenna Public Schools	2-3
25	8019W	e-LEMON-ators	Lakeview High School	2-3
26	5S	The Irish	Ravenna Public Schools	2-3
27	5R	Disqualified	Ravenna Public Schools	2-3
28	5Z	System Overload	Ravenna Public Schools	1-4
29	8922B	Rogue Dusters	Holdrege Schools	1-4
30	5D	The Foundary	Ravenna Public Schools	1-4
31	8019Z	Fancy	Lakeview High School	1-4
32	8151D	Battle Bots	Grand Island Senior High	1-4
33	8151B	beZRRKers	Grand Island Senior High	0-5
34	8922A	Dangerous Dusters	Holdrege Schools	0-5
35	8151C	Combustible Lemons	Grand Island Senior High	0-5

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Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament
Elimination Rounds

The Elimination Rounds are used to determine the Tournament Champions. During the Elimination Rounds, Alliances of three different teams are formed. Each leg of the Bracket is a best of three, with each team in the alliance getting the opportunity to compete.

The Tournament Champions qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship

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Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament
Programming Skills Challenge Results

Rank	Team	High Score	Attempts
1	1064A	137	2
2	68507C	132	3
3	8019J	115	3
4	1064P	60	1
5	1064X	30	2
6	5155D	23	2
7	5R	4	2
8	1064R	0	1

Ravenna High School VEX Robotics Tournament
Robot Skills Challenge Results

Rank	Team	High Score	Attempts
1	1064A	180	3
2	3208	91	3
3	68507D	81	3
4	5X	65	2
5	656C	56	2
6	1064P	55	1
7	656B	45	2
8	5155F	40	1
9	1064R	31	1
10	5W	28	2
11	5R	22	3
12	5J	22	2
13	5Z	17	2
14	1064X	15	1
15	5S	12	2
16	8922B	10	1
17	5A	10	1
18	8922A	9	1
19	8019W	7	2
20	5D	6	2
21	8019Y	2	1

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Note: There is a lot in this post, everything is unofficial. This is done as a summary of the event, and in no way should be used in an official capacity. Do not hesitate to email [email protected]