Monthly Archives: January 2016

Lincoln Intermediate VEX Results (in Mason City, IA)

Nebraska RoboticsJanuary 16, 2016
The Lincoln Intermediate VEX tournament was held in Mason City, Iowa.  A very competitive tournament of both High School and Middle School teams competed for qualifying spots at the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.  Notably, they saw world ranked Robot Skills scores posted by 2501B and 2501J.  2501B was 10th in the world with a score of 314.  2501J was 12th in the world with a score of 310.

This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The High School Excellence award was awarded to team 5233J (Justice League) from National Robotics Academy, Inc. The Middle School Excellence award was awarded to team 985A (Enlightened Luddites) from Mary Our Queen School. The Tournament Champions were 2501B (Optimus Dime) from Thomas Jefferson HS, 2501T (Where’s Aldo?) from Thomas Jefferson HS, and 367D (Trial & Error) from Solon MS.

A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading

Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament Results

Nebraska RoboticsJanuary 16, 2016
Middle School teams competed at the Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament to qualifiy for the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.

This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 985F (Process of Alumination) from Mary Our Queen School. The Tournament Champions were 1073A  (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet MS, 5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy, Inc, and 1073B (OPS – Trojans) from Marrs Magnet MS.

A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading

Lakeview HS VEX Tournament Results

Nebraska RoboticsJanuary 9, 2016
The Lakeview Tournament is the first Nebraska VEX Robotics tournament in 2016. Teams got back into action after a long Christmas Break.  It was the first tournament hosted by Lakeview Community Schools in cooperation with Nebraska Public Power District.

This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 6813B (MW M^3) from Millard West HS. The Tournament Champions were 1064A (Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North, 5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics, and 3141A (Irrational) from Gross Catholic HS.

A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading

Latest Regional Championship Qualifiers as of Jan 9th

Vex Robotics teams in Nebraska started the new year with a tournament in the Columbus, NE area at the Lakeview Community Schools.

Congratulations to the following newly qualified High School teams who will be competing at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship: 6813B (MW M^3) from Millard West HS, 1064A (Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North and 3141A (Irrational) from Gross Catholic HS. These teams qualified at the Lakeview VEX Tournament this weekend.

The VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship will host 44 of the best High School VEX Robotics teams and 32 of the best Middle School VEX Robotics teams from Iowa and Nebraska. This post is an unofficial list of the teams have currently qualified for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championships as of December 12th, 2015. Check out the full details of who has qualified below. Note: This post is unofficial, it should not be used in an official capacity.

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NPPD and Lake View High Hosting VEX Tournament

Nebraska Public Power DistrictAre you ready for the first Nebraska VEX Robotics tournament of 2016? We are!

Lakeview High School and NPPD Economic Development will be hosting the hosting first annual competition “Nothing But Net” robotics competition in Columbus, NE on Saturday, January 9th.

Find out more details here:  http://www.nppd.com/2016/lakeview-high-school-nppd-hosting-first-annual-competition-nothing-but-net-robotics-competition-set-for-saturday/