Robotics Greenbush-Middle River, Eden Valley-Watkins, Frazee-Vergas form championship alliance Greenbush-Middle River, Eden Valley- Watkins, and Frazee-Vergas formed the winning alliance at the 2018 State Robotics Tournament. It was the first championship for Eden Valley-Watkins and Frazee-Vergas and the second for Greenbush-Middle River. The Gators of Greenbush-Middle River won their first championship in 2016 and earned runner-up honors in 2017. The alliance of Irondale of New Brighton, East Ridge of Woodbury, and Great River School/Avalon School took runner-up honors. East Ridge was looking for its second consecutive title. The Errors won with Warroad and Duluth East in 2017. The alliance of Prior Lake, Edina, and New London-Spicer claimed third-place honors. This season s game was called FIRST POWER UPSM. Each three-team alliance had three ways to help defeat the boss: owning the scale or their switch, playing power-ups, or climbing the scale tower. Robots operated independently from preprogrammed instructions for the first 15 seconds in an autonomous period. Alliances could score points by reaching their own autonomous line or gaining ownership of their scale or switch. In the second (teleoperated) period, operators took control and scored points by gaining ownership of the scale or their switch, delivering power cubes to the alliance s vault, parking on a scale platform, or climbing the scale. The teleoperated period was two minutes and 15 seconds. The qualified teams represented the top 36 Minnesota teams from various FIRST regional competitions. Here is an alphabetized list of this year s teams, preceded by each team s FIRST -designated number: 3750 Badger; 4607 Becker; 2181 Blaine; 3630 Breck School, Golden Valley; 4174 Buffalo Lake- Hector-Stewart; 3184 Burnsville; 5914 Caledonia; 2225 Champlin Park; 5278 Cristo Rey Jesuit, Minneapolis; 2512 Duluth East; 3130 East Ridge, Woodbury; 2220 Eagan; 2502 Eden Prairie; 6175 Eden Valley-Watkins; 1816 Edina; 2987 Farmington; 4539 Frazee-Vergas; 2227 Fridley; 2491 Great River School/Avalon School; 5172 Greenbush-Middle River; 3100 Henry Sibley, Mendota Heights; 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; 6628 Kerkhoven- Murdock Sunburg; 2977 La Crescent-Hokah; 5638 Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison; 4623 Little Falls; 2175 Math & Science Academy, Woodbury; 3926 Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul; 3276 New London-Spicer; 2501 North, North St. Paul; 3038 North Branch/Chisago Lakes; 2169 Prior Lake; 2846 Roseville Area; 3244 St. Cloud Schools; 2177 Visitation, Mendota Heights; 2883 Warroad. The 2018 state tournament marked the seventh year the Minnesota State High School League has hosted a Robotics competition. MINNESOTA PREP PHOTO / MnPrepPhoto.com Members of the Greenbush-Middle River team carry Fezzik, their robot, from the pit area to the competition floor. The alliance of Greenbush-Middle River, Eden Valley-Watkins, and Frazee-Vergas claimed the 2018 title. 278 Robotics 2017-2018 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Minnesota State High School League
2018 State Champion Alliance Lead Greenbush-Middle River Team 5172 MINNESOTA PREP PHOTO / MnPrepPhoto.com Row 1 (L-R): Hannah Anderson, Aubre Berg, Sarah Stanelle, Piper Sondreal, Emily McLean, Jaustyn Dahl, Emily Tarala, Robert Hlucny, Carol Novacek, Landon Kvien. Row 2: Superintendent Tom Jerome, Coach Mary Anderson, Payton Waage, Kaiya Novacek, Jorden Hendrickson, Amy Stauffenecker, Kristy Williamson, Max Utter, Jonathon Peterson, Ryan Hlucny, Mentor Teresa Hlucny, Mentor Brian Utter, Mentor Doug Hlucny. Row 3: Mentor Russ Anderson, John Langaas, Mentor Donnie Brekke, Mentor Vern Langaas, John Novacek, Kyle Stauffenecker, Thor Anderson, Kyle Stenberg, Mentor Steven Hlucny, Mentor Mary Langaas. 2018 State Robotics Tournament Championship Match Results Winning Alliance: 5172 Greenbush-Middle River; 6175 Eden Valley-Watkins; 4539 Frazee-Vergas 2nd-Place Alliance: 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; 3130 East Ridge, Woodbury; 2491 Great River School/Avalon School 3rd-Place Alliance: 2169 Prior Lake; 1816 Edina; 3276 New London-Spicer 4th-Place Alliance: 3750 Badger; 2502 Eden Prairie; 2175 Math & Science Academy of Woodbury Match Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Score Blue Score Semifinal 1 4539 5172 6175 2169 1816 3276 441 206 Semifinal 2 3130 2052 2491 3750 2502 2175 380 339 Semifinal 3 4539 5172 6175 2169 1816 3276 426 319 Semifinal 4 3130 2052 2491 3750 2502 2175 122 343 Field Timeout* Tiebreaker 2 3130 2052 2491 3750 2502 2175 379 250 Field Timeout* Third Place 3750 2502 2175 2169 1816 3276 248 268 Final 1 4539 5172 6175 3130 2052 2491 402 347 Field Timeout* Final 2 4539 5172 6175 3130 2052 2491 423 301 Minnesota State High School League 2017-2018 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Robotics 279
2018 State Champion Alliance Partners Eden Valley-Watkins Team 6175 Row 1 (L-R): Head Coach Rob Flaschenriem, Ethan Hesse, Eric Fodstad, Alex Marquedant, Justin Schlangen, Jacob Hopfensperger, Coach Mike Hesse. Frazee-Vergas Team 4539 MINNESOTA PREP PHOTO / MnPrepPhoto.com Row 1 (L-R): Kailei Johnson, Claire Schaefer, David Glander. Row 2: Paige Schaefer, Sheyenne Demski, Paige Halvorson, Bryson Smith, Ashley Plassmann, Devan Nelson, Tommy DeGroat, Julian Matter, Avian Kerekes. Row 3: Andy Paulson, Eric Schaefer, Jessi Schaefer, Jacob Pace, Morgan Hanley, Dameon Eide, Brock Riewer, Ryan Roble, Arron Erickson, Cory Erickson, Eric Erickson, Melanie Erickson, Shawna Paulson, Terry Birkeland. 280 Robotics 2017-2018 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Minnesota State High School League
About the 2018 Competition FIRST POWER UP, SM the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition game, finds our teams trapped in an 8bit video game! Teams use power cubes to defeat the boss. Each three-team alliance has three ways to help defeat the boss: 1. Owning the scale or their switch. Ownership occurs when the scale or alliance s switch is tipped in their favor. Robots collect and deliver power cubes to gain ownership. 2. Playing power ups. Alliances exchange power cubes for power ups. Power ups provide a timed advantage during the match. There are three power ups that can be played: Force, Boost, and Levitate. 3. Climbing the scale tower. Robots work together to climb the scale tower to face the boss. Autonomous Period: Robots operate independently following preprogrammed instructions for the first fifteen seconds of the match. Alliances score points by: Reaching their own autonomous line Gaining ownership of the scale or their switch Teleoperated Period: Operators take control for the final two minutes and fifteen seconds of the match. Alliances continue to score points by: Gaining ownership of the scale or their switch Delivering power cubes to the alliance s vault Using power ups for a timed advantage Parking on the scale platform or climbing the scale to face the boss The alliance with the highest score at the end of the match defeats the boss and wins. FIRST, the FIRST logo, FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST POWER UP, SM Coopertition, and Gracious Professionalism are trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST). LEGO and MINDSTORMS are registered trademarks of the LEGO Group. FIRST LEGO League and FIRST LEGO League Jr. are jointly held trademarks of FIRST and the LEGO Group. 2017-2018 FIRST. All rights reserved. Minnesota State High School League 2017-2018 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Robotics 281
Ranking After Qualification Matches Rank Team RS Endgame Auto Ownership Vault W-L-T DQ Played 1 5172 3.55 785 357 2,292 255 8-1-0 0 9 2 4539 3.22 735 381 2,244 175 7-2-0 0 9 3 2052 3.00 685 389 2,367 260 7-2-0 0 9 4 2502 3.00 680 313 2,017 265 7-2-0 0 9 5 1816 3.00 620 343 2,151 240 6-3-0 0 9 6 3130 2.88 685 354 2,179 235 7-2-0 0 9 7 2227 2.77 680 346 1,928 230 6-3-0 0 9 8 3244 2.77 590 367 2,000 235 6-3-0 0 9 9 2491 2.77 545 323 1,968 295 7-2-0 0 9 10 2987 2.44 555 310 2,084 200 6-3-0 0 9 11 2169 2.44 535 353 1,930 225 5-4-0 0 9 12 2175 2.44 530 335 2,030 295 6-3-0 0 9 13 3750 2.33 555 323 2,243 300 6-3-0 0 9 14 5914 2.22 610 280 1,979 270 6-3-0 0 9 15 3276 2.22 585 355 2,021 305 4-5-0 0 9 16 2181 2.22 585 328 2,066 325 5-4-0 0 9 17 4174 2.22 485 317 2,092 210 6-3-0 0 9 18 2512 2.11 485 348 2,119 260 5-4-0 0 9 19 2220 2.11 480 371 1,959 255 4-5-0 0 9 20 2846 2.11 435 359 2,273 250 5-4-0 0 9 21 5278 2.00 630 312 1,634 285 3-6-0 0 9 22 2501 1.88 525 267 1,666 290 4-5-0 0 9 23 2225 1.88 510 277 1,697 295 4-5-0 0 9 24 4607 1.88 430 321 1,691 280 3-6-0 0 9 25 3038 1.66 520 281 1,642 335 3-6-0 0 9 26 3100 1.66 485 290 1,600 300 4-5-0 0 9 27 3630 1.66 340 349 1,689 215 3-6-0 0 9 28 2977 1.55 605 283 1,468 255 3-6-0 0 9 29 3184 1.55 550 280 1,460 210 2-7-0 0 9 30 6628 1.55 535 287 1,498 210 3-6-0 0 9 31 2883 1.55 515 333 1,808 295 2-7-0 0 9 32 2177 1.55 515 323 1,620 285 3-6-0 0 9 33 5638 1.55 480 295 1,796 290 2-7-0 0 9 34 6175 1.33 540 270 1,452 300 2-7-0 0 9 35 3926 1.33 480 305 1,553 285 1-8-0 0 9 36 4623 1.11 535 258 1,551 295 1-8-0 0 9 Key: RS: Ranking Score, Endgame: Sum of PARKING and CLIMBING points, Auto: Sum of AUTO points, Ownership: Sum of points for SWITCH and SCALE OWNERSHIP in AUTO and TELEOP, Vault: Sum of points for POWER CUBES in the VAULT. Win/Loss/Tie records (W-L-T), DQ, and Played are not used as ranking tie-breakers. In the event that teams are tied, and have exausted all tie-breakers listed above, they will be randomly sorted (as shown in the Rank column). State Champions 2012-2018 Year Champions (Team # & School) Runners-up (Team # & School) Game 2012 3883 Park, Cottage Grove; 2169 Prior Lake; 3747 *River Bend Academy/Lake Crystal-Wellcome Rebound Rumble 2508 Stillwater Area Memorial; 2530 *Rochester; 2232 Anoka 2013 4607 Becker; 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; 3102 Nevis; 3276 New London-Spicer; Ultimate Ascent 2175 Math & Science Academy, Woodbury 2169 Prior Lake 2014 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; 2175 Math & Science Academy, 4607 Becker; 2530 *Rochester; Aerial Assist Woodbury; 4778 Chanhassen 3018 *St. Peter/Mankato/Lake Crystal 2015 2512 Duluth East; 3130 East Ridge, Woodbury; 2883 Warroad; 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; Recycle Rush 4215 Trinity School at River Ridge, Eagan 2526 Maple Grove 2016 5172 Greenbush-Middle River; 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; 4009 Duluth Denfeld; 3042 Eastview, Apple Valley; Stronghold 3276 New London-Spicer 2883 Warroad 2017 3130 East Ridge, Woodbury; 2883 Warroad; 5172 Greenbush-Middle River; 1816 Edina; Steamworks 2512 Duluth East 2169 Prior Lake 2018 5172 Greenbush-Middle River; 6175 Eden Valley-Watkins; 2052 Irondale, New Brighton; 3130 East Ridge, Power Up 4539 Frazee-Vergas Woodbury; 2491 Great River School/Avalon School 282 Robotics 2017-2018 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Minnesota State High School League
2018 State Robotics Tournament Teams (Numerical Order) NO. TEAM NO. TEAM NO. TEAM 1816 Edina 2052 Irondale, New Brighton 2169 Prior Lake 2175 Math and Science Academy, Woodbury 2177 Visitation, Mendota Heights 2181 Blaine 2220 Eagan 2225 Champlin Park 2227 Fridley 2491 Great River School, St. Paul 2501 North, North St. Paul 2502 Eden Prairie 2512 Duluth East 2846 Roseville Area 2883 Warroad 2977 La Crescent 2987 Farmington 3038 North Branch 3100 Henry Sibley, Mendota Heights 3130 East Ridge, Woodbury 3184 Burnsville 3244 St. Cloud Schools 3276 New London-Spicer 3630 Breck School, Golden Valley 3750 Badger 3926 Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul 4174 Buffalo Lake-Hector 4539 Frazee 4607 Becker 4623 Little Falls 5172 Greenbush-Middle River 5278 Cristo Rey Jesuit, Minneapolis 5638 Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison 5914 Caledonia 6175 Eden Valley-Watkins 6628 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg State Robotics Participants 2012-2018 2825 Academy for Sciences & Agriculture, Vadnais Heights................ 2012 4226 Albany..................................................... 2012 2957 Alden-Conger............................................... 2012 3313 Alexandria Area........................................ 2013, 14, 15 3058 Annandale.................................................. 2012 2232 Anoka............................................ 2012 Runner-up 2667 Apple Valley................................................ 2015 3055 Austin..................................................... 2015 3750 Badger.................................................... 2018 4397 Bagley..................................................... 2017 4607 Becker....................... 2013 Champion, 14 Runner-up, 16, 17, 18 6709 Big Lake................................................... 2017 5253 Bigfork.................................................... 2015 2181 Blaine............................................ 2014, 15, 17, 18 2498 Blake School (The), Minneapolis................................. 2014 3081 Bloomington Kennedy................................ 2012 Runner-up 2503 Brainerd................................................... 2016 3630 Breck School, Golden Valley.............................. 2012, 17, 18 4174 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart.............................. 2012, 17, 18 3184 Burnsville............................................... 2017, 18 4859 Byron.................................................. 2015, 17 5914 Caledonia.................................................. 2018 2472 Centennial, Circle Pines........................................ 2015 2225 Champlin Park............................................... 2018 2225 *Champlin Park/Anoka STEP................................... 2013 4778 Chanhassen.................................. 2014 Champion, 15, 16 2531 Chaska.................................................... 2013 3038 *Chisago Lakes/North Branch................................ 2013, 14 2450 Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul.................................... 2012 5278 Cristo Rey Jesuit, Minneapolis.................................. 2018 3056 Crookston.................................................. 2013 3278 Detroit Lakes................................................ 2017 4009 Duluth Denfeld............................... 2014, 15, 16 Runner-up 2512 Duluth East................. 2013, 14, 15 Champion, 16, 17 Champion, 18 2220 Eagan......................................... 2012, 13, 16, 17, 18 6749 Eagle Ridge Academy, Minnetonka............................... 2017 3130 East Ridge, Woodbury...... 2013, 15 Champion, 17 Champion, 18 Runner-up 3042 Eastview, Apple Valley.................................. 16 Runner-up 2502 Eden Prairie........................................ 2013, 14, 16, 18 6175 Eden Valley-Watkins............................... 2016, 18 Champion 1816 Edina........................... 2012, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Runner-up, 18 5690 Esko...................................................... 2016 5434 Faribault................................................ 2015, 16 2987 Farmington........................................... 2016, 17, 18 3293 Fergus Falls........................................ 2012, 14, 15, 17 4539 Frazee-Vergas....................... 2013, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Champion 2227 Fridley.................................................. 2014, 18 2491 *Great River School/Avalon School.............................. 2018 5172 Greenbush-Middle River............ 2014, 15, 16 Champion, 17 Runner-up, 18 Champion 3100 Henry Sibley, Mendota Heights.................................. 2018 5232 Hermantown............................................. 2015, 16 4207 Holy Family Catholic, Victoria................................... 2017 2239 Hopkins.................................................... 2012 2509 Hutchinson................................................. 2017 2705 International School of Minnesota (The), Eden Prairie................ 2013 2052 Irondale, New Brighton................ 2012, 13 Champion, 14 Champion, 15 Runner-up, 16 Champion, 17, 18 Runner-up 3840 Isanti County 4H............................................. 2012 6758 Kasson-Mantorville........................................... 2017 6628 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg................................... 2018 2977 La Crescent................................................. 2013 2977 La Crescent-Hokah........................................... 2018 5638 Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison............................. 2015, 17, 18 2861 Lake City.................................................. 2012 4845 Lakeview Christian Academy, Duluth............................. 2014 3755 Litchfield................................................... 2017 4623 Little Falls.................................................. 2018 3454 Mahtomedi................................................. 2012 2526 Maple Grove.............................. 2013, 15 Runner-up, 16, 17 2175 Math & Science Academy, Woodbury... 2013 Champion, 14 Champion, 17, 18 2500 Minneapolis Patrick Henry..................................... 2017 2549 Minneapolis Washburn........................................ 2012 3082 Minnetonka................................................. 2016 2538 Morris Area........................................... 2012, 13, 16 3926 Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul.............................. 2014, 18 4217 Nashwauk-Keewatin.......................................... 2012 3102 Nevis....................................... 2013 Runner-up, 14, 16 3276 New London-Spicer................ 2013 Runner-up, 15, 16 Champion, 18 2501 North, North St. Paul.................................... 2013, 16, 18 3038 *North Branch/Chisago Lakes................................... 2018 5290 North Lakes Academy, Forest Lake............................... 2014 5626 Norwood-Young America...................................... 2015 4624 Owatonna......................................... 2013, 14, 15, 16 3883 Park, Cottage Grove............................ 2012 Champion, 14, 17 5913 Pequot Lakes............................................... 2017 2169 Prior Lake...................................... 2017 Runner-up, 18 2169 *Prior Lake/Savage................... 2012 Champion, 13 Runner-up, 14 3747 *River Bend Academy/Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial.. 2012 Runner-up, 13 4728 Rocori, Cold Spring........................................... 2017 2530 *Rochester............................... 2012, 14 Runner-up, 15, 16 2846 Roseville Area............................................... 2018 3244 *St. Cloud Area Schools.................................... 2013, 18 4536 St. Paul Central........................................ 2014, 15, 17 2855 St. Paul Como Park........................................... 2016 3202 St. Paul Harding............................................. 2014 2823 St. Paul Highland Park........................................ 2016 3018 *St. Peter/Mankato/Lake Crystal..................... 2012, 14 Runner-up 2518 Simley, Inver Grove Heights.................................... 2013 3299 Southwest Christian, Chaska................................. 2015, 17 2508 Stillwater Area...................................... 2012 Champion 3007 Tartan, Oakdale........................................ 2013, 14, 15 3277 Thief River Falls................................. 2012, 13, 14, 16, 17 4215 Trinity School at River Ridge, Eagan..................... 2015 Champion 4656 Two Harbors.......................................... 2013, 14, 16 2177 Visitation, Mendota Heights................................. 2013, 18 4198 Waconia................................................ 2015, 17 2883 Warroad............. 2012, 15 Runner-up, 16 Runner-up, 17 Champion, 18 Minnesota State High School League 2017-2018 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Robotics 283
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