Girard robotics team makes it to finals in regional competition

Staff report

GIRARD

The Girard High School robotics team won a finalist trophy and medals from the Buckeye Regional competition in Cleveland on Sunday.

The RoboCats were the first-round pick of the No. 7 alliance team going into the finals. The alliance moved out of quarter finals with a 2-1 win and advanced into the final round after winning the semifinals, 2-0.

The alliance lost in the last match of finals by just 1 point. Other members of the alliance included teams from Clarkston, Mich., and Dublin, Ohio.

Sophomore RoboCat team member Avery Tinkey won the Dean’s List award in recognition of her hard work and the example she has set for the team and other teams. She will represent the team at the World Championships while vying for the Championship Dean’s List award with other recipients from other events.

The RoboCats will next compete in Chicago at the Midwest Regional from March 30-April 2.

This is the Girard RoboCats’ 17th year in competition with FIRST Robotics. Last year, it won the Buckeye Regional, qualifying for the World Championships in St. Louis where it qualified as far as the divisional playoffs.