Sunday, December 20, 2009

Los Angeles VEX Robotics Championship

Here's the usual late updates :)
Some of you may already know, but we'd like to post the details online.

Robots that competed:
2467 - Albert, Ashleigh
2467B - Mery-Ann, Destiny
2467C - Jeremy, Bernadette
2467D - Brendan, Mr. Schaefers

Every robot went into the ellimination rounds!
Congratulations to Mery-Ann and Destiny (2467B) for getting through to the quarter final rounds with their first robot and first big competiton!

Alliances!:
2467A and D - 2nd alliance.
2467C - 3rd alliance.
2467B - 6th alliance.

Ellimination Rounds!:
B got through to Quarter finals.
C went to Semi finals.
A and D went to Finals with 404D as their alliance.

A, D and 404D won the tournament :)

Awards!:
2 Tournament Champion awards - A and D
Judges Award - A
Robot Skills - D



We were the only Hawaii team, and the only team not from California, that competed the weekend of this tournament.
The team that was a part of the winning alliance was Team 404, one of the teams that won World Championships this passed May.
We graciously thank them for being a part of our amazing win.



*To my team: We may not have won Pan Pacific like we all wanted to, but we sure pulled through at the LA VRC. I am incredibly proud of all of you for working so hard this hectic month. We truely are unstoppable.


Sincerely,
Ashleigh Castillo
Captain and coach.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

2009 Pan Pacific Championships.

Tournament Update :)

You know, it sucks when you can't get free internet at the hotel you're staying at...


Anyway.

We entered 2467A and 2467B into the tournament.
Of course... those weren't the actual robots/drivers that played during the competition.
Kind of.

2467C played as 2467A.
and 2467A played as 2467B.
Confusing? Sorry.

BUT! "2467A" made it to rank 6 during the tournament.
"2467B" had some bad alliances and stayed near the 60's ranks.

During elimination rounds, both robots were in the same alliance,
along with a team from Hawaii Baptist Academy.
Got through to quarter finals, but sadly, ended there.

Pan Pacific turned out to be just another practice for our drivers.
Left with no awards or earned spots to worlds.

But of course,
congratulations to our friends the Cheesy Poofs from teams 254A, B and C, for winning the entire tournament.