Six Plainwell Robotics Club High School teams participated in the West Michigan New Year's Robotics Tournament at the Grandville Competition Center on Saturday, January 4. They were among 42 teams from across the State of Michigan in the event.
Team Siege (Walker Clippinger, Owen Ferris, and Isaiah Looney-McPhillips) placed 9th after the Qualifying Round, captained the 7th place alliance in the playoffs, and lost in the Quarterfinals. They were presented with the Amaze Award, which recognizes a consistently high-performing and competitive robot. The team is coached by Matt Clippinger and Jason Ferris.
Team Infernal Legion (Kolton Johnson, Danielle Klein, Rori Rosati, and Christopher Stuut) finished the Qualifying Round in 14th place, were invited to join the 8th place alliance for the playoffs, and also lost in the Quarterfinals. They are coached by Dan Klein.
Team Up Dawg (Aiden Mallory, Hiro Nguyen, Clay Rankin, and Bryce Stoeffler) placed 15th after the Qualifiers, were invited to join the 10th place alliance, and lost in the Round of Sixteen in the playoffs. Jim Mallory is the team coach.
Team En Passant (Aiden Glass, Bryce McCall, Joseph Sanderson, and Caleb Williams placed 17th after the Qualifying Round, were invited to join the 11th place alliance, and lost in the Round of Sixteen.
Team Nuclear Reactors (Lauryn Cook, Jack Fritz, and Ayden Young) placed 29th after the Qualifying Round. They are coached by Shannon Fritz.
Team Ring Kong (Luca Cassada, Parker Montange, Blaine Rensi, and Lucas Stoll), coached by Sarah Orr and Curtis Orr, place 35th after the Qualifying Round.
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