Welcome to River Rage 16. Follow the action here throughout the day.

10/27 3:56 PM: We received a participation award. It was a great team effort overall. Thank you for following along with us today. Photos will be posted soon. Don’t forget to follow us Twitter (@FRCTeam501). See you next year!

10/27 2:52 PM: It was a hard fought match, but our alliance lost 69-65. Both alliances balanced on the bridges and we scored several baskets. We are done for the day. Thank you to Team 131 and Team 138. Stay tuned for awards.

10/27 2:35 PM: Our alliance won the last match 70-31. We were able to score in autonomous mode and balance with another robot. It was a great effort all around. Our next match is coming up. We will b on the red alliance. If we win, we move on. Stay tuned!

10/27 2:21 PM: Our next match is coming up. We are on the red alliance. If we win, we move on. Stay tuned!

10/27 1:52 PM: We lost our second elimination match 69-37, but we’re not done yet, as we have entered the losers bracket. Stay tuned.

10/27 1:40 PM: Our second elimination match is next. We will be on the blue alliance. If we win, we will move to the quarterfinals. Stay tuned.

10/27 1:20 PM: Our alliance won our first elimination match 41-36. We were able to balance with team 138, leading our alliance to victory. Stay tuned for more updates.

10/27 1:10 PM: Our first elimination match is next. We will be on the red alliance. Stay tuned.

Here is a picture of our mentor Isaac in a costume.

20121027-131300.jpg

10/27 12:47 PM: We will be in elimination match 2 on the blue alliance. Stay tuned.

10/27 12:33 PM: During the elimination matches, we will be in an alliance with Team 131 (CHAOS) and Team 138 (Entropy). Stay tuned. Elimination matches begin at 1:00.

10/27 12:15 PM: Qualification matches are over. We rank 7th with a 3-2 record, thanks to our coopertition points we gained from balancing on the center bridge. Alliance selections are going on now. Stay tuned!

10/27 10:23 AM: Our alliance lost the last match 35-13, but our robot balanced on the coopertition bridge with another robot from Team 131 (Central High School’s Team Chaos)! Our next match is Match 22 and we will be on the blue alliance. Stay tuned!

10/27 9:50 AM: Our alliance lost the last match 35-26, but our robot balanced on the bridge and our alliance performed well overall. Our next match is Match 13 and we will be on the red alliance. We are 1-1 and ranked 18th out of 33. Stay tuned!

10/27 9:37 AM: Our alliance won our first match. Our robot successfully balanced on the bridge with another robot, capping an overall successful match. We are in Match 8, which is next. We will be on the red alliance. Stay tuned.

10/27 9:28 AM: Our first match is Match 6. We are on the field now. Stay tuned.

10/27 7:10 AM: Welcome to River Rage 16. Preparations for the day have begun. Matches begin at approximately 9:00 AM. See you then!

10/26 9:13 PM: Welcome to River Rage 16. This year’s installment of the oldest postseason FRC competition begins October 27th at 8:30 AM. Join us here and on Twitter (@FRCTeam501)