FireLake Arena Hosts FIRST Robotics Competition

  • The Sprockets load up their robot.
    The Sprockets load up their robot.
  • The Sprockets load up their robot.
    The Sprockets load up their robot.
  • The Sprockets team won the Engineering Inspiration Award at OK Reg.
    The Sprockets team won the Engineering Inspiration Award at OK Reg.
  • The Blue Alliance, including the Sprockets, compete at the Oklahoma Regionals.
    The Blue Alliance, including the Sprockets, compete at the Oklahoma Regionals.
  • The Sprockets robot (#2341), on the Blue Alliance, shoots dodge balls toward a cone during a quarterfinal round of the Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at FireLake Arena on March 12. David Koonce was the announcer for the event, which was held in Shawnee for the first time. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    The Sprockets robot (#2341), on the Blue Alliance, shoots dodge balls toward a cone during a quarterfinal round of the Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at FireLake Arena on March 12. David Koonce was the announcer for the event, which was held in Shawnee for the first time. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • The Shawnee High School Robopack robot (#3247) is pulled away after a quarterfinal round during the Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at FireLake Arena on March 12. Coach Cullen Birney walks behind the robot. The team was a finalist in the championships, but lost in the last two rounds.
    The Shawnee High School Robopack robot (#3247) is pulled away after a quarterfinal round during the Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at FireLake Arena on March 12. Coach Cullen Birney walks behind the robot. The team was a finalist in the championships, but lost in the last two rounds.
  • The Robopack competes at Oklahoma Regionals.
    The Robopack competes at Oklahoma Regionals.
  • The Robopack loads up their robot after a quarterfinal round.
    The Robopack loads up their robot after a quarterfinal round.
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Sprockets in the hangar.
    Sprockets in the hangar.
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    Oklahoma Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition
    For the first time, FireLake Arena was the venue for the Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, March 10-12. Roger Farris, one of two lead coaches for the Sprockets team, said that before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was always held at the Cox Convention Center in OKC. “We moved it here because the Cox sold,” said Farris. “The new convention center does not have st...

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