From left are Allison Stookey, Andrea Mickley, Evan Brower, Taylor Fiedeke, Jack Collins, Wesley Hays, Nathan Smith, Noah Beckner and Sydni Ewing.

SANDUSKY, OHIO — Wawasee Robotics set a world record match high score of 124 points Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Kalahari Classic Signature Event in Sandusky, Ohio.

Teams 574D and 574C in qualification match number 288 scored 124 points. They collected 21 of 22 orange cubes on the field to set the score. The last cube was in the possession of the opposition.

The Kalahari Classic was a two-day signature event with teams from 10 states and Canada. “This was a world class tournament,” said Jed Wandland, head coach.

Wawasee Robotics placed two teams in the elimination rounds. 574A (rank 147, 0-7-1), 574B (rank 117, 2-6-0), and 574F (rank 78, 4-4-0) fought hard in the qualification rounds. 574D (rank four, 8-0-0) was an alliance captain, choosing 574C (rank 106, 3-5-0) for the finals in an effort to repeat last year’s tourney win. 574C & D won their round of 16 match with a close score of 33-3, with 574C’s robot experiencing a code error and failing to function. 574D scored all 33 points in that match. 574C & D lost in the quarterfinals (13-21). 574D tipped over with a load of eight cubes. 574C attempted to right D to no avail. 574C scrambled to score as many cubes as possible, but did not succeed in the end, scoring all the points in that match.

Tourney results:

574D Immortal — fourth rank, fourth in state and 29th in the world skills score

574F Barbarian — 78th rank

574C Centurion — 106th rank, 43rd robot skills, seventh in state and 56th in the world skills score

574B Berserker — 117th rank

574A Amazon — 147th rank, 108th robot skills

What is next:

The next tournament is Saturday, Jan. 25, at Zionsville High School, 1000 Mulberry St. Qualification starts at 9 a.m., finals at 3:30 p.m., awards and closing ceremonies to follow.