Kimball Area Robotics is excited to host its 10th Annual Super Mega Tournament on Jan. 31 at the Kimball Area High School. The Cubs have 124 teams registered in grades 4-12 for this special event, which makes it the largest single-day robotics event in the state of Minnesota during the school year.
"Robotics competitions are managed and run 100% by volunteers," said Kimball's varsity robotics coach, Kevin Kieke. "Without volunteers, there are no robotics competitions. We need roughly 100 volunteers to run a successful event. Thank you to the Kimball parents, Kimball VEX alumni, Kimball staff and even parents from several other communities and teams for volunteering. We’re excited for the event on Saturday,” added Kieke.
This robotics event is FREE and open to the public. The competitions will feature High School and Middle School EDR matches, along with Elementary and Middle School IQ matches. The high school competitions will be in the Wirth Gym, the middle school competitions will take place in the North Gym and the IQ VEX competitions will take place in the Cafetorium.
Parking will be available in the north lot (enter door 2) and the south lot (enter door 10) at the high school. Overflow parking should take place in the plowed lawn north of the Kimball Library (adjacent from north side of high school), or at the 4.0 Kimball Bus Garage south of the high school across Hazel Avenue South (do not block garage doors in the dirt lot). School buses should park at the Kimball United Methodist Church (141 Hwy 55, Kimball, MN 55353) across Highway 55 on the north side of the high school.
Concessions will be available all day, cash and credit card will be accepted.
Middle School & High School Schedule
7:30 AM: Early Bird Check-in/inspection; Practice fields open
8:00 AM: Check-in/Inspections begin
8:30 AM: All teams need to be checked in
9:00 AM: Check-in/Inspections close
9:00 AM: Team Meeting
9:20 AM: Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM: Qualification rounds begin; Skills Field opens
3:00 PM: End qualifications; Skills Field closes
3:15 PM: Alliance Selection for elimination rounds
3:45 PM: Elimination rounds begin
5:00 PM: Closing and Awards Ceremony
IQ Elementary Schedule
8:00 AM: Check-in/Inspections begin
8:30 AM: All teams need to be checked in or have been in contact with the tournament coordinator in order to compete.
9:00 AM: Check-in/Inspection closes
9:30 AM: Team Meeting
9:45 AM: Opening Ceremony
10:00 AM: Qualification rounds begin
2:00 PM: Qualification rounds end
2:15 PM: Finals rounds begin
2:45 PM: Closing and Awards Ceremony
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