1997 DEKA New England Regional

1997 DEKA New England Regional

Archive tag	1997nh
Event Information
Number of teams	36
Location	Manchester, New Hampshire
Venue	New Hampshire College
Date	March 13-15, 1997
Awards
Winner	121
Finalist	101
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The 1997 DEKA New England Regional was the second official competition of the 1997 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The regional took place at New Hampshire College in Manchester, New Hampshire from March 13th to 15th, 1997. Woodie Flowers was the master of ceremonies and introduced matches for the event. Like other events of the time, matches were played back and forth on an "A" field and a "B" field to decrease match turnaround.

Team list

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Season numbers for 1997 are canonical.‎
More information about pre-1998 team numbers is available here.

Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
6	4	Alliant Techsystems, Inc. & Washburn High School	Hopkins, MN	VMR (Virtual Miller Robot)	1997frc4
20	102	NYNEX / Rensselaer & Shenendehowa High School NYNEX Team-X-treme	Troy, NY		1997frc102
25	19	Bristol-Meyers Squibb / Rutgers University & North Brunswick Township High School	North Brunswick, NJ		1997frc19
27	21	Budd Company, The & Oakland Science, Mathematics & Technology Academy (OSMTech) OSM Budds	Auburn Hills, MI		1997frc21
45	31	Delco Electronics Corporation & Kokomo High School KHS FIRST	Kokomo, IN	MadKat	1997frc31
52	36	Eastman Kodak Company & Fairport High School KOD RED	Rochester, NY	R2-K2	1997frc36
58	93	National Semiconductor & South Portland High School	Gorham, ME		1997frc93
59	42	Florida International University & Miami Coral Park Senior High School The Raging Rams	Miami, FL		1997frc42
67	47	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School / Lakeland High School / Harbor High School H2OT (Hyper Hex Offender Team)	Milford, MI		1997frc47
69	101	NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools NYNEXUS	White Plains, NY		1997frc101
75	105	Ortho Diagnostic Systems & Hillsborough High School Robo Raiders	Raritan, NJ		1997frc105
93	104	Oscar J. Boldt Construction / Lawrence University & Appleton North High School The ANTS (Appleton North Technology Students)	Appleton, WI	THOR	1997frc104
95	148	USACRREL / Creare, Inc. & Lebanon High School	Hanover, NH		1997frc148
99	69	Light Machines Corporation & Memorial High School The BLITZ	Manchester, NH		1997frc69
101	71	LoDan Electronics / Craftsman Custom Metal Fabricators / Motorola APD & St. PatrickÍs High School STRIKER (St. Pat's Tactical Retrieval Interfaced Kombat Engaging Robot)	Chicago, IL		1997frc71
103	72	Lucent Technologies & Palisades High School	Kintnersville, PA		1997frc72
107	78	Metal Flow Corporation & Holland Christian High School	Holland, MI	Tubinator XL	1997frc78
108	79	Motorola, Inc. / Florida Atlantic University & Dillard High School / Crystal Lake Middle School / William Dandy Middle School SigmaC@T	Plantation, FL		1997frc79
110	80	Motorola, Inc. & Richland High School The Plier Mechanics	Fort Worth, TX	Project Lambda	1997frc80
114	84	NASA Ames Research Center & Los Altos High School Eagles Strike	Moffett Field, CA		1997frc84
121	94	Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School Islanders	Newport, RI	Aquatread	1997frc94
128	7	Ohio State University / American Electric Power & Grandview Heights High School Team TOGA	Columbus, OH	Brutus	1997frc7
129	106	Oscar Mayer Foods & Sherman High School Texas Big Dogs	Sherman, TX	Oscar II	1997frc106
133	99	Nichols Portland & Bonny Eagle High School	Portland, ME		1997frc99
134	95	New Hampshire Technical Institute & Pembroke Academy	Pembroke, NH		1997frc95
140	114	PRI Automation, Inc. / New England Prototype, Inc. & Tyngsborough High School PRIDE FIRST	Tyngsboro, MA		1997frc114
141	115	Prince & West Ottawa High School The Panther Team	Holland, MI		1997frc115
147	122	Raytheon E-Systems & East Lake High School / Boca Ciega High School / Dixie M. Hollins High School DEEP Thunder	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc122
148	35	Raytheon E-Systems, Inc. & Greenville High School Team Greenville	Greenville, TX	The Mad Hatter	1997frc35
151	128	Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School	Nashua, NH	Groovin' Toobin'	1997frc128
153	125	Ortho Pharmaceutical / Rutgers University & Somerset County Vocational Technical Schools	Bridgewater, NJ		1997frc125

Award list

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Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
DEKA New England Regional Champion
Runner-Up
101	71	LoDan Electronics / Craftsman Custom Metal Fabricators / Motorola APD & St. PatrickÍs High School STRIKER (St. Pat's Tactical Retrieval Interfaced Kombat Engaging Robot)	Chicago, IL		1997frc71
Number One Seed
101	71	LoDan Electronics / Craftsman Custom Metal Fabricators / Motorola APD & St. PatrickÍs High School STRIKER (St. Pat's Tactical Retrieval Interfaced Kombat Engaging Robot)	Chicago, IL		1997frc71
Procter & Gamble Creativity Award
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
Motorola Quality Award
101	71	LoDan Electronics / Craftsman Custom Metal Fabricators / Motorola APD & St. PatrickÍs High School STRIKER (St. Pat's Tactical Retrieval Interfaced Kombat Engaging Robot)	Chicago, IL		1997frc71
Johnson & Johnson Best Sportsmanship Award
121	94	Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School Islanders	Newport, RI	Aquatread	1997frc94
Chrysler Team Spirit Award (Friday)
Rookie All-Star
Best Offensive Round
103	72	Lucent Technologies & Palisades High School	Kintnersville, PA		1997frc72
Outstanding Defense
107	78	Metal Flow Corporation & Holland Christian High School	Holland, MI	Tubinator XL	1997frc78
Best Play of the Day
Lightest Machine in Finals
99	69	Light Machines Corporation & Memorial High School The BLITZ	Manchester, NH		1997frc69
Most Photogenic
67	47	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School / Lakeland High School / Harbor High School H2OT (Hyper Hex Offender Team)	Milford, MI		1997frc47
Chrysler Team Spirit Award (Saturday)
133	99	Nichols Portland & Bonny Eagle High School	Portland, ME		1997frc99
Judges' Snowball Award
Judges' Dead Ringer Award
99	69	Light Machines Corporation & Memorial High School The BLITZ	Manchester, NH		1997frc69
Judges' "DEKADROID" Award
DEKA personnel

Top ten

Seed	Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	Template:1997frc94	2	101	71	LoDan Electronics / Craftsman Custom Metal Fabricators / Motorola APD & St. PatrickÍs High School STRIKER (St. Pat's Tactical Retrieval Interfaced Kombat Engaging Robot)	Chicago, IL		1997frc71
3	103	72	Lucent Technologies & Palisades High School	Kintnersville, PA		1997frc72
4	99	69	Light Machines Corporation & Memorial High School The BLITZ	Manchester, NH		1997frc69
5	67	47	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School / Lakeland High School / Harbor High School H2OT (Hyper Hex Offender Team)	Milford, MI		1997frc47
6	128	7	Ohio State University / American Electric Power & Grandview Heights High School Team TOGA	Columbus, OH	Brutus	1997frc7
7	134	95	New Hampshire Technical Institute & Pembroke Academy	Pembroke, NH		1997frc95
8	Template:1997frc109	9	107	78	Metal Flow Corporation & Holland Christian High School	Holland, MI	Tubinator XL	1997frc78
10	59	42	Florida International University & Miami Coral Park Senior High School The Raging Rams	Miami, FL		1997frc42

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Team 121's Aquatread in the pits [1]

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  Team 146 goes to score [2]

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  Team 126 shortly after the start of a semifinal round [3]