1998 Southwest Regional

1998 Southwest Regional

Archive tag	1998tx
Event Information
Number of teams	21
Location	Houston, Texas
Venue	Space Center Houston
Date	March 5-7, 1998
Awards
Winner	47
Finalist	16

The 1998 Southwest Regional was the first competition of the 1998 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The regional took place at Space Center Houston from March 5th to 7th, 1998. Like other events of the time, matches were played back and forth on an "A" field and a "B" field to decrease match turnaround. Live video feed of matches was shown on televisions around the venue.

Team list

Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
3	Advance Transformer Company & Broadhead High School/Monroe Senior High School	Monroe/Broadhead, WI		1998 frc3
9	Arial Systems, Corp. & Roosevelt High School Arial Attack	Lincolnshire/Chicago, IL		1998 frc9
10	Banner Engineering Corp. & Benilde-St. Margaret's School	St. Louis Park/Minneapolis, MN	Big Jimmy	1998 frc10
13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Johnsburg High School/Lake County Technical Campus The Bio-Beast Team	Round Lake/Johnsburg/Grayslake, IL	BioBeast II	1998 frc13
14	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies	Largo/St. Petersburg, FL	The Heatwave	1998 frc14
15	Baxter Healthcare Corporation/InterAmerican University & Luis Munoz Marin High School Coqui Power	San German/Anasco, PR		1998 frc15
16	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Mountain Home High School Baxter Bomb Squad	Mountain Home, AR	Two Minute Warning	1998 frc16
24	Boston Scientific Corporation & Edgewood High School Bostangs	Spencer/Elletsville, IN	The Boss	1998 frc24
45	Delphi Delco Electronics Systems & Kokomo High School Technokats Robotics Team	Kokomo, IN	Technokat 7	1998 frc45
65	General Motors Powertrain & Pontiac Northern High School The Huskie Brigade	Pontiac, MI	Power Dawg	1998 frc65
67	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School/Lakeland High School/Harbor High School The HOT Team	Milford/Highland/White Lake, MI	The HOTBot	1998 frc67
68	General Motors Truck Group & Oakland Technical Center-Northwest Campus Truck Town Terror	Pontiac/Clarkston, MI	T3	1998 frc68
71	Beatty Machines & Manufacturing & School City of Hammond Team Hammond	Hammond, IN	B^3	1998 frc71
74	Haworth, Inc. & Holland High School	Holland, MI		1998 frc74
81	Honeywell's MICRO SWITCH Division & Freeport High School/Aquin High School	Freeport, IL		1998 frc81
92	Landis & Staefa & Adelai E. Stevenson High School	Buffalo Grove/Lincolnshire, IL		1998 frc92
93	Lawrence University/Plexus Technology & Appleton North High School/Appleton East High School NEW Apple Crops	Neenah/Appleton, WI		1998 frc93
101	LoDan Electronics & St. Patrick's High School Striker	Arlington Heights/Chicago, IL	Striker 2	1998 frc101
107	Metal Flow Corporation & Holland Christian High School	Holland, MI		1998 frc107
108	Motorola, Inc. & Dillard High School	Plantation/Ft. Lauderdale, FL		1998 frc108
109	Motorola, Inc. & Libertyville High School	Libertyville, IL		1998 frc109
111	Motorola, Inc. & Rolling Meadows High School/Wheeling High School Wildstang	Schaumburg/Rolling Meadows/Wheeling, IL		1998 frc111
112	Motorola & John Hersey High School	Arlington Heights, IL		1998 frc112
123	New Venture Gear, Inc. & Hamtramck High School Bomb Squad	Troy/Hamtramck, MI		1998 frc123
135	Capitol Tech & Penn High School	South Bend/Mishawaka, IN	Anaconda	1998 frc135
147	Raytheon E-Systems & Boca Ciega High School/Dixie M. Hollins High School Deep Thunder	St. Petersburg, FL		1998 frc147
150	Sage Products, Inc. & McHenry East High School/McHenry West High School	Crystal Lake/McHenry, IL		1998 frc150
158	Structural Dynamics Research Corporation & Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development, Live Oaks Campus Cobras	Milford/Cincinnati, OH	First Strike	1998 frc158
159	Symbios/Colorado State University & Poudre High School	Fort Collins, CO		1998 frc159
161	Textron Automotive Company & Cass Technical High School/Oakland Technical School	Troy/Detroit/Royal Oak, MI		1998 frc161

Award list

This was frc47 team 47's first of three regional wins in 1998, the most possible that year.

Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Southwest Champion Award
47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
Finalist Award
16	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Mountain Home High School Baxter Bomb Squad	Mountain Home, AR	Two Minute Warning	1998 frc16
Number One Seed Award
47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
Most Photogenic Award
21	Boeing Company/Brevard Community College & Astronaut High School/Titusville High School ComBBAT	Titusville/Cocoa, FL	Christine	1998 frc21
Best Play of the Day Award
148	Raytheon Systems Company & Greenville High School	Greenville, TX	The Big Ball Grabber	1998 frc148
Rookie All-Star Award #1
79	Honeywell Inc. & East Lake High School	Clearwater/Tarpon Springs, FL		1998 frc79
Rookie All-Star Award #2
179	UTC/Pratt & Whitney & Palm Beach Gardens High School/The Benjamin School The Derailers	Palm Beach, FL	The Swamp Thing	1998 frc179
Xerox Creativity Award
16	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Mountain Home High School Baxter Bomb Squad	Mountain Home, AR	Two Minute Warning	1998 frc16
Motorola Quality Award
47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
67	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School/Lakeland High School/Harbor High School The HOT Team	Milford/Highland/White Lake, MI	The HOTBot	1998 frc67
Chrysler Team Spirit Award
169	University of Texas at El Paso/Lear Corp. & Montwood High School	El Paso, TX		1998 frc169
Special Judge's Award for Determination and Fortitude
29	Canutillo High School	Canutillo, TX		1998 frc29
Featherweight in the Finals Award
148	Raytheon Systems Company & Greenville High School	Greenville, TX	The Big Ball Grabber	1998 frc148
Outstanding Defense Award
77	Hitachi Construction Machinery America/NASA/Sani-Weld & Oak Ridge High School	Houston/Conroe, TX		1998 frc77
Best Offensive Round Award
57	Exxon Company USA & Booker T. Washington High School for Engineering Profession	Houston, TX		1998 frc57
Special Judge's Award for Success
186	Walt Disney World & Project Future/The Challenge Center	Lake Buena Vista/Kissimmee, FL		1998 frc186
Special Judge's Award for Perseverance
28	Cablevision of Riverhead & Pierson High School	Riverhead/Sag Harbor, NY		1998 frc28
Johnson & Johnson Best Sportsmanship Award
118	NASA Johnson Space Center & Clear Brook High School/Clear Creek High School/Clear Lake High School Marauders	Houston/League City/Friendswood, TX	Jolly Roger	1998 frc118

Seeding list

Seed	Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
2	79	Honeywell Inc. & East Lake High School	Clearwater/Tarpon Springs, FL		1998 frc79
3	186	Walt Disney World & Project Future/The Challenge Center	Lake Buena Vista/Kissimmee, FL		1998 frc186
4	148	Raytheon Systems Company & Greenville High School	Greenville, TX	The Big Ball Grabber	1998 frc148
5	67	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School/Lakeland High School/Harbor High School The HOT Team	Milford/Highland/White Lake, MI	The HOTBot	1998 frc67
6	179	UTC/Pratt & Whitney & Palm Beach Gardens High School/The Benjamin School The Derailers	Palm Beach, FL	The Swamp Thing	1998 frc179
7	118	NASA Johnson Space Center & Clear Brook High School/Clear Creek High School/Clear Lake High School Marauders	Houston/League City/Friendswood, TX	Jolly Roger	1998 frc118
8	50	Double E., Inc./Christy Rost, Inc. & Highland Park High School	Dallas, TX		1998 frc50
9	2	ADA Manufacturing and Engineering/University of Houston (University Park)/Clearlake Council of Technical Societies & Pasadena Independent School District	Pasadena/Houston, TX		1998 frc2
10	28	Cablevision of Riverhead & Pierson High School	Riverhead/Sag Harbor, NY		1998 frc28
11	16	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Mountain Home High School Baxter Bomb Squad	Mountain Home, AR	Two Minute Warning	1998 frc16
12	170	University of Texas El Paso/Lear Corp. & Socorro High School	El Paso, TX		1998 frc170
13	169	University of Texas at El Paso/Lear Corp. & Montwood High School	El Paso, TX		1998 frc169
14	21	Boeing Company/Brevard Community College & Astronaut High School/Titusville High School ComBBAT	Titusville/Cocoa, FL	Christine	1998 frc21
15	64	General Motors Desert Proving Ground & Queen Creek High School/Highland High School Gila Monsters	Mesa/Queen Creek/Gilbert, AZ		1998 frc64
16	57	Exxon Company USA & Booker T. Washington High School for Engineering Profession	Houston, TX		1998 frc57
17	77	Hitachi Construction Machinery America/NASA/Sani-Weld & Oak Ridge High School	Houston/Conroe, TX		1998 frc77
18	116	NASA Headquarters & South Lakes High School SLHS RoboSquad	Washington, DC/Reston, VA	The Blundering Worm	1998 frc116
19	119	NASA Kennedy Space Center/Delaware North/DYNACS/USA & Merritt Island High School/Satellite High School Space Coast FIRST Team	Kennedy Space Center/Cocoa/Merritt Island/Satellite Beach, FL		1998 frc119
20	29	Canutillo High School	Canutillo, TX		1998 frc29
21	98	Lennox International, Inc./University of Texas at Dallas & St. Mark's School of Texas/Hockaday School	Carrollton/Richardson/Dallas, TX		1998 frc98

Top ten

Seed	Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
2	16	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Mountain Home High School Baxter Bomb Squad	Mountain Home, AR	Two Minute Warning	1998 frc16
3	79	Honeywell Inc. & East Lake High School	Clearwater/Tarpon Springs, FL		1998 frc79
4	67	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School/Lakeland High School/Harbor High School The HOT Team	Milford/Highland/White Lake, MI	The HOTBot	1998 frc67
5	148	Raytheon Systems Company & Greenville High School	Greenville, TX	The Big Ball Grabber	1998 frc148
6	64	General Motors Desert Proving Ground & Queen Creek High School/Highland High School Gila Monsters	Mesa/Queen Creek/Gilbert, AZ		1998 frc64
7	169	University of Texas at El Paso/Lear Corp. & Montwood High School	El Paso, TX		1998 frc169
8	57	Exxon Company USA & Booker T. Washington High School for Engineering Profession	Houston, TX		1998 frc57
9	77	Hitachi Construction Machinery America/NASA/Sani-Weld & Oak Ridge High School	Houston/Conroe, TX		1998 frc77
10	28	Cablevision of Riverhead & Pierson High School	Riverhead/Sag Harbor, NY		1998 frc28

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Team 14 "Heatwave" at the start of a match [1]

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  Team 67 in the pit [2]

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  Teams 13 and 111 going up to score [3]