St. Mary robotics team wins state championship

LAWTON – Out of 24 middle school teams, Team Dragon Warriors from Saint Mary Catholic School and Team Rangers from Roland Public Schools were named 2018-2019 tournament champions at the Oklahoma State Robotics Championship Tournament held at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. The win secured the team a spot at the 2019 VEX Robotics World Championships in Louisville.
 
One of Saint Mary’s other Robotics teams, Team Starry Knight, also competed in the state championships and was awarded fifth place in the skills division. Team Starry Knight had previously earned a spot at the Create U.S. Open Robotics Championship in Iowa.
 
Team Dragon Warriors was previously awarded a visionary award on top of this championship win and Team Starry Knight has earned seven other awards.
 
For more information about the school, visit www.stmarys-ok.org or call (580) 355-5288.
 
 
Team Dragon Warriors:
(Below) Left to right: Daniel Saliba, Paola Gonzalez, Amanda Gonzalez and Peter Swierkosz
 
Team Starry Knight:
(Top) Left to right: Cadence Edenburn, Kiley Glowaski, Halley Jordan and Bianca Arroyo