Season 10 (2024 - 2025)

10 Years of Team 5980!

 So much has been accomplished but so much to look forward to! This year we have the most interesting and toughest challenge yet with this year's game: Reefscape.

This year Team 5980 has chosen to toss the dice on our competition locations being Battle Creek @ Battle Creek Central High School & Sault Ste. Marie @ Lake Superior State University.

2025 FRC Season Kickoff

Sat, January 4,2025

Time: 12pm in the Learning Commons

Battle Creek FiM District Event

Battle Creek Central High School, Battle Creek, Michigan

February 28 - March 2, 2025

Summary: 

The team has been very busy with several action item to get us in the modern era and on par with other teams. The first action item was updating the motors to Kraken X60's which allows us to have fine-tuned control over our drivetrain. In addition, we decided to have our entire robot powder coated in the school colors.

The team has also invested in a new pit and cart are also powder coated in the school colors. Posted down below is the old pit & cart and the new one.

Selected to join Alliance #7 (9671, 5980 & 3875)

For detailed match results, click here

For Team Results, click here

FiM Lake Superior State University District Event

Lake Superior State University 

March 20-22, 2025

Summary:

The team performed very well at LSSU! Overall, the team placed 11th out of 39 teams! We won 7 out of 12 qualification matches and received 39 state points for a grand total of 63 points. During the Alliance Selection portion of the event, teams were picking other high ranked teams and as a result we became the #7 Alliance Captain. We ultimately chose Team 6121 (RoboVikes) & Team 6112 (Cyberstangs). Unfortunately, due to a malfunction on our robot, a backup team had to be called to take our place in the playoffs which was Team 10605 (Techno Talons). Once that was called, our Alliance lost to Alliance 2.

However not all was lost as we won the Engineering Inspiration Award! Here is how FIRST describes this award:

"Celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school or organization and community."

As a result, we now have to present to the judges at the state championship at Saginaw Valley!

FiM State Championship

Saginaw Valley State University

April 3-5, 2025

A team of 6 students went to the First in Michigan State Championship to present the Engineering Inspiration Award. The team did a fantastic job presenting everything the team has accomplished and also showed of the robot in a 3D-printed form.