The Viola High School robotics team, Mechanically Challenged, will be competing on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2025 in the Arkansas Regional FIRST® Robotics Competition. The tournament is being held at the Lion Arena on the campus of Searcy High School in Searcy, Arkansas. Lion Arena is located at 301 N. Ella, in Searcy, Arkansas.
Mechanically Challenged is one of 30 teams competing for a spot at the FIRST® Robotics World Championship that will be held in Houston, Texas in April. Here are some informational links about this week's regional tournament:
https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/arli
https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/7483/2025
Thursday will be a work day, where the team will be working on getting the robot ready for competition and getting some practice in before the qualification matches begin on Friday morning. The championship portion of the tournament will be held on Saturday afternoon. Here is the link to watch on Friday and Saturday. (This link will be updated as necessary if it changes.)
https://www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#chat=hidden&layout=0&view_0=2025arli-0