Minneapolis, MN
Southwest High School robotics team headed to FIRST Championship
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – While most students enjoy time away from the classroom during spring break, others in Minneapolis are hard at work. The Southwest High School robotics team is heading to the FIRST Championship later this month.
Heading to FIRST Robotics Championship
What we know:
Southwest High School’s robotics team, Ultraviolet, just qualified for the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas. The team will compete against 450 of the best teams around the world.
“Going to the world championship. And you get to, like, take pictures of the robot. Pictures of the robots, talk to these teams, who are doing way better than you,” said high school senior Mason Vogt.
Qualifying for Texas
How they did it:
They qualified at a robotics competition in Grand Forks, North Dakota. They only had eight weeks to program and design the robots to do the challenges in the competition. The tasks have to be done smoothly, and they’re made from the ground up.
“Almost all of these parts are custom, so we’ll machine pretty much everything ourselves,” said Vogt.
Building the robot
Starting from scratch:
They had to design, cut, assemble and program the robot. This weekend, Team Ultraviolet will test its skills at the University of Minnesota Robotics Competition.
“We have to be able to pick up these tubes of PVC pipe called coral. And so that’ll come into our robot around here, and then filter into our arm,” said Vogt.
That’s just one of the many challenges Team Ultraviolet’s robot has to be able to do at the U of M.
Freshman driver
Robotics driver:
Every team has one person driving the robot. Team Ultraviolet’s driver is a freshman who can’t even drive a car yet.
“I’ve been able to drive this for a while. The practice before this is just like practicing driving a car,” said freshman Jonah Karch.
The Road to Houston
When is it?:
The FIRST Championship is in Houston from April 16-19, so if something happens to the robot this weekend at the U of M, the team has to repair it before heading to Texas.
If you’d like to support Team Ultraviolet, click here.
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday,…
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 215.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Spurs won the last meeting 115-108 on Saturday, led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32.
The Timberwolves are 31-21 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is sixth in the Western Conference with 33.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 7.5.
The Spurs are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 16.3 fast break points per game led by Julian Champagnie averaging 3.0.
The Timberwolves’ 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Spurs allow. The Spurs average 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Wembanyama is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. De’Aaron Fox is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.1 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.1 points per game.
Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 46.5 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 7.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.5 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).
Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Minneapolis, MN
‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard
Residents of a northeast Minneapolis apartment were seen evacuating the building after fire crews were called to the scene on Friday morning.
This all happened around 3 a.m. near 5th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast near Saint Anthony Park.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew says that multiple fire crews were on scene and several residents were seen evacuating.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to Minneapolis Fire for more information.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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