ML robotics compete at FIRST Championship

The Medical Lake High School Circuit Breakers robotics team wrapped up their season competing in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) World Championship in Houston, April 19-22.

In their appearance at the world championships, the Circuit Breakers went 5-5 during the qualification rounds to finish 32nd out of 67 teams of the Hopper Division. Overall, the team finished 192nd out of 6,700 schools from around the world.

The team advanced to the playoffs after they were selected by Alliance 6 — consisting of Team Chill Out, out of Mountlake Terrace, Wash., and Boney...