Nevis robotics team places 5th at Sanford Center
The Nevis Tech No Tigers finished their season with an in-person competition against 23 other teams Saturday in Bemidji, one of the few such events in the country. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 10:16 am, Apr. 21, 2021 ×
The Nevis Tech No Tigers’ robot shoots a ball at the Bemidji conference. (Jillian Gandsey / Forum News Service)
This new event, “The Chairman’s Conference Scrimmage,” was hosted by the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference. A total of 500 fans attended the event in person with many more watching on Twitch.
A strong finish
“At the end of the qualifying matches, the top three blue teams and the top three red teams were the alliance captains for their respective colors,” robotics mentor Kay Netteberg said. “Nevis was in second for the blue teams, and following the final matches ended in fifth place overall. Many of these kids had never even seen a match. To
The four Knowledge Bowl teams at Nevis School are competing in a virtual format this year. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 8:00 am, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
The Nevis Senior Boys Knowledge Bowl team made up of Derek Lindow, Jack McNamee, Daniel Aman, Dawson Andress and Reese Kline has been excelling this season. (Photos courtesy of Nevis School).
The team s last regular season meet was March 3. The school’s top two teams are scheduled to compete at Regions March 17. The top four teams at Regions will advance to the state competition.
Lou Ann Muhm has been the team’s coach for 22 years. “I took over from Marsha Wolff,” she said. “The biggest change has been going from one team that first year to now typically having eight teams. The program has grown hugely. This year we are down to four teams. I think some of the students weren’t interested in doing the virtual format, but it has worked OK.”