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It's science! Batavia comes out on top at 15th annual Tech Wars

By Steve Ognibene
Skimmer Cars drew a big crowd at the 15th Annual G.L.O.W. Region Tech Wars Competition at Genesee Community College Photo by Steve Ognibene
Skimmer Cars drew a big crowd at the 15th Annual G.L.O.W. Region Tech Wars Competition at Genesee Community College.  
Photo by Steve Ognibene

Skimmer cars, robotics, SUMO bots, battle soccer bots, and a dozen other events designed to stretch area school students' STEM skills were among the activities during the 15th annual Tech Wars on Thursday at Genesee Community College.

Local companies sponsored the event, hosted by GCC, including Liberty Pumps, Graham, Barilla, and Amanda, along with GCEDC.

When it was time to score the events, Batavia came out on top at both the high school and middle school levels.

Middle school standings:

  1. Batavia
  2. Dansville
  3. Warsaw

 

High School:

  1. Batavia
  2. Dansville
  3. Geneseo

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Tommy Condidorio from LeRoy and Justin Valyear (Alexander) Robotics Photo by Steve Ognibene
From left, Genesee Valley BOCES Students Tommy Condidorio from LeRoy and Justin Valyear (Alexander) Robotics  
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Wesley Fisher from Batavia Middle school at Lumber Labyrinth Photo by Steve Ognibene
Wesley Fisher from Batavia Middle School at  Lumber Labyrinth  
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Mystery Challenge drop horizontal airplane, 1st place Myles Wahr, Cooper Konieczny from Batavia High School Photo by Steve Ognibene
Mystery Challenge drop horizontal airplane,  1st place Cooper Konieczny and Myles Wahr from Batavia High School  
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BOCES students LeRoy Kylie Paddock and Notre-Dame Matthew Rogers demostrate the ACDC system Photo by Steve Ognibene
Genesee Valley BOCES students Kylie Paddock of Le Roy and Notre Dame's Matthew Rogers demonstrate the ACDC system  
Photo by Steve Ognibene
Batavia High School Matthew Doeringer wins the opening round of the SUMO Bot competition Photo by Steve Ognibene
Batavia High School Matthew Doeringer wins the opening round of the SUMO Bot competition  
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Catapult competition launched to new heights Photo by Steve Ognibene
Catapult competition launched to new heights  
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Battlebot Soccer Photo by Steve Ognibene
Battlebot Soccer  
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