Caledonia's Team #5914, The Robotic Warriors, had some serious success at the Lake Superior Regional, which was held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Feb. 29 through March 2, 2024.
This was a Week 1 regional, which means the team had to work hard to be ready to compete in one of the earliest qualifying events of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season.
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