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Bomb Squad wins Bayou Regional championship

Mountain Home’s high school robotics team was crowned the Bayou Regional champions over the weekend. FRC Team 16, also known as the Bomb Squad, won the competition held Wednesday through Saturday at the Pontchartrain Convention Center in Kenner, La.

The Bomb Squad wrapped up the qualification matches ranked fourth. They were then selected for an alliance by the top-seeded team known as the Denham Venom from Denham Springs, La. The alliance later chose Fathom Robotics, a team representing six schools in Emerald Coast of northwestern Florida. The alliance was able to go undefeated through all the elimination rounds.

The Bomb Squad’s next competition will be April 16-19 when they compete in the FIRST World Championships at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Junior Bomb Squad wins Mountain Home FTC tournament

The Junior Bomb Squad (FIRST Tech Challenge Team 92) captured the championship at the Mountain Home Mayhem FTC Tournament on Dec. 13. Team 92 was selected as the first pick by Murphy’s Law (Team 20087) to form the top-seeded alliance for the playoff rounds. The alliance advanced through the bracket…

December 21, 2025

In "Arkansas News"

Bomb Squad begins First World Competition in Houston

Gearing up to take on the world’s best, Mountain Home Career Academies’ robotics team, the Bomb Squad, is in Houston, Texas for the First Robotics World Championship Competition. Fifteen students left at four yesterday morning to compete with 600 teams from around the world. Of the eight divisions, the Bomb…

April 17, 2025

In "KTLO"

Bomb Squad crowned championship division winners in Houston

Members of the Mountain Home Bomb Squad FRC Team 16 have a lot to be proud of as they returned Sunday after being crowned championship division winners at the FIRST Championship in Houston. The culminating, international event for the youth robotics competition season saw 600 teams battling to see which…

April 24, 2025

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