General Info
General Info
Welcome to the Centennial CyberHawks early season tournament.
We will have a full VEX Tournament featuring two competition fields, a skills field, and a practice field.
There are currently 32 slots for this tournament, and a maximum of 6 teams per organization are allowed. Make sure that you are marked as paid by the payment deadline or you may be moved to the waitlist at the discretion of the Event Partner.
Teams need to arrive by 8:15am so that they can be inspected before the 8:45am deadline. Teams that have not checked in by 8:30am will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run.Teams that are running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped.
This event is in California Region 3, so only teams based in this region will be able to directly qualify for the regional championships at this event (number of qualifying spots to be determined at a later date).
- Venue
- Centennial High School
- Address
- 8601 Hageman Road, Bakersfield, California 93312, United States
- Dates
- September 26, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- California - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Org
- 7
- Priority Registration Opens
- 27-Jul-2026 20:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 10-Aug-2026 20:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 12-Sep-2026 20:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 15-Sep-2026 20:00 EDT
- Price
- $105.00
Agenda
Tentative Agenda - May change depending on number of competing teams
7:00 am . . . Door Open for Volunteers (only)
7:30 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open - - - Team Check-In and Registration - - - Practice Field Opens - - - Inspection Table Opens
Teams not present by 8:30 will be dropped from competition.
8:45 am . . . Team Meeting
9:15 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin - - - Skills Challenge Field Opens
12:00pm . . .Lunch Break (Skills Field closed)
12:30pm . . . Lunch Ends, Matches resume
1:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends - - - Skills Closesat beginning of final match.
1:45 pm . . . Alliance Selection
2:00 pm . . . Playoff Matches Begin
3:00 pm . . . Team Load-Out - - - Clean-Up
Stream
https://youtube.com/@centennialcyberhawks9530?si=c25Xw9wHIbmo4v1L
Webcast At minimum, the matches will be recorded and posted to the CyberHawks YouTube Channel . If the livestream is allowed int eh venue, the link is: https://youtube.com/live/_ocdVAisggw .
Travel Info
Date: 26-Sep-2026 Centennial High School 8601 Hageman Road Bakersfield, California 93312 United States Travel Info There are several safe and clean hotels located fairly close to the school. 1) TownePlace Suites Bakersfield West - 8300 Granite Falls Dr 2) Doubletree - 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct. 3) Comfort Suites - 3115 Camino Del Rio Ct. 4) Holiday Inn & Suites - 3927 Marriot Drive. Don't forget to check out the Buck Owens Crystal Palace located just a short distance from these hotels! It is a piece of Bakersfield history!
Judging Format
Judging Format • No Judging
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Individuals wishing to volunteer, please contact the event partner at: colin_smith@kernhigh.org
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If weather causes travel delays or prevents teams from competing, a refund (less the $5 RobotEvents fee) may be available. Contact colin_smith@kernhigh.org before the beginning of the event. Please make sure your team contact information is up to date in your events.vex.com account in case we need to contact your team prior to the event.