General Info
General Info
This event will be held at Sulphur Springs High School in the Cafeteria and surrounding areas of the school.
Our physical address is 1200 Connally St Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Google Maps will take you to the front door/parent entrance to the school. You will want to use the student entrance and park in the student lot on Houston St. Look for the signs for Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Southwest Dairy Museum, and the 20 foot tall cow statues (not joking).
Doors will open at 8:30 am and check-in will begin at 9:00 am.
There will be seating for spectators in the cafeteria. Pit area for teams will be in the hallways near the cafeteria.
Teams will be given drive team badges and 2 mentor badges per team. The badges allow access to the pit area, but adults (coaches, mentors and parents) should not be in the pit areas for long.
Concessions will be available all day and for lunch. More info to come.
- Venue
- Sulphur Springs High School
- Address
- 1200 Connally Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482, United States
- Dates
- January 9, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 2
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Priority Registration Opens
- 3-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 17-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 1-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 12/19/2027
- Price
- $95.00
Agenda
Agenda is subject to minor changes as necessary.
8:30 a.m.
Doors open, registration opens, pits open
9:00 a.m.
Inspection starts
9:00 a.m.
Volunteer training for referees, judges, field staff
9:30 a.m.
Fields available for practice matches. Student set-up in pit area.
10:00 a.m.
Registration closes, inspection ends
10:15 a.m.
Opening ceremonies and driver meeting
10:30 a.m.
Qualifications, Skills Challenges, and Judging
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Qualifications, Skills Challenges, and Judging
2:00 p.m.
Qualifications end, Skills Challenges end
2:30 p.m.
Finals Matches
3:30 p.m.
Awards
3:45 p.m.
Clean-Up
Travel Info
Date: 9-Jan-2027 Sulphur Springs High School 1200 Connally Street Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 United States Travel Info Please pull into the back, larger parking lot on Houston St. Turn in by the large cow statues. Those doors will be the doors used that day for team and spectator entry/exit.
Judging Format
Judging Format Judging Format The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges
Volunteer
Volunteer Each registered team is expected to bring 1 volunteer. This can be an adult or extra student, there are plenty of jobs available. Contact Bryan Cole at bcole@ssisd.net for more information.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of an emergency or weather-related closure, we will contact registered teams.