General Info
General Info
Welcome to the first annual Midcoast Maineiacs Middleschool Midwinter Matchup, at Searsport District Middle/High School on Saturday, January 9th
We will be collecting engineering notebooks digitally. Please upload them to VEX Events by 5pm on Monday, January 4th, to ensure enough time for judges to review them.
- Venue
- Searsport District Middle School & High School Gymnasium
- Address
- 24 Mortland Road, Searsport, Maine 04974, United States
- Dates
- January 9, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 25
- Event Region
- Maine
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Priority Registration Opens
- 1-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 15-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 23-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 12/23/26
- Price
- $50.00
Agenda
7:30AM Team Check-In, Inspection, Pit Setup
8:30AM Team Check-In Ends, Match schedule generated
8:45AM Event meeting
9:00AM Opening Ceremonies
9:15AM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches, Judging begin
12:30PM Lunch - Skills may run during lunch
1:00PM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches, Judging resume
2:30PM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenges Matches, Judging end
2:35PM Alliance Selection
2:45PM Elimination Matches begin followed by Finals
4:30PM Awards Ceremony
5:00PM Event ends
Stream
Webcast Link to the livestream will be posted here.
Travel Info
Date: 9-Jan-2027 Searsport District Middle School & High School Gymnasium 24 Mortland Road Searsport, Maine 04974 United States Travel Info Directions: Take Route 1 to Searsport. Teams can be dropped off at the main High School doors, and check in will be just beyond. Event parking and bus parking is in the main lot on Mortland Road. There will be more detailed maps and directions sent ahead of time.
Judging Format
Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Notebooks must be submitted by Monday, 1/4/27 at 5:00 PM.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you are interested in any of the following volunteer positions, you can email scapwell@rsu20.org. Lunch is provided for full-day volunteers! • Judge • Field Resetter • Robot Inspector • Queuer • Scorekeeper
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event that there is inclement weather on the day of the event all registered teams will be notified of a cancelation via e-mail, and will attempt to reschedule the competition for another time.