# Team 2603: Steel Stingers Medina, Ohio, USA. Rookie year 2008. ## Who backs them - School: Highland High School - Sponsors: Schneider Electric, 3M, GPD - Website: http://www.steelstingers.com/ - X: https://twitter.com/frc2603 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2603 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **84.45**, rank 778 of 3708 (79.0th percentile) - Record: 12-14-1 over 27 matches (44% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 14.4, teleop 70.0, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 57%, RP2 12% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Buckeye Regional | 2026ohcl | 3 | 30 | 4-6-1 | 18 | 8 | 50.3 | | 18 | | Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 18 | 5-4-0 | 25 | 8 | 84.4 | | 41 | | Ohio State Championship | 2026ohsc | 11 | 9 | 3-2-0 | 15 | 5 | 70.6 | | | | Central Ohio Robotics Invitational | 2026ohcol | 31 | 23 | 1-4-0 | 4 | 8 | 77.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026ohmv) ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2018 – now: Steel Stingers - 2012 – 2017: Highland Robotics - 2008 – 2011: Team Hornet ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 7, over 5 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Excellence in Engineering | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2023 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2025 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2023 | | Finalist | 1 | 2013 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2025 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 1 · backup robot | Top four | | 2016 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2012 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 84.5 | 778 / 3708 | 79.0 | 12-14-1 | 4 | | 2025 | 50.7 | 710 / 3687 | 80.8 | 13-13-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 23.9 | 790 / 3475 | 77.3 | 10-12-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 45.8 | 491 / 3284 | 85.1 | 14-10-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 22.8 | 749 / 3053 | 75.5 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 35.5 | 624 / 2024 | 69.2 | 4-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 16.3 | 1852 / 3763 | 50.8 | 7-11-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 68.3 | 2455 / 3617 | 32.1 | 5-13-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 56.0 | 2485 / 3331 | 25.4 | 6-14-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 24.1 | 1667 / 3114 | 46.5 | 9-12-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 16.9 | 1569 / 2873 | 45.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 28.8 | 1082 / 2697 | 59.9 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 34.0 | 379 / 2510 | 84.9 | 21-8-1 | 2 | | 2012 | 14.4 | 279 / 2332 | 88.1 | 14-17-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 16.9 | 399 / 2053 | 80.6 | 9-14-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.2 | 734 / 1801 | 59.3 | 6-14-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 20.9 | 361 / 1675 | 78.5 | 12-8-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 9.6 | 946 / 1498 | 36.9 | 5-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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