# Team 5098: STING - R Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Rookie year 2014. ## Who backs them - School: North Kansas City High School - Sponsors: Convergence, Atlas Tube, Orizon Aerostructures, STING-R Robotics Booster Club, The Co-op At Shoal Creek, Gene Haas Foundation, Black Dog Creative Ventures, AT Industries, Allied Plastic Supply, KC STEM Alliance, North Kansas City School District, NKC Iron and Metal, Cyclone Inc., North Kansas City Education Foundation, Hornet's Hive Booster Club, City of North Kansas City, Harrah's Foundation, Indigex, Tiki Taco - Website: https://www.northtownrobotics.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northtownrobotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **6.64**, rank 3341 of 3708 (9.9th percentile) - Record: 11-22-0 over 33 matches (33% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 1.8, teleop 4.8, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 11%, RP2 4% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Heartland Regional | 2026ksla | 3 | 27 | 3-7-0 | 14 | 3 | 23.4 | | 14 | | City of Fountains Regional | 2026mose | 5 | 31 | 4-6-0 | 17 | | 26.6 | | 14 | | Greater Kansas City Regional | 2026mokc | 6 | 34 | 4-7-0 | 19 | | 6.6 | | 8 (not counted) | | Clash in the Corn | 2026iawes | 31 | | | | | 6.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Gracious Professionalism Award (2026mose) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 7, over 6 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 3 | 2022, 2018, 2016 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2026 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 | | Leadership | 1 | 2020 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2014 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Greater Kansas City Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | City of Fountains Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Oklahoma Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Greater Kansas City Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Central Missouri Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 4 · backup robot | Top four | | 2018 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Seven Rivers Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Greater Kansas City Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Greater Kansas City Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | Greater Kansas City Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 6.6 | 3341 / 3708 | 9.9 | 11-22-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 26.6 | 1959 / 3687 | 46.9 | 16-20-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 16.0 | 1564 / 3475 | 55.0 | 20-21-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 28.6 | 1452 / 3284 | 55.8 | 22-23-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 14.3 | 1533 / 3053 | 49.8 | 19-26-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 17.7 | 1506 / 3763 | 60.0 | 14-11-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 76.7 | 1996 / 3617 | 44.8 | 18-21-1 | 3 | | 2017 | 68.6 | 1974 / 3331 | 40.8 | 10-9-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 30.6 | 950 / 3114 | 69.5 | 22-14-1 | 3 | | 2015 | 23.5 | 1131 / 2873 | 60.7 | 0-0-24 | 2 | | 2014 | 28.9 | 1156 / 2697 | 57.2 | 8-13-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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