# Team 989: Palo

Las Vegas, NV, USA. Rookie year 2002.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors (2009): Palo Verde High School Science &Technology Club
- Website: http://www.paloverde.org/paulus/robotics

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## 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.

- 2009: Palo
- 2006 – 2008: Rounders
- 2004 – 2005: Wildfire

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2008 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2003 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Southern California Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Arizona Regional |  | Finalist |
| 2002 | Southern California Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 1517 / 1675 | 9.4 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15.1 | 492 / 1498 | 67.2 | 7-8-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2.3 | 1125 / 1295 | 13.1 | 5-9-2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4.0 | 962 / 1125 | 14.5 | 6-12-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8.7 | 381 / 747 | 49.1 | 10-9-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 23.1 | 524 / 932 | 43.8 | 5-9-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 18.6 | 441 / 785 | 43.9 | 8-6-0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10.4 | 539 / 641 | 15.9 | 3-4-0 | 1 |

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