FTC 33477
Dark Horse
The original herd — first out of the gate.
One program, two teams
Meet the herd
FTC 33744
MechaMustang
Built side by side — twice the robots, twice the ideas.
One herd: same gym, same coaches, same league meets.
The 2026–27 Game
BIOBUZZ™ presented by RTX
Every FIRST® Tech Challenge season is a brand-new game, revealed to every team on Earth at the same moment. This year the field turns into a hive: robots collect and score Pollen, and the swarm that works together sweetest, wins.
Reveal: Sept 12, 8 AM. We watch the broadcast together, then read the manual the same day.
Two robots from scratch. Each team designs, builds, and programs its own, in Java, by 6th–8th graders.
Home field. League meets run in the Meridian Creek gym — come watch.
Where we'll be
Season schedule
SEP 12
FTC Kickoff — BIOBUZZ revealLocation TBD
Season startSEP 19
FirstFare coaches & team conferencePortland State University
TrainingOCT 31
League Meet 0Meridian Creek Middle School · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Home gymNOV 14
League Meet 1Meridian Creek Middle School · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Home gymDEC 12
League Meet 2Meridian Creek Middle School · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Home gymJAN 9
League Meet 3Meridian Creek Middle School · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Home gymJAN 30
League Meet 4 — QualifiersMeridian Creek Middle School · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Home gymFEB 13–14
Spark InvitationalLocation TBD
InviteFEB 27–28
FTC State ChampionshipsLocation TBD
The goal
Rookie year, real engineering
How the herd works
Grow
Discovery and innovation, every meeting. We explore new skills and ideas together, and use creativity and persistence to solve problems. Every prototype — including the ones that don't work yet — teaches us something worth keeping.
Compete with heart
Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition®. We compete hard and cheer harder — sharing parts, knowledge, and encouragement with every team we meet. Helping each other is the best tradition in FIRST.
Belong
Inclusion, teamwork, and fun. Every teammate matters and every voice shapes the robot. We respect each other, embrace our differences, and celebrate what we build — because we're stronger together, and this is supposed to be joyful.
Inspire the next generation of engineers — right here in Wilsonville.
Your sponsorship buys motors, metal, and competition fees for two rookie teams of Wilsonville middle schoolers — and it buys something bigger: the skills, confidence, and belonging that turn curious kids into tomorrow's builders. Your name rides with us on both robots, the pit, and the jerseys at every event.
Dark Horse$1,000+
Stallion$500
Colt$250
Friend of the herdAny