Bacon Bots earn Energy Award at VEX contest

Bellefontaine Intermediate School Bacon Bots members, clockwise, from the left, Matthew Torsell, Griffin Burkhardt, Camden Vollrath, Garrett Gossard and Jerome Wickham display their trophy from the Brookside VEX IQ Elementary Competition over the weekend. The Bacon Bots were awarded the Energy Award for their enthusiasm and team spirit, and ranked 15th in their Skills Competition and 22nd in the Team Competition. A total of 33 teams across Ohio participated in the competition. The Bacon Bots is ranked 36th in Skills in the state of Ohio and have one more competition to closes season and hope to secure an invitation to state competition in March, their advisers noted. (BCS PHOTO)