Youth compete in robot action

-Photo courtesy of Helena Johnson

The Sciber Squids placed third in the robot game.

Back row left to right: Dylan Nails, Connor Johnson, Sam Woodhouse and Chase Baerlocher

Front row left to right: Rebekah Huber, Conrad Klos, Cole Baerlocher and Cassidi Shindler

Whitman County was represented by three rookie robotics teams at the first Washington Spokane Regional Qualifying Competition Saturday, Jan. 12, at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.

The local teams of fourth through eighth graders included Radical Obstacle Busters of the State (ROBOTS) and the Sciber Squids (pronounced cyber, but...