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Del Mar and Redwood robotics teams unite to win tournament championship

Del Mar Middle School’s robotics team joined with Artemis Robotics to take first place among 16 teams.

MATT KNOWLES PHOTODel Mar Middle School’s robotics team paired with Artemis Robotics, the all-girls team from Redwood High School, to win the NorCal-FTC Pen League Tournament Feb. 1 in Daly City. The Del Mar squad includes, from left, advanced-robotics teacher Nate MacDonald, Oliva Kellerman, Sophia Nachtigall, Charile Levernier, Alex Chobantonov, River Chong, Ryan Nasser Knowles, Nicholas Totev, Jake Levernier, Axel Smith, Miles Burkland, Nikhil Sanjeev and Sebastien Pascal.
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By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ · 1 min read

Del Mar Middle School’s robotics team, the Bearded Dragons, teamed up with Artemis Robotics, an all-girls squad out of Redwood High School, to take first place among 16 teams at the NorCal-First Tech Challenge Pen League Tournament, held Feb. 1 at Jefferson High School in Daly City.

“To see Del Mar students and Del Mar graduates succeed at such a high level warms my heart,” said Nate MacDonald, Del Mar’s robotics coach and advanced-robotics teacher.

Del Mar’s squad includes eighth graders Miles Burkland, Oliva Kellerman, Charlie Levernier, Jake Levernier, Sophia Nachtigall, Sebastien Pascal, Nikhil Sanjeev and Axel Smith; and seventh graders Alex Chobantonov, River Chong, Ryan Nasser Knowles and Nicholas Totev.

Tiburon Peninsula residents on the Redwood squad include Maayan Bujanover and Nikki Lamb, both former Del Mar robotics students.

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A version of this story appeared in the Feb. 12, 2025, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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