Originally Posted by Nuttyman54 (Post 1587100)

No question in my mind about this. While I appreciate all the nominations for 5803, I think 5895 Peddie School Robotics' on-field performance shows a clear winner. They won 9 awards in 4 events, highest rookie seed at every event they attended and captained the #4 alliance on Carson to the finals.

Ultimately the next several seasons will show more than just the rookie campaigns. This year's rookie class is one of the strongest I can remember. 5817 Uni-Rex, 5818 Riviera Robotics, 5813 Morpheus and more also came out very strong this season, and most importantly are building sustainable programs which will continue to field incredible, high caliber teams for years to come.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard (Post 1364110)

5136 is my favorite rookie this year in terms of performance.

Originally Posted by Citrus Dad (Post 1587515)

1983 has been the dominant team in the PNW for many years now.

Originally Posted by Citrus Dad (Post 1587517)

5137 had at least as good year (even at the same regional in one case).

Originally Posted by tindleroot (Post 1587497)

Another 1998 rookie that is not as well known but could be put up for consideration is 64. They made Einstein twice in their years, and had such a great season in 2005 (9 awards and a trip to Einstein finals) that they retired their number, resuming as 39 in 2006 (I think that's who they became, right?). 64 is a little unconventional since they stopped competing, but on a year-for-year basis I could argue that they were the most successful 1998 rookie.

Originally Posted by EricH (Post 1587538)

Short version: Sponsor moved, schools separated into their own teams. 39 was the "primary" school, and opted for a veteran number. Two other teams picked up numbers in the 1100s as the year they joined the team. And, I think there's been a team or two somewhat recently that's had Team 64 as a sponsor (no kidding). I think said teams also had 64's primary sponsor.