Rocket Sauce (FRC1137), the Mathews Robotics Team, placed 13th out of 27 teams in the Rumble in the Roads, a FIRST Robotics post-season competition, held on Nov. 7 at Menchville High School in Newport News.

The one-day event involved teams from Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. The FIRST Robotics 2016 international competition season starts on Jan. 9, 2016.

For more information, visit www.usfirst.org or contact Mathews team coach Larry Brown at 725-5839. The team accepts students from Mathews, Gloucester and Middlesex counties, both public and home schooled in grades 8-12. The team is also recruiting mentors familiar with computer programming. ...