General Info
General Info
Welcome to the inaugural Central Valley Clash at Washington Union High School on Saturday, November 14, 2026!
We will have a full VEX Robotics tournament featuring two competition fields, one practice field, and one skills field. Competition will take place in our gym, with team pits in the adjacent cafeteria.
Check-in opens at 8:30 a.m. Teams must check in by 9:45 a.m. and complete robot inspection by 10:00 a.m. Teams that have not checked in by 9:45 a.m. will be dropped from the roster so the match schedule can be generated. Teams running late must contact the Event Partner before the check-in deadline.
- Venue
- Washington Union High School
- Address
- 6041 South Elm Avenue, Fresno, California 93706, United States
- Dates
- November 14, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 13
- Event Region
- California - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Priority Registration Opens
- 25-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 9-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 12-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- November 10, 2026
- Price
- $185.00
Agenda
8:45 a.m. Team arrivals, pits, check-in, practice field, and inspection open
9:45 a.m. Check-in deadline—teams not present will be dropped from competition
10:00 a.m. Team meeting
10:15 a.m. Qualifying matches and judging begin; skills field opens
12:30 p.m. Lunch begins; skills field closes for lunch
1:00 p.m. Qualifying matches resume; skills field reopens
3:45 p.m. Qualifying matches and judging end; skills field closes at the start of the final qualifying match
4:00 p.m. Alliance selection
4:15 p.m. Playoff matches begin
5:15 p.m. Awards ceremony
Judging Format
Judging Format All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jason Archuleta at jason.archuleta@wusd.ws
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If the event is going to be canceled due to inclement weather, all teams will be notified via email (at least 24 hours in advance if possible). As this will be an indoor event, cancellation is highly unlikely. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date in events.vex.com and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.