Webster City's Lynxavators are on the clock during Saturday's FIRST LEGO League regional competition at Webster City High School's Competition Gym. The team, from left, are Adah Hook, of Blairsburg; Valentin Robles, of Duncombe; referee Ryan Muetzel, of Ames; Justice Schossow, of Webster City; Charly Christensen (working on robot), of Blairsburg; Kai Griswold, of Webster City; and Chloe Evans, of Webster City.

At the FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition hosted by Webster City on Saturday, 29 of the registered 32 teams made the trip in spite of the threatening forecast, according to Mark Murphy, the regional organizer and director of Technology for the Webster City Community School District.