(L-R) Coach Mark Jones, Zach Winchester, Chris Zeigler and Jonathan Whitworth, members of the Oconee County Metal-In-Motion team, competed in Friday's FIRST Robotics Competition Palmetto Regional at Clemson University. The Oconee County team has already qualified for the international championship competition April 17-19 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Photo by Mykal McEldowney/Staff
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David Haines, part of the M'Aiken Magic team from Aiken, S.C., cheers for his team during the FIRST Robotics Competition Palmetto Regional at Clemson University on Friday. Photo by Mykal McEldowney/Staff
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Clemson Mayor Larry Abernathy speaks to the students competing in the fifth annual FIRST Robotics Competition Palmetto Regional on Friday. "Without students like you, I would be in a wheelchair," Abernathy said, referencing the prosthetic limb he now wears on his right leg. Photo by Mykal McEldowney/Staff
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