3171TEAM 3171 / THE ARCHIVE
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Records reviewed September 7, 2026. Competition data: The Blue Alliance ↗. This curated archive includes cancelled, remote and offseason entries where labeled. It is updated by the team, not synchronized automatically.
2026 competition records are shown here. Plans for the next season belong on the Season page.
No awards are listed in the retrieved team-history record for these events. Alumni may submit additional evidence.
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Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
No awards are listed in the retrieved team-history record for these events. Alumni may submit additional evidence.
Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
Local reporting also records an October 28 Half Hollow Hills Invitational win with teams 329 and 5736. See the news archive below; this is an offseason title.
No awards are listed in the retrieved team-history record for these events. Alumni may submit additional evidence.
Posted by the official 3171 Hurricanes YouTube channel.
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The source lists remote challenges and participation entries. These are not six in-person competitions.
No awards are listed in the retrieved team-history record for these events. Alumni may submit additional evidence.
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Both listed regional events were cancelled. They are not counted as competitions attended.
No awards are listed in the retrieved team-history record for these events. Alumni may submit additional evidence.
Posted by the official 3171 Hurricanes YouTube channel.
Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
Posted by the official 3171 Hurricanes YouTube channel.
Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
Posted by the official 3171 Hurricanes YouTube channel.
Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
Posted by the official 3171 Hurricanes YouTube channel.
Help complete this season: robot name, design story, additional team photos and memories. Contribute a memory ↗
This season used a different ranking system. No win–loss summary is shown. Award locations below follow competition records; a contemporary news story differs.
Posted by the official 3171 Hurricanes YouTube channel.
Help fill the gap: approved robot and team photos, robot name and a season story. Contribute a memory ↗
Help fill the gap: approved robot and team photos, robot name and a season story. Contribute a memory ↗
Help fill the gap: approved robot and team photos, robot name and a season story. Contribute a memory ↗
No awards are listed in the retrieved team-history record for these events. Alumni may submit additional evidence.
Help fill the gap: approved robot and team photos, robot name and a season story. Contribute a memory ↗
Help fill the gap: approved robot and team photos, robot name and a season story. Contribute a memory ↗
Team 3171’s rookie competition season. The Dean’s List recognition names student founder Nick Panzarino.
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RECOVERED FROM THE ARCHIVES
Explore original photos and video on team, community and publisher sites. These source links complement the approved photos above; outside galleries keep their original credits.
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Team-posted photos show the side-mounted adapter and motor assembly.
Chief Delphi · Jdfletch
Open original source ↗See the original adapter, prototypes and compact version in the release post.
Chief Delphi · Jdfletch
Open original source ↗Look for the WHB Hurricanes float and the second-place Youth Float caption. The full gallery also shows other parade participants.
Dan’s Papers · photos by Rick Seigleman
Open original source ↗The organizer’s report includes the winning alliance of 3171, 870 and 2872.
FIRST Long Island
Open original source ↗A captioned Westhampton Beach photo shows mentors Tony and Michelle Kryl with Gershow’s Jonathan Abrams.
Gershow Recycling
Open original source ↗A post under JordanManowitz documents the two robots climbing together. Open the original photo and discussion.
Chief Delphi · JordanManowitz
Open original source ↗A captioned photo identifies Tony and Michelle Kryl representing Westhampton Beach.
Gershow Recycling
Open original source ↗The original team announcement links to its reveal video ahead of the Buckeye Regional.
Chief Delphi · ajaquin3171
Open original source ↗A supporter photo accompanies the account of the team’s January 20 fundraising event.
Dan’s Papers · Oliver Peterson
Open original source ↗The newsletter includes a captioned Westhampton Beach representative photo from the aluminum collection event.
Gershow Recycling
Open original source ↗The sponsor announcement captions Mitchell Rechler, Nick Panzarino and Mike Bayack at the Hofstra competition.
PRLog · Megan Ferries
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Contemporary news and original records. Season and search filters also apply here.
Reports that Team 3171 won the October 28 postseason invitational with teams 329 and 5736. This is an offseason win, separate from regional championships.
Long Island Life & Politics ↗The photo gallery shows the robotics float and captions the team as second-place Youth Float winners. A community parade distinction, separate from FRC awards.
Dan’s Papers · Jacqueline Moore ↗Team-posted releases document HurriLink and its later Sidecar variant: 3D-printed adapters joining a NEO motor and SPARK MAX controller. Original posts include component photos and design links.
Chief Delphi · Jdfletch ↗Coverage of the team's $40,000 travel fundraising goal and the robot's climbing mechanism ahead of the Houston championship. This was a historical campaign, not a current appeal.
Greater Long Island · Nicholas Grasso ↗The organizer names 3171, 870 and 2872 as the winning alliance and records the Creativity Award. Includes a championship alliance photo at the source.
FIRST Long Island ↗Gershow lists Westhampton Beach among the teams collecting donated aluminum on December 14, 2019, before the next build season.
Gershow Recycling ↗The May 18 Good Ground Park event report identifies Westhampton Beach students displaying their robot. The archive retains the caption, although its original team image currently has an empty image address.
Dan’s Papers · Barbara Lassen ↗Local coverage describes the team's box-handling and climbing robot and its trip to the world championship in Detroit.
Dan’s Papers · Dan Rattiner ↗The organizer identifies 3171 as a Regional #2 finalist receiving a wildcard championship opportunity.
FIRST Long Island ↗Industry coverage includes Westhampton Beach among the schools receiving donated aluminum for robotics.
Recycling Today ↗The newsletter records Westhampton Beach's participation in the musical theme contest and its involvement in the December 2016 scrap-metal donation event.
FIRST Long Island newsletter ↗The event report recognizes Team 3171's Creativity Award and mentor Tony Kryl's regional Woodie Flowers recognition.
FIRST Long Island ↗A contemporary account of the students' work and a $20,000 travel campaign. Its award-to-event assignments differ from competition records; the timeline follows The Blue Alliance's event records.
Hamptons.com · Nicole Barylski ↗Documents a January 20 robotics fundraiser at The Patio, supported by Enzo Morabito. This is historical fundraising coverage; pictured supporters are not identified as the student team.
Dan’s Papers · Oliver Peterson ↗Resolution J1603 honors the regional title and identifies student Nick Panzarino as a founder, with Anthony Kryl and Justin Kuey as coaches. It places the organizing effort around 2009, before the official 2010 rookie season.
New York State Senate ↗Team 358 records winning Long Island with 1796 and 3171, using the earlier team name P.R.I.D.E. The date of the change to Hurricanes is still an open archive question.
Team 358 · Robotic Eagles ↗The newsletter lists Westhampton Beach among teams collecting aluminum on January 21, 2012, and includes a captioned team-representative photo.
Gershow Recycling newsletter ↗A sponsor-issued announcement documents Rechler Equity Partners' support of the team at Hofstra. This is a press release, not independent reporting or a statement of current sponsorship.
PRLog · Megan Ferries ↗No news sources match this filter. Try All seasons.
OUR ROOTS / COACH-CONFIRMED HISTORY
Westhampton Beach competed as Team 1019, Sons Of The Beach, beginning in 2003. Its 2006 record includes a Judges’ Award (Day 1). Team 358’s regional directory connects this earlier program with Team 3171.
These predecessor achievements are kept separate from Team 3171’s competition record.
The 2013 New York State Senate resolution credits student Nick Panzarino with helping found the team four years earlier, placing the organizing effort around 2009. Team 3171’s official rookie competition year is 2010. The resolution names coaches Anthony Kryl and Justin Kuey.
Alliance partner Team 358’s 2013 history uses the earlier name P.R.I.D.E. for 3171. That season, 3171 won Long Island with 358 and 1796 and reached the championship’s Newton Division.
Help document the name change and the years between the earlier program and Team 3171. We still need dates, photographs and firsthand stories.
ALUMNI / FILL IN THE GAPS
Share a robot photo, a competition memory, a correction or the ways robotics shaped your career. Include the season, event and photographer credit when you can.
Alumni & history contribution form ↗Submissions go privately to Coach Manowitz in a separate alumni register. Email and phone details stay private. Public stories and photos require permission and coach review.