Nicholas Karas
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Oct 10
2019-2020 California Cup
Welcome to the eighth season of California Cup! Like last year, all four Cal Cup competitions will feature three divisions: Competitive, Standard, and Novice. Teams that intend to play 3 or 4 of the Cal Cup tournaments are encouraged to purchase “the package” (play the tournaments for the price of 3). Only teams that purchase …
Oct 04
Sacramento Fall HS Tournament (Oct 12)
We plan to run the Sac HS Tournament on Sat, Oct 12 at Churchill Middle School in Carmichael. At this point, our opinion is that it is highly likely that the district will approve our request; if there is an issue then we will hear about it on Tuesday. Registration is now open for Sacramento-area …
Sep 27
Update on Sacramento Fall HS Tournament
The current plan is that the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 12. The hope was that the competition would take place at Vista Del Lago HS in Folsom but today I determined that that would not be feasible. Thus, I am still in the process of confirming a host school; …
Sep 25
Results from Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament
Congratulations to Guilder for winning the HS Division and to Challenger-Almaden for winning the MS Division at the Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your help and to Ms. Yang/Saint Francis for hosting! Stats/results are here. Stay tuned for details regarding the Sac Fall HS Tournament and the Cal …
Aug 28
Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament (Sep 21)
The 2019 Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 21 at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View. Teams from outside of the Bay Area are welcome to compete. Like previous years, this tournament features a division for Novice high school teams and a separate division for (all) middle school teams; middle …
Aug 26
Upcoming Fall MS Tournaments
Hello Parents, Teachers, and Coaches, Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year; we hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer break. The Sacramento Fall Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 28 at Churchill Middle School in Carmichael. Entry fee information/details can be found here; registration takes place on the NAQT website here. The Bay Area …
May 13
Last Bay Area Tournament of the School Year
This event is taking place at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. Apologies for the delay in confirming the host. The High School Division is using SCT DII; these questions are similar in difficulty to those at HS Nationals; Novice-level teams should not compete at this event. Register for the HS division here; entry fees/discounts can …
May 13
MSNCT Results
Congratulations to Churchill A for finishing in second place at MSNCT this weekend near Chicago! Hopkins finished in third place. Stratford-Sunnyvale tied for eight place, Churchill B tied for thirteenth place, and Challenger-Almaden/Bret Harte/Harker all tied for twenty-first place. Out of 919 total participants, Arin from Challenger-Almaden was, by far, the top prelim scorer with …
May 06
Results from Sac Spring HS Tournament
Congratulations to Davis A for winning the Varsity Division and to Harper for winning the JV Division at the Sac Spring HS tournament! Thanks to all of our volunteers for your help and to Mr. Freund/Rio for hosting.Stats/Results are here. Nicholas
May 06
Results from NAQT NorCal State Tournament
Congratulations to Bellarmine A for winning NAQT States on Saturday! Thank you to our great staff for your help and to Mr. Fleitas/Bellarmine for hosting. Stats/Results are here.