Nicholas Karas
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Nov 11
Results from NorCal ACF Fall
Thanks to all those who came out to compete in ACF Fall! Berkeley B cleared the field with a single loss, earning the overall, UG, and DII titles. Escobar won the High School Division. College stats are here; High School stats are here.
Nov 11
Results from Davis Classic Tournament
Congratulations to Mission San Jose for winning the Third Annual Davis Classic Tournament! Thank you to the staff for helping out and to the Skinner Family/Mr. Williams/Davis High for hosting! Stats/results are here Congratulations to “Fat Free Water: Starting at $20” for winning the always-entertaining Ethan Skinner-produced DESPACITO III: Tokyo Drift trash tournament at lunch.
Oct 22
Results from Bay Area Fall MS Tournament
Congratulations to Challenger-Almaden (varsity) and Stratford-Fremont A (JV), the champions of the 2019 Stratford-Fremont middle school tournament. Complete team and individual stats are available on naqt.com. Our thanks to our host, John Fox of Stratford-Fremont, and to all the staff who made this tournament possible.
Oct 18
Results from Sacramento Fall HS Tournament
Congratulations to Sagittarius B for winning the Varsity Division and to Davis D for winning the JV Division at the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament! As always, a big thanks goes to all of our staff for helping out and to Mr. Hansen/Churchill for hosting+getting rooms at the last minute. Stats/results are here.
Oct 16
Third Annual Davis Classic Tournament (Oct 26)
The Third Annual Davis Classic Tournament is taking place on Saturday, October 26 (earlier this year) at Davis Senior High School.This competition is using the BLAST set; the questions are harder-level and are designed for experienced teams; teams that are new to quiz bowl should not play this event. This competition is a direct qualifier for …
Oct 14
November Middle School Tournaments
Registration is now open for the following two competitions. 1) The Sacramento November Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, November 16 at Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School in Sacramento. Entry fee details can be found here; registration takes place on the NAQT website here. 2) The Bay Area November Middle School Tournament will take place …
Oct 14
Sacramento Fall MS Tournament Results
Congratulations to Churchill A for winning the Varsity Division and to Churchill I for winning the JV Division at the Sac Fall MS Tournament! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your help, to Bellarmine for letting us borrow buzzers, and to Mr. Hansen/Churchill for hosting! Stats/results can be found here Churchill set a …
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; …