Nicholas Karas
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Oct 23
December MS Tournament @ Sunol Glen
The December MS Tournament is taking place at Sunol Glen School in Sunol on Sunday, December 2; this is the tournament that was originally planned for Stanford. A reminder that schools that competed at the September Sacramento tournament cannot also compete at this tournament (both competitions are using NAQT MS-27). Entry fee information can be found here. Registration for the 12/2 …
Oct 23
November MS Tournament @ Leland HS
Registration is now open for the November MS Tournament, to be held at Leland High School in San Jose on Sunday, November 11. Entry fee information can be found here. Schools that compete at the 11/11 Leland tournament cannot also compete at the December 1 Sacramento MS Tournament at da Vinci (both competitions are using NAQT MS-28). Bay Area teams intending on playing …
Oct 11
Bay Area Fall MS Tournament [postponed]
The Bay Area Fall MS Tournament (originally planned for Saturday, October 13 at Stanford) will be postponed to a yet-undetermined date (but will not take place at Stanford). We will keep everyone posted.
Oct 03
Registration for the 2018-2019 California Cup
Registration is now open for Cal Cup #1, to be held on Saturday, October 27 at St. Francis HS in Mountain View. To register for Cal Cup #1, please fill out this registration form. Like last year, this competition features three divisions (Competitive, Standard, Novice). Let us know if you are unsure which division your team …
Oct 01
Results from Sacramento Fall MS Tournament
Congratulations to Hopkins A for winning the Varsity division and to Harper for winning the JV division at the Sacramento Fall MS Tournament! A big thanks goes to all of our dedicated volunteers for their help and to Mr. Hansen and Churchill for hosting. Stats/results are here.
Oct 01
Results from Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament
Congratulations to Saratoga A for winning the HS division and to Valley Christian Middle for winning the MS division at the 2018 Bay Area Fall Novice tournament! A big thanks goes to all of the moderators and scorekeepers for their help, to Michael and Kashvi for their assistance in the control room, and to Ms. Yang and …
Sep 11
Sacramento Fall HS Tournament (Oct 6)
NCQBA and Rio Americano HS are pleased to announce that the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018. This competition features separate JV and Varsity divisions. The field cap is 19 teams. Location: This tournament will take place at Rio Americano HS, 4540 American River Drive, Sacramento, California. Registration will …
Sep 03
Bay Area HS Novice Tournament @ St. Francis (Sept 22)
The Saint Francis High School Quiz Bowl club will be hosting a novice quiz bowl tournament on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Saint Francis HS in Mountain View. The tournament will be run in order to provide an introduction to quiz bowl without any prior experience necessary and to demonstrate what a truly fun activity …
May 24
Results from Recent Nationals
Congrats to Swapnil Garg from Harker for tying for fifth place at the inaugural Individual Player National Championship Tournament! Congrats to Shiva Oswal from Pi-oneers for winning MSNCT! This is the first time that a quiz bowl national competition has been won by a solo player. A big congrats also goes to BASIS (2nd place) …
May 24
Pre-Nationals Results
Congratulations to Crystal Springs for winning the Bay Area Pre-Nationals Tournament! Thank you to the staff for your help and to Crystal Springs for hosting. Stats/results are here.