Nicholas Karas
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Oct 18
Cal Cup #1 and #2 Results
Congrats to Davis A for winning the Varsity division of Cal Cup #1 and congrats to Davis B for winning the JV division of Cal Cup #1. Results are here. Congrats to Davis A for winning the Varsity division of Cal Cup #2 and congrats to Bellarmine C for winning the JV division of …
Aug 30
Sacramento Fall MS Tournament (Sept 18)
The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Churchill MS are pleased to announce that Churchill will host the Sacramento Fall MS tournament on Sunday, September 18. We will have a field cap of 14 teams. Until 1 week prior to the start of the tournament we are reserving 2 spots in the field for schools …
Aug 30
Sacramento HS Fall: September 17, 2016
NCQBA and Rio Americano HS are pleased to announce that the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016. All teams will play in 1 division; we will not have separate JV and Varsity divisions. The field cap is 18 teams. Until 1 week prior to the start of the tournament …
Feb 27
California Cup #4 @ UC Berkeley: March 5, 2016
The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Quiz Bowl Club at UC Berkeley are pleased to announce that we will be holding the fourth annual California Cup. The California Cup consists of four quiz bowl tournaments held throughout the year, and it is widely considered the premier academic competition event in Northern California. Cal Cup …
Feb 27
Mid-Season Analysis
The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance Presents… Midseason Attempt at a NorCal Statistical Analysis Made by Unofficial Student Association (aka MANSA MUSA) Article I: A Brief Overview of the Circuit, circa January 2016 One factor that makes a midseason analysis difficult is the lack of headtohead games between full A teams. Only twice this season …
Dec 12
Bellarmine Novice: January 16, 2016
Bellarmine’s quiz bowl team will be running our annual novice tournament on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. We will be using NAQT’s Introductory Invitational Set #153A. This particular set of questions is intentionally geared towards newer teams. The initial field cap will be 36 teams, with possible expansion, …
Dec 12
Sacramento Winter: January 9, 2016
NCQBA and Rio Americano HS are pleased to announce that the Sacramento Winter HS Tournament will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016. We will have separate JV and Varsity divisions for this tournament. Location: This tournament will take place at Rio Americano HS, Sacramento, California. Registration will begin at 9:00AM and we hope to …
Feb 18
California Cup #4 flyer
High School Quiz Bowl tournament @ UC Berkeley (Mar 7, 2015) What: Quiz Bowl is a team buzzer competition (similar to science bowl and history bowl) that features questions in all academic subjects (such as science, history, literature, etc). Each team is composed of 4 students from the same school. There will be teams …