Nicholas Karas
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Oct 07
Update on Sac HS Tournament
We have closed the field (for now) for the Oct 23 Sacramento HS tournament; however, we are letting all schools (Bay Area/out of state/middle schools/etc.) sign up for the waitlist. We will expand the field if we can get more staff. Register here
Sep 19
ACF Fall HS Mirror (Oct 17)
The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance, in collaboration with Southern California Quiz Bowl and the Georgia Academic Team Association, is pleased to announce that the CA+GA high school site of 2021 ACF Fall will be held on Zoom on Sunday, October 17, 2021. This competition is open to all high schools in the states of California …
Sep 16
CA Fall Novice Tournament (Oct 30)
The California Fall Novice Tournament will take place online (Discord) on Saturday, October 30; we plan to use the SCOP Novice set for this event. All high schools from California are welcome to compete (middle school teams cannot compete– sorry!) We are using the same eligibility standards as last year (listed here). Ineligible high school students …
Sep 09
Fall Calendar
Hello Players, Coaches, and Parents! Welcome to the new school year! We hope everyone had a pleasant and healthy summer. 1) Based on the results of the team survey (here– if your school has not already submitted), most Bay Area schools prefer to wait until Spring to resume in-person events. Therefore, we plan to continue with …
May 02
Results from Middle School National Tournaments
Congratulations to Churchill A for winning the 2021 MSNCT! Other high-placing NorCal teams include Stanford Online (4th place), Challenger-Strawberry Park A (tied for 7th place), and Bret Harte (tied for 10th place). Congratulations to Arin from Stanford Online for winning the 2021 Middle School Individual Player National Championship Tournament! Five other NorCal players finished in …
May 02
Results from Sac Spring HS
Congratulations to Mira Loma for winning the Varsity Division and to Lowell B for winning the JV Division at the Sac Spring HS Tournament! Thank you to all for playing and to all of our great staff for their help. Stats/results are here
Apr 14
Results from Bay Area April Tournament
Congratulations to Churchill A for winning the Varsity Division and to Anderson B for winning the JV Division! Thank you to all of our staff for your help. Stats/Results are here
Apr 03
Bay Area April MS Tournament
This competition is taking place on Saturday, April 10 and features separate Varsity/JV Divisions. Register here => https://www.naqt.com/registration/field.jsp?tournament_id=12343 Entry fee info here => https://www.naqt.com/registration/fees.jsp?tournament_id=12343
Apr 01
Sacramento Spring HS Tournament
The Sacramento Spring HS Tournament is taking place on Saturday, April 24 on Discord. The competition features separate JV/Varsity divisions. Bay Area teams and Middle School teams may compete. Entry fee info here => https://www.naqt.com/registration/fees.jsp… Register here => https://www.naqt.com/registration/field.jsp…
Feb 23
West Coast Championship Tournament
The (first ever!) West Coast Championship Tournament for High School Teams is taking place on Saturday, March 27 on Discord. This competition uses STASH for Competitive and NAQT IS-201 for Standard. There is no Novice Division; Novice teams are discouraged from playing this event. We are not placing a field cap on either division for …