Category: Announcements

Cal Cup Updates

(1) Tuesday, November 5 is the last day to register for Nov 9 online Cal Cup #1. All teams in the field must have a roster posted by the end of Tuesday – rosters can be changed/updated after that time, but we want to see that teams are actually making progress towards confirming their rosters. (2) A reminder to …

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Fall Quiz Bowl Schedule

Welcome to the new school year. Registration is now open for the following three events: (1) Saturday, September 28 Sacramento Online HS tournament @ Discord (2) Saturday, October 5 Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament @ Menlo (Private) School (3) Saturday, October 12 Sacramento Fall MS tournament @ Churchill All three events are using the NAQT online registration site – one must …

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HAMLET @ Mira Loma

Mira Loma HS is hosting an online (Discord) quiz bowl competition on Saturday, March 30 – all California teams are welcome. Details are here

Cal Cup #3 Registration

Registration is now open for Cal Cup #3, to be held on Saturday, March 2 at Oakland HS in Oakland. We will be using the IQBT set #4 for Competitive/Standard and SCOP Novice for Novice. Wednesday, February 28 is the last date to register. Register here All teams, including package teams, should fill out the form. However, package teams will be …

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Cal Cup Update

All divisions at Feb 17 Cal Cup #2 are now full – please update your team’s registration to indicate whether you can bring staff/buzzers. We offer a $30 discount per full-day staffer. More staff = more teams can be accommodated. Tuesday, February 13 is the last day to register. Please cancel your registration if you are no …

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Cal Cup #1 Registration

We are pleased to announce the twelfth annual California Cup tournament series. As in previous years, each Cal Cup tournament will feature 3 divisions: Competitive, Standard, and Novice. We are again offering teams the option to purchase “the package” – the ability to play all four tournaments for the price of three. Teams that expect to …

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ACF Fall for CA HS teams (Oct 15)

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Southern California Quiz Bowl are pleased to announce that the California high school site of 2023 ACF Fall (https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=396352) will be held on Discord on Sunday, October 15, 2023. This competition is open to all high schools in the state of California but teams should be aware that …

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Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament

The Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 7. This competition has two divisions: HS (novice players) and MS (non-novice players). As in previous years, we have a separate MS division so that experienced middle school teams can have an opportunity to hear high school level questions. Anyone who has previously …

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Fall Quiz Bowl Schedule

Welcome to the new school year! We hope everyone enjoyed their summer break. Registration is now open for the following two tournaments. Please note that we have increased the entry fee and discount amounts from last year. (1) Saturday, September 23 – Sacramento Fall HS Tournament @ Davis HS. This competition uses NAQT IS-222 for the …

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Update on Cal Cup #4

Bellarmine has indicated that they are no longer able to host in-person this upcoming Saturday, April 22; we look forward to hosting at Bellarmine again next school year. We have decided that the best option is to reschedule to Saturday, May 20 and run the tournament online (probably Discord). I know this is sub-optimal timing (finals season, …

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