April 2015 archive

Bellarmine’s middle school tournament: May 24, 2015

Update: this tournament has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 24, 2015. If your team had registered for the previously announced April 18 date, please contact me to confirm your team’s status for May 24. The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Bellarmine College Prep are pleased to announce that Bellarmine will host its third annual middle …

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Northern California State Championship Results and Analysis

Statistics from the Northern California State Championship can be found here. This write-up contains only the top eight teams.   1st place – Saratoga With the failure to appear of Bellarmine’s entire usual A-team, Saratoga easily went 13-0 to become the Northern California state champions. With a PPG among the highest ever seen in NAQT …

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Results: NAQT Northern California state championship, April 11, 2015

Congratulations to Saratoga, who went 13-0 to win the 2015 NAQT Northern California State Championship! Haarlem A finished second with an 11-2 record (both losses to Saratoga). Davis A claimed third by defeating Escobar A 325-320 in the last round of the superplayoffs. Complete team and individual stats are available here. My thanks to all …

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Cal Cup #4 Results and Analysis – JUNIOR VARSITY

Junior varsity statistics from California Cup #4 can be found here.   This write up is the second of two and contains only the top six junior varsity teams.   1st place – Valley Christian A Bouncing back from their 4th-place finish at Cal Cup #3 and improving upon their 2nd-place spot at Bellarmine Novice, …

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Results: Berkeley’s middle school tournament, April 4, 2015

Congratulations to Stratford-Santa Clara, who defeated Challenger-Ardenwood A 370-315 in a one-game final to win the 2015 Berkeley middle school tournament! Both teams qualify for MSNCT in Dallas. Challenger-Berryessa took third place. Complete team and individual stats are available here. Thanks to all of the staff who made this tournament possible: Ankit Aggarwal, Eric Guo, …

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