The current plan is that the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 12. The hope was that the competition would take place at Vista Del Lago HS in Folsom but today I determined that that would not be feasible. Thus, I am still in the process of confirming a host school; I will provide an update next week. Thank you for your patience during this process.
Sep 25
Results from Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament
Congratulations to Guilder for winning the HS Division and to Challenger-Almaden for winning the MS Division at the Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your help and to Ms. Yang/Saint Francis for hosting!
Stats/results are here.
Stay tuned for details regarding the Sac Fall HS Tournament and the Cal Cup Tournaments.
We were made aware of inappropriate behavior in one of the rooms in the 100s building (middle school division). A Saint Francis teacher indicated Monday morning that “When I walked in this morning, a ton of my equipment was broken and/or messed up, and the room was a mess.” In addition, students were seen climbing tables and jumping on walls. Conduct of this sort is not tolerated; participants and chaperones are reminded that when we run competitions we are guests at the school and must treat the classrooms and facilities with respect.
Aug 28
Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament (Sep 21)
The 2019 Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 21 at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View. Teams from outside of the Bay Area are welcome to compete.
Like previous years, this tournament features a division for Novice high school teams and a separate division for (all) middle school teams; middle school students cannot compete in the high school division.
Teams can consist of no more than 6 members. The field cap is 36 for HS and 16 for MS. This tournament is not a qualifier for HSNCT but it is a qualifier for MSNCT.
Please note: we are using the same questions in both divisions. Thus, this competition will be challenging to middle school students who are new to quiz bowl (such students are encouraged to compete instead at the other designated middle school tournaments).
Players who have competed at the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament, the PACE National Scholastic Championship, or finished t-13 or better at any NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament must receive permission to play in the high school division from Nicholas Karas (nicholas.karas@naqt.com).
Experienced high school players are strongly encouraged to help staff this event (a great opportunity to receive volunteer hours).
Entry fee/discount information can be found here.
Register here (one must have an account on the NAQT website in order to register)
Stay tuned for details regarding other upcoming NorCal high school tournaments.
Aug 26
Upcoming Fall MS Tournaments
Hello Parents, Teachers, and Coaches,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year; we hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer break.
The Sacramento Fall Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 28 at Churchill Middle School in Carmichael. Entry fee information/details can be found here; registration takes place on the NAQT website here.
The Bay Area Fall Middle School Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 19 at Stratford School-Fremont Osgood in Fremont. Entry fee information/details can be found here; registration takes place on the NAQT website here. We have increased the base entry fee but have also increased the discount amounts.
Both of these competitions feature separate JV/Varsity divisions; participants who are new to quiz bowl are encouraged to compete in the JV division. The top 15% of teams at both events will qualify for the 2020 MSNCT (to be held near Chicago in May) but only teams that compete in the Varsity division are eligible to qualify.
Please note: these two events will use the same set (NAQT MS #31); schools can compete at either event but cannot compete at both. We ask that each team consist of no more than 6 members.
One must have an account on the NAQT website in order to register.
Stay tuned for details regarding the Cal Cup tournaments/other competitions.
May 13
Last Bay Area Tournament of the School Year
This event is taking place at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. Apologies for the delay in confirming the host.
The High School Division is using SCT DII; these questions are similar in difficulty to those at HS Nationals; Novice-level teams should not compete at this event.
Register for the HS division here; entry fees/discounts can be found here. The current field cap is 10 and we each school can enter at most 2 teams (until we recruit more staff).
MS field can be found here and entry fees/discounts can be found here. Please drop your team(s) from the field if they are no longer able to compete so that we can accommodate the waitlist teams.
For both divisions we ask that each team consist of no more than 6 members.
Be aware that the entry fees/discounts are different for the MS/HS divisions although we are offering a $30 discount per staffer provided.
Please write out any checks to Bellarmine College Preparatory.
May 13
MSNCT Results
Congratulations to Churchill A for finishing in second place at MSNCT this weekend near Chicago! Hopkins finished in third place. Stratford-Sunnyvale tied for eight place, Churchill B tied for thirteenth place, and Challenger-Almaden/Bret Harte/Harker all tied for twenty-first place.
Out of 919 total participants, Arin from Challenger-Almaden was, by far, the top prelim scorer with 138.02 ppg. Pareekshith from Hopkins was the number two prelim scorer with 110.99 ppg, Siddharth was the number four prelim scorer with 102.66 ppg, and Sahas was the number ten prelim scorer with 76.06 ppg.
Stats/results are here
May 06
Results from Sac Spring HS Tournament
Congratulations to Davis A for winning the Varsity Division and to Harper for winning the JV Division at the Sac Spring HS tournament! Thanks to all of our volunteers for your help and to Mr. Freund/Rio for hosting.
Stats/Results are here.
Nicholas
May 06
Results from NAQT NorCal State Tournament
Congratulations to Bellarmine A for winning NAQT States on Saturday! Thank you to our great staff for your help and to Mr. Fleitas/Bellarmine for hosting. Stats/Results are here.
Apr 14
Sacramento Spring HS Tournament
This event will take place on Saturday, May 4 at Rio Americano HS in Sacramento. This competition features separate Varsity (IS-177) and JV (IS-184A) divisions. Please note that if your team competed at or staffed the March 30 Sunnyvale MS tournament then your school must play in the Varsity Division. The current field cap is 12 for Varsity and 6 for JV. Teams are limited to 6 members.
Sacramento-area school can start registering now; Bay Area teams must wait until Monday, April 22 to begin registration. MS Teams are welcome to compete.
Entry fee info is here; I have increased the staff discount to $30 per staffer provided. Schools that are new to quiz bowl will play this tournament for free.
Register here
Apr 14
Results from Sunnyvale MS Tournament
Congratulations to Challenger-Almaden for winning the Competitive Division and to Stratford-Sunnyvale C for winning the Standard Division at the Stratford-Sunnyvale Middle School Tournament! Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers for your assistance and to Ms. Gilbert/Ms. Turner/Stratford-Sunnyvale for hosting!
Results are here (check back soon for the final standings for competitive).