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by Mitu
Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Player name pronunciation
Replies: 52
Views: 15867

Re: Player name pronunciation

Mitu [me-two] Ramgopal [Rahm-go-paul]
by Mitu
Tue May 20, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Tournament, 5/24
Replies: 82
Views: 29153

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Tournament, 5/24

Im also interested in playing.
by Mitu
Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Senior Destinations 2008
Replies: 103
Views: 23011

Re: ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS INVOLVED IN QUIZBOWL

University of Minnesota
by Mitu
Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Re: Minnesota '07-'08

Wayzata B will probably not make playoffs, considering Noah cant make it to Nationals.
by Mitu
Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Re: Minnesota '07-'08

Alex Friedman and I are both definitely interested in attending the Cvi mirror but we're looking for a team to play on.
by Mitu
Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Is anyone planning on attending the tournament at Roseville? I was just browsing the MQBA site and saw the tournament announcement up, but I had not heard of any tournament being hosted there.
by Mitu
Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Quick results:
1. Eden Prairie A
2. Chaska
3. Minnetonka A
4. Wayzata B
5. Wayzata A
by Mitu
Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

I don't have the packet in front of me right now, but I am pretty sure the question stated he was captured at the Battle of the Bulge, which is uniquely identifying for Vonnegut. The question did state Battle of the Bulge, as I recall Carsten getting it off of that clue. Okay, thanks for letting me...
by Mitu
Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

cdcarter wrote:I don't have the packet in front of me right now, but I am pretty sure the question stated he was captured at the Battle of the Bulge, which is uniquely identifying for Vonnegut.
The question did state Battle of the Bulge, as I recall Carsten getting it off of that clue.
by Mitu
Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Knowledge Master Open Fall 2007
Replies: 21
Views: 6349

Wayzata got around 1653.
by Mitu
Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

EP A lost in the final to EP B confirm/deny?
by Mitu
Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Wow, this thread has gone to hell fast. First off, Colin, there is no need to perceive what Carsten said as an insult towards the ability of every player on EP that is not named Michael Wright. Although I personally dont agree that your team this year is weaker than your team last year, Carsten was ...
by Mitu
Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:28 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

I hope you guys do well this year as well. Do you plan on coming to any of the invitationals outside of league play?
by Mitu
Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Carsten didnt call you guys weak at all, he just said that you were weaker than last year. Granted, I dont necessarily agree with him on it (especially since we're only one tournament in), but Gautam and Trevor were fantastic players and players of that caliber are hard to replace. And while you may...
by Mitu
Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

1.a Wayzata B is more stacked than it should be, and I will also say that they are not too far behind from Wayzata A. If there is some rearrangement of the teams, Wayazata will be much better off. I won't say much because it's not my business to... but if you want to have more balanced teams, then ...
by Mitu
Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Quick SOCIAL Results
1st: Eden Prairie A
2nd: Wayzata A
3rd: Chaska
4th: Minnetonka A

Individual Results
1st: Michael Wright (Eden Prairie A)
2nd: Brian Hatt-Stuart (Rosemount)
3rd: Carsten Gehring (Wayzata A)
4th: Noah Rosenthal (Wayzata B)
by Mitu
Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Well, our coach has changed her mind: Wayzata A will definitely be in attendance at SOCIAL. Dont know about the lower teams though.
by Mitu
Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Anant is conspicuously missing. Can he not make it to SOCIAL?
by Mitu
Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

And it's official: Wayzata will not be in attendance at SOCIAL, save our coach deciding at the last second to let at least A team attend to represent Wayzata.
by Mitu
Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

With coaching like this, who needs teams to lose to?
That's all Im going to say.
by Mitu
Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

So, it looks like the division confusion continues with the possibility of Wayzata being switched to North division. It seems that the Western division has too many teams. Anyone else think they may switch?
by Mitu
Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Damn, well, looks like our coach is just refusing to let us go then.
by Mitu
Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

So, did anybody else anything about A teams not being eligible for TOMCAT? Our coach stated that Wayzata A cannot play because the tournament is focusing mainly on new teams and doesn't want experienced players pounding on the newbies or something to that extent.
by Mitu
Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Haha, seriously? http://www.hsquizbowl.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4539
It's a college level tournament, but it will be good for getting experience on upper level tournaments.
by Mitu
Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Wayzata is in West Division as well. We look forward to playing against you guys in league. By the way, Im assuming since the Titanomachy mirror is at your school that you're going?
by Mitu
Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: Minnesota area Titanomachy mirror 11/3
Replies: 8
Views: 4271

Wayzata will probably be coming, just need to sort out the details with coach/teammates.
by Mitu
Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Yeah, I wish we could come. However, due to us already trying to attend Weekend of Quizbowl and potentially PACE, I dont know if we could find the funds to go down to Missouri for a tournament, unless we can somehow get a parent to accompany the team on a roadtrip (as flying would be too expensive a...
by Mitu
Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

@ Chris: No HS here has ever house-written a tournament, so if we started doing so, we would need a good group to edit the packets. I know Carsten and I talked about the possibility of house-writing a tournament at Wayzata, but the other main issue would be getting interest from teams to attend. Mos...
by Mitu
Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

It's even worse that our first non A series tournament isn't until December. It would be nice if R. and NAQT could organize something a little earlier, but that doesn't seem like it's going to happen in the near future.
by Mitu
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

The greatest thing about this thread is that we get to speculate all the way until October 27th. Yay MN QB.
by Mitu
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

That's Carsten, my teammate.
by Mitu
Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

Like Chris said, Eden Prairie makes the top 25 because of Michael being amazing and having a pretty good supporting cast. As for if anyone can beat them, I'd certainly like to think that Wayzata has a chance, but, talk is cheap and I'll wait until there are some actual stats before I start making Mi...
by Mitu
Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Compilation of stats
Replies: 9
Views: 4567

Well, all Minnesota stats are posted at http://www.naqt.com/mqba, although there's no guarantee that the stats for every tournament will be posted.
by Mitu
Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

It's definitely a valuable learning experience, Im hoping more Wayzata kids go next year.
by Mitu
Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ACE Camps 2007
Replies: 72
Views: 30780

I greatly enjoyed myself at the MSM camp, and feel like I've learned a lot. Mr. Huff's Fine Arts class was very informative, and I felt that Ms. Heckert's Biology and Chem classes were pretty good as well. The only qualm I had with Chem was that it could have been a bit more challenging in terms of ...
by Mitu
Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ACE Camps 2007
Replies: 72
Views: 30780

Myself and my teammate Carsten from Wayzata are attending the Maryland camp.
by Mitu
Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

I enjoyed the Pop Culture tournament and it would be cool if you guys ran it again. My only qualm was that a couple of the of the questions seemed like hoses (there was one I remember that seemed like a question on Longhorn and then suddenly turned), but there weren't too many of those.
by Mitu
Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '07-'08
Replies: 356
Views: 95835

I think next year should be another exciting year for MN QB. My thoughts on who'll be competitive next year: Eden Prairie: They graduate Trevor and Gautam, who are obviously very strong, but they have strong B teamers who can definitely step up to the task. I think they'll be a force to be reckoned ...
by Mitu
Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2006-2007
Replies: 75
Views: 34879

Good job at Nationals everybody, congrats to EP for their high placement. Looking forward to another year of MN Quiz Bowl.
by Mitu
Sun May 27, 2007 12:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: Maggie Walker wins 2007 HSNCT!
Replies: 138
Views: 52013

Minnetonka A was also 6-4.
by Mitu
Sat May 26, 2007 8:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: Maggie Walker wins 2007 HSNCT!
Replies: 138
Views: 52013

Eden Prairie A was 8-2.
Wayzata A and Wayzata B were both 6-4.
DeLasalle was 6-4.
That's as far as I know for MN teams.
by Mitu
Mon May 21, 2007 7:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2007 NAQT HSNCT Predictions
Replies: 79
Views: 30903

Regarding your list Byko, St. Anthony will not be in attendance (at least according to the field posted on the NAQT website).
by Mitu
Tue May 15, 2007 1:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2007 NAQT HSNCT Predictions
Replies: 79
Views: 30903

Byko wrote: I don't have details on who they defeated or how many games they won at NAQT Minnesota, but I have them at 56-2 on the season.
They were undefeated at the NAQT State tournament in the prelims and won the tournament. In the MNHSQB League play, they were undefeated as well.
by Mitu
Sat May 05, 2007 10:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2007 NAQT HSNCT Predictions
Replies: 79
Views: 30903

Based off of the statistics that have been posted, I would say that the polls are mostly accurate, with Maggie Walker at the head. As for who might be the biggest surprise, I think Eden Prairie has a chance to go far, but they have not played against any of the "traditional" powers. As for...
by Mitu
Tue May 01, 2007 8:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2006-2007
Replies: 75
Views: 34879

Mr. Hentzel told me that stats wont be posted for WISDOM, but Im assuming the stats from State should be up soon.
by Mitu
Tue May 01, 2007 5:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2006-2007
Replies: 75
Views: 34879

hmquizbowl, Congrats on taking second at State. My team, Wayzata, took fourth after losing to Eden Prairie in the semifinals and then to Minnetonka in the consolation game (by 20). Not to take anything away from Minnetonka's win, but it should also be noted that we were missing people and had to shu...
by Mitu
Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ITT Get your name change on again!
Replies: 66
Views: 22318

Hey, Im up for one.
by Mitu
Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2006-2007
Replies: 75
Views: 34879

Congratulations to Eden Prairie for winning the first WISDOM tournament, no losses except for one in 3rd doubles I believe. I enjoyed playing in the Deep Bench format. Any thoughts on how it went?
by Mitu
Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2007 Pre-Nationals National Poll Results
Replies: 66
Views: 27073

Gonzagapuma1 wrote:Really? I think that Eden Prairie were about where they were supposed to be seeing as they haven't played any(that I know of) competition outside of Minnesota.
Oh, good point, I didnt factor that in before I made my statement.