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- Wed May 30, 2018 12:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
- Replies: 153
- Views: 111289
Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault)
He really needs to go. I can't recommend anyone use NAQT sets until he does.
- Wed May 16, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2018)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 18645
Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2018)
I'm going to Beloit College. Unfortunately, they don't have a quizbowl team, but hopefully I'll be able to start one. Cool! Wisconsin could definitely use more college clubs. Founding a club at a Wisconsin liberal arts college is possible, I swear! You can do this! If I recall correctly, Beloit had...
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33583
Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
We got our check in the mail today.JKHtay wrote:Georgia Tech has also not been paid and would like an update.Potatoes wrote:I haven't heard anything privately from them.njsbling wrote:
Can a representative of ACF please provide an update regarding this?
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33583
Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
Hi there - All hosts should have received an email today regarding payment. If you did not receive an email, please write to me at gautam.acf@gmail.com Thanks Hello, We haven't received payment yet. Is there an update on this? Thanks! Can a representative of ACF please provide an update regarding t...
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 93825
Re: Illinois '17-'18
Just a heads up to everyone: NIU will not be hosting ATROPHY this year. Thank you to the teams and staff who made the trip out to DeKalb in past years.
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:46 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
Congratulations to Fremd A, who went undefeated en route to 1st place. Also congrats to Barrington and Fremd B, who placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. A huge thanks goes to our wonderful staff: Bard Fischer, Denise Kreb, Mike Laudermith, Basedanna Phillips, Benj Phillips, Mike Sorice, Kraken Anne Stre...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
Stats are being posted here.
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33583
Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
Hello,Gautam wrote:Hi there -
All hosts should have received an email today regarding payment. If you did not receive an email, please write to me at [email protected]
Thanks
We haven't received payment yet. Is there an update on this?
Thanks!
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
We've expanded to 18 teams.
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
Only a few days left until we open up the field to C,D teams.
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
With a few drops and teams registering, we stand at 9 teams in the field.
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:13 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
Congrats to DCC A, who cleared the field to take home 1st place! Wayzata was 2nd, while Auburn and IMSA A tied for third. A tremendous thank you to all the staffers who helped make this tournament a success: Brad Fischer, Ben Dillon, Joe Kulesza, Mike Laudermith, Dennis Loo, Andrew Nadig, Basedanna ...
- Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
Stats can be found here
- Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33583
Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
I haven't gotten the packets yet for our site.jfuchs wrote:Were packets already sent out to hosts? We (MIT) haven't received anything yet. Our TD is getting worried and his emails to the editors have gone unanswered.
- Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
Field (18/18)
Wheaton Academy A
Wheaton Academy B
Timothy Christian
Sterling A
Sterling B
Winnebago
Loyola A
Loyola B
Fremd A
Fremd B
Fremd C
Fremd D
Centennial
Byron
Boylan
Kaneland
Rolling Meadows
Barrington
Wait list
Keith
Wheaton Academy A
Wheaton Academy B
Timothy Christian
Sterling A
Sterling B
Winnebago
Loyola A
Loyola B
Fremd A
Fremd B
Fremd C
Fremd D
Centennial
Byron
Boylan
Kaneland
Rolling Meadows
Barrington
Wait list
Keith
- Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4979
Huskie Bowl @ NIU (Jan 27, 2018)
Hello all, I am pleased to announce that Northern Illinois University will be hosting our annual Huskie Bowl tournament on January 27, 2018. I, Alec Krueger, will serve as tournament director, and the tournament will run on the WHAQ set II. More information on the set can be found here . We would li...
- Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
We've now expanded to 21 teams, and can take one additional registration.
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
We've expanded to 18 teams.
- Sun Oct 15, 2017 2:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
We have reached our field cap, and currently have four teams on our wait list. Priority will be given to any team that provides a staffer so that we can expand the field.
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
I'm going to put a soft cap of 16 on our field, pending getting more staff.
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
With just under a month to go, we are at 10 teams officially registered.
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
Teams fully registered 22/22
Auburn
Belvidere
DCC A
DCC B
DCC C
Kaneland
Wayzata
Saint Joseph (IN)
Fremd A
Fremd B
Fremd C
Fremd D
Fremd E
Latin A
Latin B
Stevenson A
Stevenson B
Glenbard North
IMSA A
IMSA B
Hinsdale Central
Carbondale
Auburn
Belvidere
DCC A
DCC B
DCC C
Kaneland
Wayzata
Saint Joseph (IN)
Fremd A
Fremd B
Fremd C
Fremd D
Fremd E
Latin A
Latin B
Stevenson A
Stevenson B
Glenbard North
IMSA A
IMSA B
Hinsdale Central
Carbondale
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33583
Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
Is there a link to the Google forms results? A few coaches for our site have been asking if they filled out the form correctly. Thanks!
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:18 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
We've currently received emails from three teams. Still plenty of room!
- Sat Sep 02, 2017 1:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
Re: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
The registration form is now live!
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7725
ACF Fall (High School only) @ NIU 11/4/17
Hello! I am pleased to announce the Illinois high school site of ACF Fall 2017, to be held at Northern Illinois University on Saturday, November 4, 2017. ACF Fall is the year's premier introductory-level collegiate quizbowl tournament, making it a premier tournament for advanced high school teams, a...
- Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
Congratulations to Naperville North A, who won ATROPHY 2017 in a close advantaged final over Barrington. Final stats are available here . Also huge thanks as always to our wonderful moderating crew: Brad Fischer, Jim Fischer, Mike Laudermith, Victoria Likeum, Andrew Nadig, Elissa Pape, Anna Phillips...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
Prelim Stats will be updated live here
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
Barring a last minute registration, it looks like we're locked into 15 teams for Saturday.
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
The team from the B-team waitlist has been let into the field. We are up to 13 teams.
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 2:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
We are up to 10-11 teams in the field, with 1 team on the waitlist.
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Team Illinois 2016-17
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8485
Re: Team Illinois 2016-17
YesJakobeanEra wrote:Will the tryout after ATROPHY conflict with ACRONYM for those who want to play both?
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
We're at about half capacity, with 7-8 A teams signed up, and 1 team on the B-team waitlist.
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
The field has been updated. We currently have 5 teams signed up, with 13 spots remaining.
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
Re: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
(Field 15/16) [/u] Champaign Centennial (1 team, 2 buzzers, and 1 staffer) Auburn (1 team, 2 buzzers, no staff) Waubonsie Valley (1 team, 1 buzzer) Naperville North (2 teams, 1 buzzer, no staff) Waukee (Iowa) (1 team, 3 buzzers, 1 staffer) Barrington (1 team, 1 buzzer, possibly 1 staffer) Homewood-...
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9865
ATROPHY at NIU (4/15/17)
Hello, NIU is excited to announce the 2017 edition of ATROPHY. I will serve as Tournament Director. We're excited to be using Yale's BHSAT set, and thank them for letting us use it again. More information on BHSAT can be found here . ATROPHY has traditionally served as a preparatory tournament for n...
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:15 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (January 28, 2017)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5325
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (January 28, 2017)
Congratulations to Fremd A, who went undefeated to take first place at the 2017 Huskie Bowl! Combined stats can be found here Thank you to all the teams for coming out, and especially our wonderful staff, who helped make this tournament possible. In particular, thanks to Coach Greene, Coach Kolton, ...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (January 28, 2017)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5325
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (January 28, 2017)
And playoff stats can be found here
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (January 28, 2017)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5325
Re: Huskie Bowl @ NIU (January 28, 2017)
Email I received today from PACE with regard to Huskie Bowl: Congratulations! PACE (the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence) has awarded your tournament, Huskie Bowl, gold certification. This means that the top 20% of teams in your tournament (rounded up to the nearest integer) will qual...
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 3:19 pm
- Forum: New Collegiate Teams
- Topic: How's the scene in Indiana? (plus a couple other questions)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11692
Re: How's the scene in Indiana? (plus a couple other questi
In addition to the three tournaments that John listed, another good introductory tournament, Delta Burke, will be held on November 12th at NIU:
http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =8&t=19032
http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =8&t=19032
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: USABB Regionals @ NIU 4/2/2016
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2968
USABB Regionals @ NIU 4/2/2016
I am pleased to announce that Northern Illinois University will host the Northern Illinois US Academic Bee and Bowl on April 2nd, 2016. Location Both the Bee and Bowl events will be hosted in DuSable Hall. Format The Bowl is a team event with up to four players playing at one time. A round consists ...
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:49 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BASQT 2016 - General Discussion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 294
Re: BASQT 2016 - General Discussion
So I wasn't at Huskie Bowl yesterday as I was playing ACF Regionals. From what I have heard, and what I saw through a casual read-through of the set, this set had a few major problems. I don't have the time to go through everything wrong with the set. But I thought I'd offer up a few overall issues ...
- Sun Jan 31, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
Congratulations to Auburn A, who beat IMSA in the first game of an advantaged final. Stats can be found at the links that Young posted above. Also a huge thanks to Linda Greene, Mike Laudermith, Young Fenimore Lee, Andrew Nadig, Kevin Palmer, Jim Stankevitz, and Mike Withey for staffing the tourname...
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
B teams have been let into the field. The field is now full.
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
We've decided to combine the field.
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
Just a reminder that B/C/D teams will be let off the waitlist this Saturday. That will cause the field to fill up.
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:18 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
Huskie Bowl was awarded gold certification by PACE. The top 20% of teams (rounded up to the nearest integer) will qualify for the PACE NSC on the weekend of June 4th-5th at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare outside of Chicago. Additionally, we are at 11/18 teams, with 8 teams currently on the B/C/D team wait...
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
We are currently at 9 teams out of the 18 team field cap, with 6 teams on the B/C/D team wait list. The field is now half full. We are also seeking moderator assistance for this event; we can offer moderators breakfast, lunch, and staff bowl during lunch for their help. If you're interested in readi...
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 Delta Burke Discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2210
Re: 2015 Delta Burke Discussion
I'd like to echo Tyler's thanks. It's really great that you put this set together each year, and I'm really happy that NIU got to host it. I had a fun time playing it, and my teammates did as well. The biggest complaint I got heard from moderators while playing were about the typos and notes about q...
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Huskie Bowl at NIU 1/30/16
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6434
Re: Huskie Bowl at NIU
Oops, forgot to put that in the original post. I've updated it to include the date (January 30th, 2016).Ndg wrote:Does this tournament have a date?