Search found 149 matches
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:38 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: The Geography Front - Gauging Interest
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2899
Re: The Geography Front - Gauging Interest
Absolutely amazing
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:51 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
Congratulations to University Lab A for winning the tournament in a highly contested 415-325 final with Great Valley! As we were a platinum qualifier, the top 9 teams in the field qualified for PACE NSC. Those were, in order of finish, University Lab A, Great Valley, DCDS A, Solon A, Barrington A, L...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:23 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
Field is full!
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:43 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:08 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest and Delaware/Maryland/Virginia Mirrors
We wish to increase the field cap to 36 for better bracketing and for more teams to experience our set. Please continue to register to play and staff!
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:17 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest and Delaware/Maryland/Virginia Mirrors
Field closed for now. All ensuing registrations will go onto the waitlist.
We are still in need of staffers; all staffers will be paid at least 35 dollars!
We are still in need of staffers; all staffers will be paid at least 35 dollars!
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:05 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest and Delaware/Maryland/Virginia Mirrors
A reminder to register soon! The field is fast filling up
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:44 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
We will be expanding the field cap for Midwest to 32.
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:20 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
FIELD (36/36) Rockford Auburn (2) Detroit Catholic Central (5) Macomb High School (2) University Lab (3) DeWitt High School (2) Great Valley (1) “Scalene Triangle” (1) Carl Sandburg High School (2) Granite City Senior High School (1) Ladue Horton Watkins High School (2) Detroit Country Day (2) &quo...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:33 pm
- Forum: Illinois Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: Illinois 2020-21
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4153
Re: Illinois 2020-21
Just an announcement that LONE STAR will be having its Midwest online mirror on 1/23/2021! Forums post/signup form here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24726
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:12 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
Midwest mirror for 1/23/2021 here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24726
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2635
(1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest
Hello all, LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Midwest Regionals on Saturday, 1/23/2021! All teams from the the following states may play: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. All teams whose regional mirrors have already happened (NE, SE, C...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:44 pm
- Forum: DC Metro Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5696
Re: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021
Add LONE STAR DMV Regional EDIT: Date TBD upon review
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:59 am
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
Florida mirror announced! viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24643
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:30 am
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (11/14/2020) LONE STAR Main Site
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1164
Re: (11/14/2020) LONE STAR Main Site
Our preliminary field cap is going to be set at 16 teams.
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:32 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (11/14/2020) LONE STAR Main Site
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1164
Re: (11/14/2020) LONE STAR Main Site
FIELD (14)
TAG A
TAG B
TAG C
TAG D
Russellville A
Russellville B
Strake Jesuit A
Strake Jesuit B
Kinkaid
Karl's Nursery for Smol Brains
K.J. Henry Science and Math Academy A
K.J. Henry Science and Math Academy B
Boulder
Lambert
Staff: 10
Last updated 11/10/2020 at 2340 EST
TAG A
TAG B
TAG C
TAG D
Russellville A
Russellville B
Strake Jesuit A
Strake Jesuit B
Kinkaid
Karl's Nursery for Smol Brains
K.J. Henry Science and Math Academy A
K.J. Henry Science and Math Academy B
Boulder
Lambert
Staff: 10
Last updated 11/10/2020 at 2340 EST
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
LONE STAR has been Platinum Certified by PACE, meaning that the top 25% of the field, or 8 finishers, have qualified for the PACE NSC.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:00 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
Our Main Site mirror is on 11/14 and is announced here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24597
We are also planning to run a Florida mirror on 1/9. Details to come.
We are also planning to run a Florida mirror on 1/9. Details to come.
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:52 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (11/14/2020) LONE STAR Main Site
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1164
(11/14/2020) LONE STAR Main Site
Hello all, LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our “Main Site” mirror on Saturday, 11/14/2020! All teams from the the following states may play: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. We are also accepting teams from the Southeastern US who were not able ...
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:12 pm
- Forum: Single-Subject Events
- Topic: 2020-21 IAC Varsity/JV Online League Events [REGISTRATION OPEN]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1177
Re: 2020-21 IAC Varsity/JV Online League Events [REGISTRATION OPEN]
After hearing about another night of delays and cancelled events, I would suggest running future events with an individual Zoom link for each room/game rather than using a single large Zoom room with breakout rooms. This would both speed up rounds starting and substantially decrease burden on the TD...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:48 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Thank you so much for playing the 2020 Northeast Regional Kickoff tournament, hosted by LONE STAR! We hope all teams had an enjoyable experience with both the questions and the tournament itself. Congratulations to Hunter A for winning the tournament after winning a thrilling final 435-295 against P...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:40 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
California mirror has been given to USCD
- Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:26 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Yes. Four players at once, and each player should have their own Discord account. I'll detail this and some other online-specific logistical things in an email soon
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:42 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Expanded to 30. This is likely to be the final cap.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:54 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Field expansion to 28
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:14 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
In accordance with PACE regulations, all players will be required to have cameras on.
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Field full! Future registrations will be placed on the waitlist and will be added to the tournament as we get more staffers.
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:27 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Only a few spots left! The field cap is not rising until we get more mods, so get those registrations in soon!
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 3:17 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Information is forthcoming on a Great Lakes Mirror. We're still looking at local hosts and seeing whether a house-run mirror is feasible. Apologies for any delay.
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:38 pm
- Forum: DC Metro Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5696
Re: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021
EDIT: LONE STAR will be on a later date
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:29 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Ah yes. Sorry for my oversight; the rest of New York is welcome to play as well. Eastern Pennsylvania may play as well. On the other hand, western Pennsylvania will be included in the Great Lakes mirror.
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:03 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
FIELD (30 of 30) Ridgewood (2) Belmont (2) Phillips Andover (2) Livingston (3) Ithaca (2) Staples Lexington 2) "Democritus" (2) Northview* Choate (2) Hunter (4) Manheim Wilton Phillips Exeter Hotchkiss Darien East Brunswick (2) STAFF: 26 of 30 Field expansion possible given sufficient sta...
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:04 am
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2926
(10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff
Hello all, LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Northeast mirror on Saturday, 10/10/2020 as the first regular high school difficulty tournament in the area! All teams from the NYC region and further northeast, as well as western New York, may play. If you are unsure of whethe...
- Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: Vanderbilt ABC Fall - Online (10/31/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2163
Re: Vanderbilt ABC Fall - Online (10/31/2020)
The additional (currently unstated) geographic restriction is that teams from the DC area circuit and further north should play the DC area mirror that we will announce soon.
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:55 pm
- Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: Tri-State Area Date Claims 2020-2021
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2884
Re: Tri-State Area Date Claims 2020-2021
LONE STAR will be mirroring in the NE on 10/10. Details to come.
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:56 am
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
Provisionally, we will be running our own regional online mirrors for the Northeast, DC Area, Illinois, Texas, California, and perhaps the eastern Midwest (Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/Indiana/Michigan etc). Dates are being determined.
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:45 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
Ah of course, I did not intend to imply that you were unappreciative or anything; apologies if it came off that way. I know that other people had also been surprised by the length of the tournament, so I wished to explain publicly before getting more questions. Indeed, 9 hours online does feel longe...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
Wrap-up post: Congratulations to Churchill A for winning the tournament with a perfect 10-0 record! Middlesex got 2nd place after an impressive series of victories, winning their final game over Churchill B to qualify for the 2nd place tiebreaker as the 4th seed and then winning both stages of it. C...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:37 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
The tournament indeed lasted longer than anticipated, and we truly apologize for that. There are some lessons I've learned from this experience that I will apply to future mirrors. Most of the delay resulted from delays at the start and a very low-probability and complicated tie that we had to break...
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:12 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
Emails are going out tonight, and I am drafting them now. I sincerely apologize for the delay.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:48 am
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
The field is currently closed at 12, but new teams are still welcome to register and be on a waitlist in case other teams drop or more teams sign up.
Logistics emails about payment, how to play, rules, etc. will be sent out shortly as soon as we finalize our plans for the field.
Logistics emails about payment, how to play, rules, etc. will be sent out shortly as soon as we finalize our plans for the field.
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:46 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
Our field is at 10 teams and counting! We're aiming for a field of at least 12 teams and preferably 16, or we may have to postpone the tournament for a later date.
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:29 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=24302 Forums link for our first mirror!
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:04 pm
- Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: On the Abundance of High School Sets During the Pandemic [And Its Problems]
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3473
Re: On the Abundance of High School Sets During the Pandemic [And Its Problems]
At least for the fall, when presumably no in-person tournaments will be occurring, the dates of basically all tournaments are going to be controlled by a small number of people, namely those who are logistics managers for each housewrite, plus NAQT and AQBL. This issue of too many sets has only gott...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:56 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
FIELD: (14)
Midtown Classical A
Midtown Classical B
Monrovia
Greenhill A
Greenhill B
Churchill A
Churchill B
Churchill C
West Point
Arab
Middlesex
Herberger Young Scholars Academy
Howard
Hazel McCallion
Last updated 8/19/2020 1430 EDT
Midtown Classical A
Midtown Classical B
Monrovia
Greenhill A
Greenhill B
Churchill A
Churchill B
Churchill C
West Point
Arab
Middlesex
Herberger Young Scholars Academy
Howard
Hazel McCallion
Last updated 8/19/2020 1430 EDT
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:52 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3196
(8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
Hello all! LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the first mirror of our set, as well as the first mirror of this new season, on 8/22/2020, open to ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY . The tournament will be held online on Discord on 8/22/2020, starting at 10 AM EDT. At le...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
Two announcements:
1. Michael Yue is joining us as a literature editor and general advisor for the set!
2. Our first mirror (to be announced soon in more detail) will be a national online middle school mirror held on 8/22. Get excited to be playing the first tournament of the new season!
1. Michael Yue is joining us as a literature editor and general advisor for the set!
2. Our first mirror (to be announced soon in more detail) will be a national online middle school mirror held on 8/22. Get excited to be playing the first tournament of the new season!
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:43 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Why am I not improving?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1336
Re: Why am I not improving?
There are two ways people get better at quizbowl, in general. The way I like to analogize this is with a landscape of sand. New learning is represented by adding sand. Every point on the landscape is a particular topic, and the height of the point is how deeply you know that topic. In general, peopl...
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:12 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: IKEA (Fall 2020)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 24121
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: IKEA (Fall 2020)
By contrast, I included Arizona (also Mountain Time) in West Coast because I don't know of any instances where Arizona players really go too far outside Arizona / SoCal or try to do so and so that grouping made sense to me. If this is being run before Daylight Savings ends, as intended, most of Ari...
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5971
Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty
We're over 2/3 done and have started rapidly editing. We expect to have playtesting sessions in the near future for people not eligible to play the set (i.e. people older than HS) and perhaps a middle school online mirror in late August, specifics TBD.