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Responding to Dr. Mukherjee. I do want to say thank you for all that yourself and your colleagues are doing right now, and I'm not disputing that COVID can be very problematic and even deadly for many individuals. I'm not within the ASCA hierarchy or anything, and I said before that the one Alabama-...

I really don't want to get into the fray here but I suppose I have now so oh well. It's kind of crazy that so many coaches/players from other states are as interested in our proceedings as they are. But to understand the state you need to live in the state.I for one live in the state, and I can tell...

Adding to Vishal's question, would we be competing in district tournaments as well, or would the "state championship" run the way an invitational tournament would run, with signups rather than qualification.

ASBOT was completed Saturday. Although we seemed a bit frazzled at the beginning due to a last-second withdrawal, I think the tournament ran pretty smoothly, and we finished almost an hour and a half earlier than what I had expected. Thank you to all the staffers who read and kept score, y'all kept ...

If anyone is interested in staffing ASBOT, don't hesitate to sign up on our Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Q0mABQ6tmCg2XqvQvRckob6PMT7_uMxTkcUXDZm8c8/edit?usp=sharing We're looking for 2-4 individuals and will pay $20 for staffing the full tournament, and $10 for half. EDIT: ...

Congratulations to Howard A (GA) for winning SOMSAT! Howard A finished with a perfect 10-0 record, defeating the second-place team, Monrovia A, twice in enthralling matches to secure the championship. Additional congratulations to our top two scorers on the day, Charles Heydt (148.5 ppg) and Tate Os...

Mr. Rutsky, We didn't realize the confusion of the name "OMSAC" until you brought it up, sorry about that. We've decided to rename the tournament "Southeast Online Middle School Academic Tournament, or SOMSAT" and open it to all middle school teams across the Southeast. Thank you...

This will serve as a field update post. Current Field: Westbrook Christian (AL) Baldwin Arts and Academics (AL) Monrovia A (AL) Monrovia B (AL) Monrovia C (AL) Hartselle A (AL) Hartselle B (AL) Liberty (AL) Once again, the sign-up link will be attached below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...

Yes, that decision will be made a little over a month before the date of the tournament, once we can confirm/deny Madison County School System teams’ entrances.

Hello, I am excited to announce the first Alabama Scholars Bowl Open Tournament (ASBOT)! ASBOT will be using the TAILS question set, a middle school/easy high school set. This tournament will be hosted on December 5, 2020, and is open to all Middle Schools within the state of Alabama . Because of th...

I'd like to clarify that ASBOT is separate from SOMSAT. You can find the ASBOT registration at this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Q0mABQ6tmCg2XqvQvRckob6PMT7_uMxTkcUXDZm8c8/edit?usp=sharing You can find the SOMSAT registration here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pdRl-s5NGK...

Karan, you are a little misinformed on the situation. 1) We have been working on these questions since July, as we are using some of the sets from the Madison County tournament at ASBOT (Which is why MadCo SS teams are not permitted to enter at this time ). 2) The article you reference pertains to h...

Good day, Vishal Rameshbabu (@Vixor), Neil Sethi (@nsethi0423), and I (@eshan pokhrel) are hosting the Alabama Online Middle School Academic Tournament (SOMSAT), an IQBT Rookie Mirror. This tournament was initially open to any schools in the Southeastern United States. Due to our early season date, ...

Thank you, and we look forward to the West Point tournament ourselves.

Hello, I am excited to announce the first Alabama Scholars Bowl Open Tournament (ASBOT)! ASBOT will be using the TAILS question set, a middle school/easy high school set. This tournament will be hosted on December 5, 2020, and is open to all Middle Schools within the state of Alabama . Because of th...

Will there be a 2020/2021 thread for tournaments/etc?

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When will invitationals for next year be finalized? I'm trying to get a jump start on next season since we don't have varsity state to look forward to (somehow). If you have or will have any information, email me at [email protected].

Thanks