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Mike Laudermith, in particular, is an outstanding reader and very engaging and professional in how he manages his sessions. I would also like to follow your lead and publicly shout-out Mike Laudermith for an exceptional job as a moderator Mike Laudermith is a gold standard moderator at any tourname...

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The Regional schedules have been posted.
1A
2A

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3A Sectional at Fenton (Bensenville)
1st - Hinsdale Central
2nd - Jones College Prep
3rd - Willowbrook
4th - Lyons Township

MLaudermith · Re: Earlybird @ UIUC (9/28/2019) Have stats from Earlybird been posted yet?

Have stats from Earlybird been posted yet?

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I was a moderator for 3A, including the championship. I thought the question difficulty was spot-on to differentiate the top teams in 3A, but some tossups were clearly too tough for the field median. I don't want to single out any teams here but there were definitely some in 3A with surprisingly wid...

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Not a criticism, just an observation... In Round 7 (iirc), there was a teamwork question on the languages of India. Part 1 was worded something like, "This is the first language for only 0.1% of Indians, but a majority of Indians learn it as a second language in school." In both playoff rooms at the...

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As someone who was asked to staff Huskie Bowl, I was told by Jeremy quite a while ago that Huskie Bowl would be canceled. Were coaches not informed?

I know that the Loyola Ultima, originally scheduled for tomorrow (1/19), has been postponed to Feb 9th.

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2017 IHSA Scholastic Bowl State Finals results: Class 1A: 1. Timothy Christian (Elmhurst) 2. Williamsville 3. Southwestern (Piasa) 4. Robinson Class 2A: 1. IMSA 2. University Lab (Urbana) 3. Auburn (Rockford) 4. Dunlap Congratulations to Timothy Christian and IMSA! I am anxious to hear feedback on t...

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I just wanted to take a moment and wish all teams competing in the IHSA Scholastic Bowl State Finals tomorrow good luck! As a coach and officer in the IHSSBCA, I would also like to extend my thanks to the players who wrote and organized the student petition to the IHSA. In the relatively recent past...

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hcube wrote:When can we discuss Regionals Sets?

Every Regional has submitted results, so I'd say you are safe to discuss the questions.

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Here's the seeding for the Class AA Hinsdale Central Sectional: 1. Hinsdale Central 2. Oak Park - River Forest 3. (Chicago) Latin 4. Evanston Township 5. (Oak Park) Fenwick 6. (Chicago) St. Ignatius College Prep 7. (Lombard) Glenbard East 8. (La Grange) Lyons Township Latin got bumped up to Class AA...

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I agree the tournament ran very well yesterday. Congratulations to Fenwick A! I thank all teams for attending and supporting the IHSSBCA. Stats have also been posted on the NAQT website. Many thanks to the great staffers who came out to moderate and keep score: Brad Savage, Jeremy Nelson, Ali Nagib,...

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About the format: I have been invited to the Masons' April recap meeting for the past three years (it helps that it's maybe ten minutes from me). I can be reasonably confident in saying that the format is not changing. Yes, I understand it can lead to upsets, but when I've seen teams average 20ppb ...

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Nine schools were represented at the OPRF sectional.

1. Fenton
2. Hinsdale Central
3. Latin
4. Oak Park-River Forest
5. Fenwick
6. Lyons Township
7. St. Ignatius
8. Maine South

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Congratulations to Barrington A for winning the the 2nd Annual IHSSBCA Novice Tournament held at Fenton High School! Hinsdale Central B finished in 2nd place, followed by Barrington B in 3rd, and IMSA A in 4th. Congrats as well to Cormac from York A, scoring a very impressive 119 PPG in the prelimin...

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schen wrote:What time is the tournament expected to end and how many games can each team expect to play?

Each team is guaranteed 8 games. We should finish Round 8 around 3:00 pm. The championship and 3rd place games will take another half hour or so.

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The tournament is this week, so I'll bump it up with a question: Should teams bring their own lunches or will enough time be provided to drive somewhere? Or are there places within walking distance? Teams will have at least 45 minutes for lunch and there are ample fast-food options within a mile of...

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The tournament is 5-on-5. At some point I think the full rules will be posted on the IHSSBCA website.

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Can someone from the ABT please confirm that Earlybird is still happening on the 5th? If so, where and when does it start? It's at the point where schools have to make transportation arrangements and we haven't heard a peep from the people running the tournament. If you don't respond within the next...

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Here is the tournament field thus far: 1. Fenton A 2. Fenton B 3. Latin A 4. Latin B 5. Palatine A 6. Palatine B 7. Riverside-Brookfield 8. Lisle 9. Homewood-Flossmoor A 10. Homewood-Flossmoor B 11. Loyola A 12. Loyola B 13. Lincoln-Way North 14. Maine South A 15. Maine South B 16. York A 17. York B...

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On Saturday, October 19th, 2013, Fenton High School in Bensenville, IL will again be one of the hosts for the IHSSBCA Novice Tournament, mirroring the SCOP 4 novice set. A registration form for the tournament can be found here: http://www.ihssbca.org/pdf/noviceentry13.pdf This tournament is open to ...

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Just wanted to avoid confusion.

The Chicago area mirror this Saturday (July 13th) is being held at Fenton High School in Bensenville, not at UIC.

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If you still need staffers, I'm free and have my laptop.

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Many thanks to all the teams and staffers who came out to Fenton for the Turnabout Tournament yesterday. It was truly an outstanding event with great competition. Setting a new record for a Fenton tournament, we started well before 9:00 am and finished everything, including finals, before 3:00. Cong...

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I have updated the list of teams above. If I hear from more interested teams this week, I will consider expanding the field, but it's unlikely.

I still need another 4 staffers, so if you can help me out on the 12th, I would really appreciate it.

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Please put Fenton down for 1 team in the Competitive Division. We will bring 1 buzzer and I can staff.

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Field update for the Fenton Turnabout: 1. Fenton A 2. Fenton B 3. Oswego East A 4. Oswego East B 5. Naperville Central 6. Naperville North 7. Maine South A 8. Maine South B 9. Fenwick A 10. Fenwick B 11. West Chicago 12. Marian Central Catholic 13. Homewood-Flossmoor B 14. Carmel Catholic A 15. Carm...

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Please put Fenton down for 1 team. We can bring 1 buzzer system and I can staff if needed.

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On Saturday, January 12th, 2013, the IHSSBCA is again sponsoring the Turnabout Tournament at 5 sites around the state: Carterville, Fenton (Bensenville), Greenville, Centennial (Champaign), and Geneseo. Invitations to non-blacklisted teams were mailed last week. Please send registration forms to the...

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They need to be convinced that this is something worth arguing over, but to do this, we must first compromise. I'm still confused on what you mean by "compromise". Do you mean that more competitive teams should continue attending (or return to) tournaments run on poorly-written or non-pyramidal que...

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First, many thanks to the staffers and coaches whose efforts made this a successful tournament. Second, thanks to the SCOP Novice team who produced another outstanding set this year. I was extremely impressed with the level of competition from all our novice players today. I'm already looking forwar...

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I updated the field above. Metea Valley is on my waiting list, but I won't be expanding the field again.

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If any teams are interested in coming and haven't informed me yet, please do so soon. I need 2 more teams to register before I can expand the field to 24.

Also, I could still use staffers. Please contact me ASAP.

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The field at Fenton is up to 15 teams, but Brad is right. I plan to send out some emails later this week.

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I'd like to write 10/10 science, preferably life science.

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Here is the tournament field thus far... 1. Fenton 2. Homewood-Flossmoor 3. Rolling Meadows 4. Naperville Central 5. Whitney Young 6. St. Ignatius A 7. St. Ignatius B 8. York A 9. York B 10. Fenwick A 11. Fenwick B 12. UIC College Prep A 13. UIC College Prep B 14. Barrington A 15. Barrington B 16. E...

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I'm definitely in, and I'm sure I can get some of my former players involved as well.

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On Saturday, October 20th, 2012, Fenton High School in Bensenville, IL will be one of the hosts for the inaugural IHSSBCA Novice Tournament. A registration form for the tournament can be found here: 2012_novice_registration_form.pdf This tournament is open to all IHSSBCA member teams with the follow...

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I want to thank all of the teams that came to Fenton yesterday. It has been a real pleasure to host this tournament for the past four years. Special thanks to Coach Stankevitz for providing a C team to round out the field. Congratulations to Rockford Auburn for winning what I belive is their fourth ...

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dtaylor4 wrote:Which Notre Dame, Niles?

Yes, it was. They've since dropped out and so has Lisle.

I'd love to get the tournament back up to 24 teams. If any school(s) wants to claim the last two spots, I'm happy to give you free entry. Please let me know by Wednesday, otherwise we'll just run it with 22 teams.

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Here is the current field for the tournament: 1. Fenton 2. Wauconda 3. Carbondale 4. Wheaton-Warrenville South A 5. Wheaton North A 6. Wheaton North B 7. IMSA A 8. IMSA B 9. Auburn A 10. Auburn B 11. New Trier 12. St. Ignatius A 13. St. Ignatius B 14. Loyola A 15. Loyola B 16. Maine South A 17. Main...

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Put Fenton down for 1 team in the Standard division. I can still staff and we'll bring a buzzer. Thanks, Brad.

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Seriously, bring the NAQT tournament back down here. Springfield or Bloomington are more than capable of hosting, and the drive is fairly simple (55/155/72 for the former, 55/74/39/Hwy 51 for the latter). The teams that want to come will come. I'm all for seeing greater participation in NAQT State....

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I just updated the field, so I thought I'd give the thread a bump. There are still many Illinois teams I'd like to see come, so I'll probably send out another round of emails over the weekend. Right now I already have more teams interested than I have staffers for the tournament, so if you are free ...

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I'd like to thank all the teams who came to Fenton for Turnabout today, and especially thank the staffers who definitely made this the smoothest running tournament in Fenton quizbowl history. I'll post again when full stats are up, but here are the top four teams: 1. Barrington A 2. Fenton A 3. Mari...

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Please put down Fenton for 1 team. We will bring a buzzer and I can staff.

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cornfused wrote:I can't see why I wouldn't do this. So count me in.

Colby Burnett wrote:I'll staff this.

Gentlemen, you are the best. Thanks.

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Thanks, Mike. If anyone else is thinking of staffing Turnabout, please let me know.

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On February 25, 2012, Fenton High School in Bensenville will again have the pleasure of hosting the Illinois NAQT State Championship Tournament, which qualifies teams to compete in the HSNCT held in Atlanta in May. Full tounament info and registration form are attached below, but here are the salien...

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On January 7, Fenton HS in Bensenville will again host an IHSSBCA Turnabout. I wanted to start a thread to post the growing field and to request that anyone interested in staffing please contact me at [email protected].org. I need moderators and anyone who wants to take on the job of doing stats ...

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