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by the return of AHAN
Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: IHSSBCA David Riley Memorial Kickoff Tournament (Barrington mirror)
Replies: 0
Views: 1850

IHSSBCA David Riley Memorial Kickoff Tournament (Barrington mirror)

Stats can be found here; https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8557/ Congratulations to Sohan Avula of Elgin Academy A, who was the top scorer in the preliminary rounds of the standard division with 68.75 PPG! Congratulations to Rohan Ganeshan of Buffalo Grove for being the top scorer of the Challen...
by the return of AHAN
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:08 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: Improving Power Percentage
Replies: 9
Views: 3970

Re: Improving Power Percentage

"Tens win championships."
- Kyle Hill of NAQT Live, during his interview with my team after winning the 2021 HSNCT
by the return of AHAN
Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:45 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

Re: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

The purpose of an advantage final is to balance the benefit of a final that provides public display of the best teams and the crowning moment against the detriment of a team going X-0 all day, then losing a one-off final to a team that went (X-1)-1 who they had beaten earlier in the day. And if the...
by the return of AHAN
Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

Re: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

Cody wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:44 am
But you can't isolate two teams out of four and compare them because you are ordering all the teams in the bracket at once.
Says who? It's four teams. It's not an inscrutable number of permutations.
by the return of AHAN
Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

Re: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

The purpose of an advantage final is to balance the benefit of a final that provides public display of the best teams and the crowning moment against the detriment of a team going X-0 all day, then losing a one-off final to a team that went (X-1)-1 who they had beaten earlier in the day. And if the...
by the return of AHAN
Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:32 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

Re: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

The purpose of an advantage final is to balance the benefit of a final that provides public display of the best teams and the crowning moment against the detriment of a team going X-0 all day, then losing a one-off final to a team that went (X-1)-1 who they had beaten earlier in the day. And if the...
by the return of AHAN
Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

Re: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

The purpose of an advantage final is to balance the benefit of a final that provides public display of the best teams and the crowning moment against the detriment of a team going X-0 all day, then losing a one-off final to a team that went (X-1)-1 who they had beaten earlier in the day. And if the...
by the return of AHAN
Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

Re: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

The purpose of an advantage final is to balance the benefit of a final that provides public display of the best teams and the crowning moment against the detriment of a team going X-0 all day, then losing a one-off final to a team that went (X-1)-1 who they had beaten earlier in the day. Well, the ...
by the return of AHAN
Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:12 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: What's the purpose of an advantaged final?
Replies: 14
Views: 6083

What's the purpose of an advantaged final?

This is a bit of leading question because it was motivated by a specific situation today where the pre-determined tournament format of prelims, playoffs, and super-playoffs, followed by an advantaged final, yielded the following final standings in 30-team field; 1.) Anytown A 12-2 (5-0 in prelims; 3...
by the return of AHAN
Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95080

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

Remind me why I can't just go back and use, say, 2.5.2 to run on a Mac? Will it just not run on Monterey?
by the return of AHAN
Tue May 31, 2022 11:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10495

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

Now a post about questions; I'd love to know the protest/conversion rate on part 3 of the bonus on NFTs in round 14. I heard that the most common response was "screenshot" which utterly makes sense as the first clue given definitely steered most people in that direction. The 2nd clue shoul...
by the return of AHAN
Tue May 31, 2022 11:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10495

Re: 2022 HSNCT staff paean

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff for giving up their weekend to help make this tournament a very well-run event. I especially want to highlight the people who get tabbed to moderate consolation matches. As far as I could see, those people were excellent at running these matc...
by the return of AHAN
Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Please don't use Neg5
Replies: 14
Views: 4523

Re: Please don't use Neg5

jonah wrote: Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:30 pm I suppose it's possible your district has locked down settings so much you wouldn't be able to.
by the return of AHAN
Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Please don't use Neg5
Replies: 14
Views: 4523

Re: Please don't use Neg5

If Neg5 is now out of bounds, I'm pretty much out of options for keeping stats using my school-issued devices, which are 100% Mac. SQBS won't install on my MacBook Air(see attachment), while YellowFruit no longer works for Mac, or at least not on mine. If anyone else can get YF to run on a Mac, I'm ...
by the return of AHAN
Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Please don't use Neg5
Replies: 14
Views: 4523

Re: Please don't use Neg5

Do you have an instruction manual to walk me through that? I didn't have to do that 2 years ago when I installed it on my old MacBook. It just worked.
by the return of AHAN
Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Please don't use Neg5
Replies: 14
Views: 4523

Re: Please don't use Neg5

Does YellowFruit run on MacBooks now?
by the return of AHAN
Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Reinstein Varsity (Barrington, IL on 12/18/21)
Replies: 6
Views: 4113

Re: Reinstein Varsity (Barrington, IL on 12/18/21)

Two months out and already 11 teams from 3 other states have signed up for the Uber Division alone! I should reach out to the nearby Hampton Inn and see if they'll offer some sort of rate for the out-of-towners. I'll post here if they do. In the meantime, here's a link to view the current field; htt...
by the return of AHAN
Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95080

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

We're still no good to use this if I have an Apple, right?
by the return of AHAN
Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:05 pm
Forum: Illinois Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Illinois Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 9906

Re: 2021-22 Illinois Discussion

Barrington High School is proud to host "The Reinstein Varsity Tournament" on December 18th. This tournament is the latest iteration of what has historically been known as the "New Trier Varsity Tournament." The actual tournament announcement can be found here; https://hsquizbowl...
by the return of AHAN
Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 16)
Replies: 23
Views: 15561

Re: 2021 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 16)

OK. I had been assuming that someone like UChicago would be setting up a mirror, but that seems to just not be on the table. Moreover, the date of ACF Fall is a conflict with a statewide 'novice' event. It's disappointing that Illinois teams will miss the chance to play ACF Fall this year. :sad:
by the return of AHAN
Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 16)
Replies: 23
Views: 15561

Re: 2021 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 16)

Is there any possibility of hosting a high school-only mirror in Illinois on a date later than October 16? That's the date of the IHSSBCA Novice tournament this year.
by the return of AHAN
Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 2020-21
Replies: 25
Views: 9193

Re: Illinois 2020-21

Mr. Garber seems to have no appetite for rewriting the gameplay rules, presumably without input from the Advisory Committee. This REALLY doesn't bode well for an IESA State Series, given they seem to be taking their cues from IHSA, yet IESA format still literally requires papers that can be passed b...
by the return of AHAN
Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 2020-21
Replies: 25
Views: 9193

Re: Illinois 2020-21

Socially distancing players in a live setting, in a format where players would need to confer quietly to avoid potential bonus answers being given away, is going to require some creative thinking. Coaches in my conference have discussed trying to run our conference matches via Zoom, with the idea of...
by the return of AHAN
Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 2020-21
Replies: 25
Views: 9193

Re: Illinois 2020-21

Not to be a negative Nelly or anything, but aren't these requirements going to be pretty difficult to meet? Thinking back to the classrooms I taught in, I'm not sure it was mathematically possible to have a moderator and 2 teams of 5 each with a coach in one room while keeping 6 feet apart*. And th...
by the return of AHAN
Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 2020-21
Replies: 25
Views: 9193

Re: Illinois 2020-21

IHSA Guidelines for Scholastic Bowl (2020-2021) IHSA 2020-21 SCHOLASTIC BOWL GUIDELINES This document is intended to provide guidance for schools conducting practices and hosting meets during the 2020-21 IHSA Scholastic Bowl season. The guidelines explained in this document are intended to decrease ...
by the return of AHAN
Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Fall at UChicago-Great Lakes (10/17/2020)
Replies: 6
Views: 3518

Re: 2020 ACF Fall at UChicago-Great Lakes (10/17/2020)

Do you know if a HS mirror is going to happen?
by the return of AHAN
Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Online (10/3/2020)
Replies: 29
Views: 11700

Re: Earlybird Online (10/3/2020)

Thanks to everyone involved in making the tournament happen today. I wasn’t able to be present for all of the matches, but from what I saw there was some good quizbowl being played, and my players had a great time. As an aside, I want to give a shoutout to the folks involved in the “dispute” back i...
by the return of AHAN
Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Online (10/3/2020)
Replies: 29
Views: 11700

Re: Earlybird Online (10/3/2020)

Barring mass cancellations, Barrington has enough for a D team to put you at 36 entries.
by the return of AHAN
Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Online (10/3/2020)
Replies: 29
Views: 11700

Re: Earlybird Online (10/3/2020)

How many players can play at once?
by the return of AHAN
Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:20 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR
Replies: 18
Views: 6647

Re: (8/22/2020) 2020 MS Kickoff Tournament, hosted by LONE STAR

Mike Laudermith is a gold standard moderator at any tournament, whether it's a middle school tournament, or HSNCT, you can be confident that if your team loses, it wasn't because of something he did. To be clear, it USUALLY isn't a mod's fault, but Laudermith leaves you NOTHING to complain about! ;-)
by the return of AHAN
Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
Replies: 68
Views: 48437

Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches

If things like robotics and video gaming teams can mushroom at schools and in states and demand things of their coaches, why not us? To what extent are we allowing ourselves to be sold short by having low expectations? [SNIP] While it is true that quiz bowl is by no means a niche activity, it is st...
by the return of AHAN
Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:58 am
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: The Lengthening Shadow of Modern World 2014
Replies: 3
Views: 6618

Re: The Lengthening Shadow of Modern World 2014

I stan for Sorice, even more than I did before. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by the return of AHAN
Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:07 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Online Middle School Tournament (May 2)
Replies: 13
Views: 6023

Re: Online Middle School Tournament (May 2)

You're probably safe holding a spot for Station A.
by the return of AHAN
Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95080

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

I've published a new version up above, with the following notable changes: You can now manually override final rankings (shown when reporting All Games) Use of "phase"/"stage" record to compute final rankings is now on by default. If this produces undesirable results, see #1 (or...
by the return of AHAN
Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)
Replies: 3
Views: 2887

Re: Barrington Invitational XVII (2.22.2020)

The 17th annual Barrington Invitational is in the books! Stats can be found at the following links http://bit.ly/2020BI-C = Challenge division http://bit.ly/2020BI-S = Standard Division http://bit.ly/2020BI-B = "B" Division Congratulations to Challenge Division Tournament winner, Palatine ...
by the return of AHAN
Sun Feb 16, 2020 12:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 Masonics
Replies: 8
Views: 2075

Re: 2020 Masonics

Class 3A Sectional at Fremd
1.) Barrington
2.) Fremd
3.) Hoffman Estates
4.) Evanston
by the return of AHAN
Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:29 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA Sectional Assignments are posted
Replies: 3
Views: 1662

Re: IHSA Sectional Assignments are posted

Expect regional schedules to be posted Tuesday. From what I know, there'll be a number of unseeded schools hosting this year.
by the return of AHAN
Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:57 am
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Notable Buzzers
Replies: 32
Views: 20579

Re: Notable Buzzers

These seem to prevail in Illinois High School circuit, though Anderson is definitely making inroads as you can't beat their portability and price. https://buzzersystems.com/ I like using the Slam-In system, but the price and lack of portability make it a non-starter for most programs. Nevertheless, ...
by the return of AHAN
Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:33 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: An incident of intentional content-leaking from an unclear set
Replies: 18
Views: 6027

Re: An incident of intentional content-leaking from an unclear set

What kind of punishment could be meted out by the quizbowl community if there's no action taken by the school? For example, would NAQT ban someone from an xNCT for actions taken that didn't involve their sets? Would schools in the player's circuit blackball the player?
by the return of AHAN
Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:10 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)
Replies: 3
Views: 2887

Re: Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)

Staffers are needed for the Barrington Invitational! I can pay a stipend to readers who are out of high school, while high schoolers can earn volunteer hours. Send an email to jprice <at> barrington220 <dot> org to let me know if you can help out!! C. Burnett K. Asta A. Sperber A. Nagib B. Graham M....
by the return of AHAN
Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:10 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Detroit Country Day MS Invitational (MS-32), 1/25/2020
Replies: 3
Views: 2180

Re: Detroit Country Day MS Invitational (MS-31), 1/25/2020

Dr. McNellen,
You should probably edit your subject to say (MS-32) or you may have teams attending the DCC tournament think they can't come.
by the return of AHAN
Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:58 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: M.S. Math - how to improve?
Replies: 1
Views: 1245

Re: M.S. Math - how to improve?

Can I ask what the format is? I know that my students excel in questions about mathematical knowledge, but our extended curriculum doesn't do a lot of drill-and-kill. So we routinely get beaten on math computation questions unless I happen to have a speed merchant on the team. Our conference uses IE...
by the return of AHAN
Sat Nov 30, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Getting "Real" Literature Knowledge
Replies: 10
Views: 13629

Re: Getting "Real" Literature Knowledge

Well, binomial list association of writers and titles can get you points when a question is otherwise about to go dead. But you're never taking the next step without going deeper.
by the return of AHAN
Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:18 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Middle school NASAT type thingy bob.
Replies: 3
Views: 3992

Re: Middle school NASAT type thingy bob.

Even if there was a critical mass of national quizbowl organizations to support the creation of a junior NASAT... When are you playing it? July?
by the return of AHAN
Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity, IL (12/14/19) (Penn Bowl & NAQT IS-189A)
Replies: 15
Views: 6919

Re: New Trier Varsity, IL (12/14/19) (Penn Bowl & NAQT IS-189A)

mikemathis3020 wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:25 am Hi there.

Can you post a field update please?

Thanks
Mike Mathis
Academic Team Coach
Chattahoochee High School
Hi coach,
Mr. Reinstein just updates the original post whenever someone new enters. I'm 90% sure the Uber division will add Barrington (IL) this week, fwiw.
by the return of AHAN
Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-2020 Illinois Discussion
Replies: 40
Views: 17045

Re: 2019-2020 Illinois Discussion

Thanks, Iain. Perhaps leadership with the ABT should have some sort of guide/manual/checklist that they pass on to the new leadership when they graduate. It'd make it easier whenever there's a transition so that the new guys don't have to re-learn everything. Just a thought.
by the return of AHAN
Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)
Replies: 3
Views: 2887

Re: Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)

FIELD TO BE UPDATED HERE: 46 teams (12 challenge, 18 standard, 16 "B") Barrington Station x5 (2 Challenge, 0 Standard, 3 "B") Elm Grove (WI) St. Mary's Visitation x2 (1 Standard) Rockford Keith Country Day x3 (2 Standard, 1 "B") Arlington Heights Our Lady of the Wayside...
by the return of AHAN
Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)
Replies: 3
Views: 2887

Barrington Invitational XVI (2.22.2020)

Your school is invited to participate in the seventeenth annual Barrington Invitational Scholastic Bowl Tournament on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020. This tournament will be staged at Station Middle School, Barrington, IL (215 Eastern Ave). Each match will consist of 20 toss-up (individual) questions...
by the return of AHAN
Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:02 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: 2020 SCOP MS 10
Replies: 5
Views: 6839

Re: 2020 SCOP MS 10

Barrington Station plans to mirror SCOP MS 10 on February 22nd, please.