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Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:56 pm
by Romero
***This post has been edited to reflect the most current tournament details.***

The Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance is pleased to announce Texas Invitational (TI), two days and two nights of events designed to prepare teams for PACE NSC and NAQT HSNCT. TI will be held on Friday, April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd in the Greater Houston Area.

Event #1: HSNCT Prep (2011 ICT Div II Mirror) -- Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Yes Prep Southeast (353 Crenshaw Road, Houston, TX 77034)
Event #2: SLaCKEr -- Friday 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Yes Prep Southeast
Event #3: PACE Prep (MUT Mirror) -- Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Seven Lakes in Katy (9251 S. Fry Road, 77494)
Event #4: Doubles -- Saturday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Seven Lakes in Katy

The fee for each of the two main events separately is $110, which includes box lunches. The total fee for teams attending both main events is $200, which includes box lunches for both events. Quick lunches will help us keep on schedule and maximize match opportunities for all teams.

The organizational committee for the tournament will consist of Eric Kwartler of the University of Texas, Henry Gorman of Rice University, and Chris Romero of Texas A&M University and Seven Lakes High School. Inquiries and registrations should be sent to Chris Romero at romeroc-at-gmail.com. Registration is now open. We hope to see you all here in Texas next Spring.

HSNCT Field [10]: Bellaire (2) Cistercian (2) Dorman (1) LASA (2) Seven Lakes (2) Hybrid (1)
MUT Field [9] : Dorman (1), LASA (2), Rice (1), Seven Lakes (2), UT Veterans (1),

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:48 pm
by sacagawea
Out of simple curiosity, how many schools (and which ones) have registered for this Texas Invitational as of Sept 1, 2010?

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Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:21 am
by Tanay
Bellarmine would like to come to this, and our coach likes the idea too, but the current date conflicts with the West Coast Invitational, which could prevent more than just our team from attending.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:31 am
by Romero
How about the weekend of April 23rd? That is the only other one we seem to have available at the moment.

Romero

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:34 am
by Tanay
I can say for sure that this date would work better for our team but will reserve any official declaration that this is the case until I've contacted my coach.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:38 am
by Cassian
LASA is of course in for this with all four teams, pretty much regardless of when it is. Also, we'd love to see Bellarmine come down to Houston. I hope you guys are able to make it.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:04 pm
by Eric Huff
We're interested as well...

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:40 am
by drose4prez
Some group of Illinois players(so far me and Nolan Winkler) are trying to go to this.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:56 am
by Rountree
Chattahoochee is expressing interest in this as well: 1 team and 1 buzzer.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:16 pm
by Rountree
For what it's worth, I forgot to mention that Chattahoochee would certainly NOT be able to attend if the dates of the event were moved to the weekend of April 23rd.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:18 am
by Remember-the-Alamo-Remember-Goliad
I think the Golden Horde at Cistercian Prep School would be up for some high school competitions.
It would certainly be a good time of the year to clear the cobwebs before graduation and Atlanta.
We'll seriously look at this tourney as the date draws nigh!

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:50 pm
by Rountree
Not to be pushy at all, but has a date been set yet? I know there was some discussion between the first weekend of April and a later one. If we are to attend, I need to put in the request as soon as possible.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:04 pm
by cvdwightw
NoWayItsTanay wrote:Bellarmine would like to come to this, and our coach likes the idea too, but the current date conflicts with the West Coast Invitational, which could prevent more than just our team from attending.
The packet set also conflicts, so you'd have to choose between one or the other anyway...

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:56 pm
by Knot Gneiss
There is currently talk of a possible April 30th date, I believe. How would that work for everyone?

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:07 pm
by Romero
I am still working on the date issue. I know it conflicts with the UCLA event in both time and sets. There are a couple of options being explored. One option is to not host the NAQT-SCT set and instead do a weekend with two mACF sets. Another option is a date change. We could move it to April 30th; I was previously considering April 23rd but realized that weekend is Easter. We are in communication with various teams to check their availability. I am dedicated to providing high quality tournament opportunity for as many high school programs who are able to travel to Texas as possible. If any additional teams are interested in coming in April, please drop me an email to romeroc at gmail dot com.

So the short version is that I am working on it and hope to have this all sorted out shortly. Please be patient and stay tuned. I will let everyone know as soon as I know.

Romero

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:31 pm
by nadph
Perhaps this event could run the Division I SCT set rather than the Division II set? Looking at the caliber of teams currently interested, I have no doubt that this set would distinguish between attending teams (except for potentially less-than-accessible trash).

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:56 pm
by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN)
The D1 SCT set they made last year was laughably inappropriate for Division 1 in college, much less a high school event. I would strongly discourage any prospective high school hosts from using that level of a set.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:05 pm
by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN)
Also Matt Bollinger pointed out the obvious to me just now, the sets overlap so there would still be a conflict.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:06 pm
by AKKOLADE
I'm pretty sure D1 & D2 have overlaps, too.

Fake edit: CHARLIE/MATT

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:14 pm
by Steeve Ho You Fat
If the date is moved back it could use the DII ICT. Also another problem with a DI thing is that I think NAQT lets its high school writers contribute to the DI SCT and ICT, but neither for DII. I'm not sure if any prospective players are NAQT writers or if they've written for the DI SCT.

EDIT: Grammar

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:31 pm
by Tanay
At this point, it looks like there are enough available sets of appropriate difficulty that people should be able to play D2 SCT at their local sites (WCI, Midwest, etc) without having to worry that this tournament would lack usable sets.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:23 am
by nadph
I think the worry is that the announcement promised one mACF and one NAQT set for the weekend, and it would be nice to retain that symmetry/variety. DII ICT would be amazing, although writer conflicts would need to be checked.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:46 pm
by Boeing X-20, Please!
4/23 seems to be the vastly preferable (in regards to being able to show up) date for the forming Illinois contingency.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:52 pm
by Tanay
Secretary of Bobcats wrote:4/23 seems to be the vastly preferable (in regards to being able to show up) date for the forming Illinois contingency.
This. Several of our players have similarly indicated difficulties in attending on the 30th.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:37 pm
by Romero
Ok I can speak to two issues recently brought up.

A) Div II ICT is available.

B) I cannot make a tournament work on Easter Sunday. However, I can make it work on Friday, April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd. Teams could use Easter Sunday to travel back home.

Romero

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:02 am
by Romero
The new dates for this event will be Friday April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd. I am currently working to secure a host. Because this falls on Good Friday, finding a host is more tricky.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:50 pm
by etchdulac
Can we get the dates changed in the topic name within the forum, to limit confusion?

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:44 pm
by Important Bird Area
etchdulac wrote:Can we get the dates changed in the topic name within the forum, to limit confusion?
Done!

Re: Texas Invitational (April 1-3, 2011)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:38 pm
by etchdulac
bt_green_warbler wrote:
etchdulac wrote:Can we get the dates changed in the topic name within the forum, to limit confusion?
Done!
Much obliged, Mr. Hoppes.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:02 pm
by Rountree
Romero wrote:The new dates for this event will be Friday April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd.
Well, this change of dates stinks for Chattahoochee. We will not be able to attend. Maybe next time...

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:13 pm
by Romero
See Initial Post for Update Details with Field.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:33 pm
by etchdulac
Heard from the proposed Illinois selection (Kevin/Nolan) recently?

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:30 am
by etchdulac
Bumping this because it's finally about to happen. I believe we have 12 teams.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:57 am
by Romero
Top Post Edited with the Latest Details

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:02 am
by Romero
I am doing this based on memory so records may be slightly off:

LASA went 16-0 to win this event. Dorman finished 14-2 in 2nd and Seven Lakes A finished 12-4 in 3rd. Cistercian A finished in 4th.

Full results to follow after I have had a chance to input stats.

Romero

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:06 am
by etchdulac
Romero wrote:I am doing this based on memory so records may be slightly off:
LASA went 16-0 to win this event. Dorman finished 14-2 in 2nd and Seven Lakes A finished 12-4 in 3rd. Cistercian A finished in 4th.
Full results to follow after I have had a chance to input stats.
Romero
LASA B and Cistercian A were fourth and fifth, though I am not sure of the order. Bellaire A was 6th.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:15 am
by Angstrom
Unless the results are based off anything but record, LASA B came in fourth - we beat Cistercian the second time around in the playoffs, and were tied in record before that.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:19 am
by Diocletian
LASA B was 4th and Cistercian A was 5th.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:01 am
by Remember-the-Alamo-Remember-Goliad
STATS have an interesting way of telling a story. We'll await the stats.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:21 am
by Mechanical Beasts
Angstrom wrote:Unless the results are based off anything but record
Texas is, if I recall, perilously near Georgia.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:57 am
by Nick
Crazy Andy Watkins wrote:
Angstrom wrote:Unless the results are based off anything but record
Texas is, if I recall, perilously near Georgia.
What does this mean?

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:15 pm
by Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant
Nick wrote:
Crazy Andy Watkins wrote:
Angstrom wrote:Unless the results are based off anything but record
Texas is, if I recall, perilously near Georgia.
What does this mean?
It took me a moment to get it, too.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:30 pm
by Romero
I was mistaken. LASA B was #4 and Cistercian was #5. At this moment we are missing one consolation scoresheet that I am trying to find.

Here are the stats: http://texasquizbowl.org/d/11ICTDiv2/

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:25 pm
by etchdulac
The second TI event was contested between five teams: LASA, Dorman, Seven Lakes, UT old folks and a mix team of Seven Lakes, Cinco Ranch and St. Stephens.

LASA finished 7-1, sweeping Dorman (5-3) and splitting with Seven Lakes (4-4).
Seven Lakes and Dorman also split, but Seven Lakes was swept by the Texas Exes/almost-exes (4-4), who were swept by both Dorman and LASA.

Stats forthcoming from Chris Romero, probably tomorrow?

Props to Adam Escandell and UT for a mollusk-inspired victory to complete the day. (Believe me, that comment refers to nothing within a question set that may or may not be cleared.)

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:01 pm
by Important Bird Area
Romero wrote:I am doing this based on memory so records may be slightly off:

LASA went 16-0 to win this event. Dorman finished 14-2 in 2nd and Seven Lakes A finished 12-4 in 3rd. Cistercian A finished in 4th.

Full results to follow after I have had a chance to input stats.

Romero
This was the last use of the DII ICT set, so the 2011 ICT is now clear for discussion.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:54 pm
by Angstrom
Ah, good, then I can tell the most amusing neg of my quiz bowl career so far: Against Cistercian, the LASA B captain said "Father Gregory" for "Father William".

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 2:57 pm
by Remember-the-Alamo-Remember-Goliad
When students can come away from the ICT D2 with a lot of positive feedback and learn how to improve their game, I think it's a good day, a very good day, indeed.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:46 pm
by AKKOLADE
Were MUT stats ever posted?

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 2:18 am
by etchdulac
Looks like there was a directory created, but it's locked down for some reason:

http://texasquizbowl.org/d/11MUT/

I'll bug Romero.

Re: Texas Invitational (April 22-23, 2011)

Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:01 pm
by Romero
They have been posted to the above link.

Sorry for the delay.

Romero