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Wednesday, October 11: Saint Viator Eighth Grade Tournament at Saint Viator (Arlington Heights) (12 teams)
NAQT MS-47, rounds 1-5
1. St Raymond (Mount Prospect), 2. St Norbert (Northbrook), 3. Holy Family (Inverness) A, 4. St Paul of the Cross (Park Ridge)
Game results

October 14: SchoBowlFest at Fenton (Bensenville)
SchoBowlFest is an annual coaching conference.

Wednesday, October 18: DePaul Prep Grade School Academic Bowl at DePaul (Chicago) (22 teams)
NAQT MS-47, rounds 6-10
1. St Benedict (Chicago) A, 2. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) B, 3. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) A, 4. St Viator (Arlington Heights)
Game results

Monday, November 6: St Laurence Grammar School Tournament at St Laurence (Burbank) (8 teams)
NAQT question set
1. Saint Gerald (Oak Lawn), 2. Saint Albert the Great (Burbank), 3. Saint Christina (Chicago), 4. Saint Catherine (Oak Lawn)
Game Results

November 11: Loyola Middle School Invitational at Loyola (Wilmette) (22 teams)
Invitation only
NAQT MS-48
This question set is also used at Keith 5th/6th Grade Winter
1. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) A, 2. St Raymond (Mount Prospect) A, 3. St Norbert (Northbrook), 4. St Benedict (Chicago) A
Top player: Daniel Ortman, St Norbert (Northbrook), 107.5 points per game

November 11: Gladiator Fall at St Mary’s Visitation (Elm Grove, WI) (14 teams)
NAQT MS-47
This question set is also used at St Benedict Invitational
1. Quest (Palatine) A, 2. Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 3. Marshall (Rockford) A, 4. St Mary’s Visitation (Elm Grove, WI) A
Top player: Aatman Shah, Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 115.71 points per game
Statistics: preliminary rounds, prelims with playoffs, and full statistics

Monday, November 13: St Benedict Invitational at St Benedict (Chicago) (8 teams)
NAQT MS-47 R1-5
This question set is also used at Gladiator Fall
1. St Benedict (Chicago) A, 2. St Josaphat (Chicago), 3. Pope John XXIII (Evanston), 4. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) B
Standings

Monday, January 22: IESA matches may begin

February 3: Keith 5th/6th Grade Winter Invitational at Keith Country Day (Rockford) (8 teams)
NAQT MS-48
This question set is also used at Loyola Invitational
1. Quest (Palatine), 2. Franklin (Springfield) A, 3. Marshall (Rockford), 4. Barrington Station
Top player: Arya Kulkarni, Franklin (Springfield) A, 72.86 points per game
Statistics

February 10: Auburn Knights’ Challenge at Auburn (Rockford) (14 MS teams)
This tournament was rescheduled from January 13.
See the High School Tournament Central page for F/S information and results
NAQT IS-227A
1. Franklin (Springfield) A, 2. Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 3. Quest (Palatine) A, 4. Marshall (Rockford) A
Top player: Aatman Shah, Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 96.67 points per game
Statistics: preliminary rounds, playoffs, and full statistics

Friday, February 16: Saint Viator 6th and 7th Grade Tournament at Saint Viator (Arlington Heights) (12 teams)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Falcon Invitational, Gladiator Open and Greenville Jays Invitational

February 17: Falcon Invitational II at Franklin (Springfield)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Saint Viator 6th/7th, Gladiator Open, and Greenville Jays Invitational
Contact Dave Knoepfle

February 17: Junior Wildcat at Northwestern University (Evanston) (18 teams)
NAQT MS-50
This question set is also used at Cougar Pride
1. Franklin (Springfield), 2. Next Generation (Champaign) A, 3. St Raymond (Mount Prospect) A, 4. Keith Country Day (Rockford)
Top player: Tommy Nuelle, St Raymond (Mount Prospect) A, 94 points per game
Statistics: preliminary rounds, playoffs, and finals

Monday, February 21: IESA Initial Record Reporting Date
Go to to submit your season schedule of matches using IESA rules.

March 2: Greenville Junior High Jays Invitational (16 teams)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Saint Viator 6th/7th, Falcon Invitational, and Gladiator Open
1. Franklin (Springfield) A, 2. Columbia Independent (MO) A, 3. Next Generation (Champaign) A, 4. Greenville A
Top player: Anvi Agarwal, Franklin (Springfield) A, 66.43 points per game
Statistics

March 9: Cougar Pride at Central High School (Breese) (9 teams)
NAQT MS-50
This question set is also used at Junior Wildcat
1. All Saints (Breese), 2. Damiansville
Results

April 13: Gladiator Open at St Mary’s Visitation (Elm Grove, WI) (12 teams)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Saint Viator 6th/7th, Falcon Invitational, and Greenville Jays Invitational
1. Quest (Palatine) A, 2. Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 3. Marshall (Rockford), 4. Quest (Palatine) B
Top player: Vedant Sedhurasan, Quest (Palatine) A, 120 points per game
Statistics

Monday, April 15: IESA Record Reporting Deadline
Go to iesa.org/login to submit your season’s win-loss record and your team’s roster for the IESA State Tournament series.

April 20: IHSSBCA Awards Banquet at Illinois State University (Normal)
The banquet will be held at 6:00pm in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
The banquet honors the winning teams at all three Illinois State Championships, the Coaches of the Year and Hall of Fame inductees, the Rob Grierson Friend of Scholastic Bowl, the All-State teams, and Team Illinois.

Wednesday, April 24: IESA Regionals statewide
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Contact Chris Frasco

Monday, April 29: IESA Sectionals statewide
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Qualification required at IESA Regionals
Contact Chris Frasco

Friday, May 3: IESA State Championship at the Peoria Civic Center
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Qualification required at IESA Sectionals
Contact Chris Frasco

May 10-12: NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont, IL)
Questions by NAQT
Contact the MSNCT hotline

2023-2024 Middle School Tournaments

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