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IHSSBCA Tournament Central 2011–2012

2011–2012 Tournament Calendar

Tournament Central archive: 2010–2011   2009–2010   2008–2009

All dates are Saturdays except where otherwise noted.

10/1 Wake-Up Call II at Northwestern University (Evanston) (24 teams)
Fall Novice set
Entry restricted at the player level based on experience at national tournaments
1. Loyola Academy A (Wilmette); 2. Belvidere North; 3. Stevenson (Lincolnshire); 4. Fenton (Bensenville)
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Dylan Minarik, Belvidere North; 111 ppg
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoff rounds
10/8 Central Illinois History Bee and Bowl at Centennial (Champaign)
National History Bee and Bowl B set
Bowl (8 teams): 1. Centennial (Champaign) A; 2. Centennial B
Bee (10 individuals): 1. Chris Olsen, Centennial; 2. Tyler Knoblett, Centennial
JV Bee (8 individuals): 1. Sam Doud, Bloomington; Robert Penn, Bloomington
10/15 Earlybird at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (24 teams)
OLEFIN set written by the team at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology (Alexandria, Virginia)
1. IMSA (Aurora); 2. Loyola Academy A (Wilmette); 3. Auburn (Rockford); 4. Carbondale
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Lloyd Sy, Auburn; 147 ppg
Statistics: preliminary rounds; overall
10/22 Scobol Solo at New Trier (Winnetka) (125 players)
Questions by David Reinstein with Tom Egan, Mark Grant, Jonah Greenthal, and Mike Laudermith
Tossups only; solo tournament
1. Lloyd Sy, Auburn (Rockford); 2. Dylan Minarik, Belvidere North; 3. Nolan Winkler, Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (morning champion); 4. Andrew Wang, New Trier (Winnetka); 5. Ben Chametzky, Carbondale; 6. Srinivas Panchamukhi, Carbondale; 7T. Webster Guan, IMSA (Aurora), and Alex Kling, Latin School (Chicago); 9. Andrew Van Duyn, Culver (Indiana)
Morning champion: Nolan Winkler
Statistics
10/29 SCOP Novice at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) (24 teams)
SCOP Novice set
1. Loyola Academy A (Wilmette); 2. Metea Valley (Aurora); 3T. Bloomington, IMSA A (Aurora)
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoff rounds; overall
11/5 Curtis Butterfield Memorial Frosh-Soph Tournament at Moline (32 teams)
Questions by Marlena Scavuzzo
1. Bloomington A; 2. Bloomington B; 3. Streator; 4. Putnam County
11/5 ACF Fall (college tournament) at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) (28 teams, including 4 high school teams)
1. Northwestern A; 2. Michigan A; 3T. Chicago A, IMSA (Aurora), Notre Dame A
High school team finishes: 3T. IMSA; 6. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A; 7. Tristan Willey; 14. Loyola Academy B
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Tristan Willey, 125.83 PPG
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
11/12 Loyburn at Auburn (Rockford) (24 teams)
HSAPQ set #22
1. Auburn; 2. Loyola (Wilmette) A; 3. IMSA (Aurora) A; 4. Carbondale
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Andrew Wang, New Trier (Winnetka); 137 PPG
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoff rounds; overall
11/12 Scobol Solo mirror at Springfield (29 players)
Questions by David Reinstein with Tom Egan, Mark Grant, Jonah Greenthal, and Mike Laudermith
Tossups only; singles and doubles tournament
Singles: 1. Brittany Trang, Peoria Christian; 2. Bethany Geer, Peoria Christian; 3. Johnny Smith, Springfield (morning champion); 4. Tyler Knoblett, Centennial (Champaign); 5T. Max Havey, Springfield; Neil Parker, Springfield; and Mark Ragle, LSA; 8T. Patrick Northrup, Springfield; Elliot Campos, Centennial (Champaign); 10. Patrick Schneider, Peoria Christian
Doubles: 1. Johnny Smith, Springfield; 2. Bethany Geer, Peoria Christian, and Nic Sinclair, PORTA; 3. Brittany Trang, Peoria Christian; 4. Max Havey, Springfield, and Patrick Schneider, Peoria Christian
11/12 Kaneland frosh-soph (36 teams)
1. Buffalo Grove; 2. Wheaton Warrenville South; 3. Wheaton North A; 4. Wheaton Academy (West Chicago)
11/19 IHSSBCA Kickoff at Wheaton North (82 teams)
Sponsored by BuzzerSystems.com
NAQT Invitational Series #109
Über-Competitive Division (18 teams): 1. IMSA (Aurora) A; 2. Stevenson (Lincolnshire) A; 3. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A; 4T. Auburn (Rockford) A, Wheaton Warrenville South A
Über-Competitive Division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Lloyd Sy, Auburn A, 118 PPG
Über-Competitive Division statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Standard Division (64 teams): Champion: Lake Zurich A; Runners-Up: Fenton (Bensenville) A, Kaneland (Maple Park), Wheaton North B, Stevenson B, Latin School (Chicago) A, Naperville North A
Standard Division statistics: seeding rounds; official rounds; combined
11/19 IHSSBCA Kickoff at Sterling (24 teams)
Sponsored by BuzzerSystems.com
NAQT Invitational Series #109
1. Belvidere North A; 2. Sycamore A; 3. Marian Central (Woodstock); 4. Boylan (Rockford)
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Dylan Minarik, Belvidere North A, 154 PPG
11/19 IHSSBCA Kickoff at Centennial (Champaign) (24 teams)
Sponsored by BuzzerSystems.com
NAQT Invitational Series #109
1. Centennial A; 2. Bradley-Bourbonnais A; 3T. Mahomet-Seymour A, Bloomington Central Catholic A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Chris Olsen, Centennial A, 85 PPG
11/19 IHSSBCA Kickoff at PORTA (Petersburg) (24 teams)
Sponsored by BuzzerSystems.com
NAQT Invitational Series #109
Class AA division (8 teams): 1. Macomb A; 2. Springfield A; 3. Glenwood (Chatham) A; 4. Glenwood B
Class AA statistics
Class A division (16 teams): 1. PORTA A; 2T. Warrensburg-Latham, Lutheran Schools Association (Decatur)
Class A statistics
11/19 IHSSBCA Kickoff at Greenville (16 teams)
Sponsored by BuzzerSystems.com
NAQT Invitational Series #109
1. O’Fallon A; 2. Carlinville; 3. Southwestern (Piasa) A; 4. Marquette (Alton) A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Kyle Sottoriva, Carlinville, 66.25 PPG
11/19 IHSSBCA Kickoff at Carbondale (6 teams)
Sponsored by BuzzerSystems.com
NAQT Invitational Series #109
1. Carbondale A; 2. Carbondale B; 3T. Carterville, Johnston City, Fairfield
Match scores
12/3 Harvard Fall Tournament mirror at Auburn (Rockford) (18 teams)
HFT set
1. Auburn A; 2. IMSA (Aurora) A; 3. Loyola Academy (Wilmette); 4. Belvidere North
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Tristan Willey, 124 PPG
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoff rounds;
12/3 Peoria River City varsity & junior varsity
Questions by Bryce Avery
Varsity (17 teams): 1. Kaneland; 2. University High (Normal); 3. Morton; 4. Charleston
Junior Varsity (17 teams): 1. Bloomington Central Catholic; 2. Peoria Christian; 3. East Peoria; 4. Metamora
12/10 Belvidere North
DAFT III set (national format)
Upper division (12 teams): 1. Dragonstone A; 2. Belvidere North A; 3. New Trier (Winnetka); 4. Fremd (Palatine) A
Lower division (12 teams): results pending
12/10 PORTA (Petersburg) frosh-soph (36 teams)
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #108A
IHSA scoring rules, national timing rules
1. Bloomington A; 2. Glenwood (Chatham) A; 3. Bloomington B; 4. Centennial (Champaign)
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Connor Goetten, Carrolton, 96 PPG
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoff rounds; overall
12/10 Northern Illinois History Bee and Bowl at Elgin
National History Bee and Bowl B set
Bowl (8 teams): 1. Wheaton North A; 2. Wheaton North B (JV champion)
Bee (8 individuals): 1. Thomas Birt, Wheaton North; 2. Michael Redlich, Wheaton North; other finalists: Esther Johnson, Wheaton North, Raeed Khan and Vanessa Nyarko, Romeoville
JV Bee (8 individuals): 1. Jack Miller, Wheaton North; 2. Michael Kosticka, Wheaton North
12/17 New Trier Varsity: ELEGANT
GSAC set
Über-Competitive Division (24 teams): 1. IMSA (Aurora) A; 2. Auburn (Rockford) A; 3. Dorman (Roebuck, South Carolina); 4. Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas); 5. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A; 6. Carbondale
Über-Competitive Division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Ben Chametzky, Carbondale, 111 PPG
Über-Competitive Division statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Standard Division (30 teams): 1. Barrington; 2. St. Viator (Arlington Heights) A; 3. Fenton (Bensenville); 4. Oak Park-River Forest
Standard Division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Blake Tutt, Fenton, 128 PPG
Standard Division statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
12/17 Macomb frosh-soph (14 teams)
Fall Novice set
1. Mercer County; 2. Macomb; 3. Glenwood (Chatham) A; 4. Moline
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
12/17 Kaneland (Maple Park) (24 teams)
Questions by Platypus
1. Geneva A; 2. Rolling Meadows; 3. Fremd (Palatine) A; 4. Kaneland A
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Rahul Muttineni, Rolling Meadows
1/7 IHSSBCA Turnabout at Belvidere North (18 teams)
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #112A
1. Belvidere North JV/B; 2. Sterling A; 3. Boylan (Rockford); 4. Sycamore A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/7 IHSSBCA Turnabout at Fenton (Bensenville) (24 teams)
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #112A
1. Barrington A; 2. Fenton A; 3. Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) A; 4. Maine South (Park Ridge) A
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Blake Tutt, Fenton A, 107 PPG
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/7 IHSSBCA Turnabout at Bloomington (24 teams)
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #112A
1. Peoria Heights; 2. Bloomington A; 3. Bradley-Bourbonnais A; 4. Bishop McNamara (Kankakee)
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Duncan Ryan, Peoria Heights, 112 ppg
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/7 IHSSBCA Turnabout at Carbondale (5 teams)
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #112A
1. Johnston City; 2. Carterville
Top individual scorer: Collin, Fairfield, 61.43 ppg
Statistics
1/7 IHSSBCA Turnabout at Greenville (12 teams)
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #112A
1. Carlinville; 2. Marquette (Alton) A; 3. Highland A; 4. Highland B
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Kyle Sottoriva, Carlinville, 73 ppg
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/7 Niles West (Skokie)
Norcross BDAT set
1. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A; 2. Latin School (Chicago); 3T. Machiavelli Academy, New Trier (Winnetka), Rock Bridge (Columbia, Missouri); 6. Stevenson (Lincolnshire) A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/7 Knights’ Challenge (frosh-soph) at Auburn (Rockford)
Minnesota Novice Tournament set
Frosh-Soph division (24 teams): 1. Stevenson (Lincolnshire) A; 2. Carbondale; 3. St. Viator (Arlington Heights) A; 4. Auburn A
Frosh-Soph division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Jeeho Lee, Stevenson A, 74 ppg
Novice Varsity Division (5 teams): 1. Wauconda; 2. St. Viator A
Novice Varsity division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Bit Meehan, St. Viator A, 45 ppg
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/7 Macomb Rotary (24 teams)
Torrey Pines–Richard Montgomery–Bellarmine set (national format)
1. Macomb A; 2. Glenwood (Chatham) A; 3. PORTA (Petersburg) A; 4. Moline
1/14 TRIUMVIR at Metea Valley (Aurora) (24 teams)
IMSAnity 2 set
1. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A; 2T. New Trier (Winnetka), Loyola Academy B; 4T. Stevenson (Lincolnshire) A, Wheaton Warrenville South A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/14 BMI2 at Bloomington (20 teams)
IMSAnity 2 set
1. Carbondale; 2. Macomb A; 3. Centennial (Champaign) A; 4. Springfield A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/14 Rock Island (20 teams)
Questions by Questions Galore
1. Wheaton Academy (West Chicago); 2. Dixon; 3. Kaneland (Maple Park); 4. Davenport (Iowa) Central
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Josh Thompson, Bettendorf (Iowa)
1/14 Peoria Heights frosh-soph (Class A only) (8 teams)
Questions by Questions Galore
1. Peoria Heights A; 2. Mercer County
1/21 Ultima at Loyola Academy (Wilmette)
LIST II set
Über-Competitive Division (12 teams): 1. IMSA (Aurora) A; 2. Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Michigan); 3. Carbondale; 4T. Latin School of Chicago, Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A
Über-Competitive Division statistics
Standard Division (24 teams): 1. Wauconda A; 2. Carbondale B; 3. Fenton (Bensenville); 4T. Loyola Academy Diamond, Maine South (Park Ridge) A
Standard Division statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Sir Dupre Memorial Tournament (trash) statistics
1/21 Fremd (Palatine) varsity & frosh-soph
Questions by Questions Galore and Jeff Geringer
Varsity Division (48 teams): 1. Rolling Meadows; 2. Wheaton North; 3. Stevenson (Lincolnshire); 4. Fremd A
Varsity Division playoff scores
Frosh-Soph Division (48 teams): 1. Stevenson A; 2. Fremd A; 3. Libertyville; 4. Stevenson B
Frosh-Soph Division playoff scores
Both divisions’ match scores
1/21 Springfield Varsity & Frosh-Soph
Varsity division (28 teams): NAQT Invitational Series #113
Frosh-Soph division (28 teams): NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #110A
IHSSBCA rules
Varsity division: 1. Macomb A; 2. Centennial (Champaign) A; 3. Springfield A; 4. Peoria Christian A
Varsity division statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Varsity division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Tristan Willey, Macomb A, 166 ppg
Frosh-Soph division: 1. Macomb A; 2. Bloomington A; 3. Glenwood (Chatham) A; 4. Jacksonville
Frosh-Soph division statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
1/21 Winnebago Varsity (14 teams)
Questions by Questions Galore
IHSA rules* except respectful matching tops are optional and fewer than 5 may start
1. Stillman Valley; 2. Lutheran (Rockford); 3. Galena; 4. Moline
1/21 Peoria Heights (Class A only) (16 teams)
Recycled questions from various vendors from over 20 years ago, plus some housewritten questions
1. Peoria Heights A; 2. Fieldcrest; 3. Ridgeview; 4. LeRoy
Top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Duncan Ryan, Peoria Heights A
1/21 Geneseo frosh-soph (12 teams)
national format without negs
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #108A
1. Moline; 2. Streator A; 3. Streator B; 4. Geneseo
1/28 Wheaton North frosh-soph
Housewritten set; IHSSBCA rules
Contact: Phyllis Kidd
1/28 Huskie Bowl at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb)
Richard Montgomery/Torrey Pines/Bellarmine set
Über-Competitive Division (6 teams): 1. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) A; 2T. Auburn (Rockford) A, IMSA (Aurora) A; 4. Carbondale
Über-Competitive Division statistics
Über-Competitive Division top individual scorer: Ben Chametzky, Carbondale, 94 ppg
Standard Division (18 teams): 1. Fenton (Bensenville); 2. Auburn B; 3. Rolling Meadows; 4. Maine South (Park Ridge) A
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
Standard Division top individual scorer, preliminary rounds: Rahul Muttenini, Rolling Meadows, 92.5 ppg
1/28 Sterling frosh-soph
Contact: Emily Johnson
1/28 PORTA (Petersburg) (20 teams)
Norcross BDAT set
IHSA scoring rules, national timing rules
1. Litchfield; 2. Peoria Heights; 3. PORTA; 4. Cumberland (Toledo)
Statistics: preliminary rounds; playoffs; overall
2/4 RAVE at Auburn (Rockford)
National format; housewritten
Contact: Linda Greene
2/4 Streator Rotary
Contact: Sue Schmitt
2/11 Greenville Comet
RAVE set (national format)
Contact: Jay Winter
2/11 Illinois History Bee and Bowl State Championship at Fenton (Bensenville)
National History Bee and Bowl A set
Contact: David Madden
2/18 Masonic Sectionals
Questions in Masonic format by David Reinstein
Sites TBA
Contact: Dale Thayer
2/25 NAQT State Championship at Fenton (Bensenville)
NAQT Invitational Series #115
Contact: Mike Laudermith
2/25 Carmel (Mundelein) frosh-soph
NAQT Introductory Invitational Series #114A
Contact: Brian Mellon
3/3 Masonic State at Springfield
Questions in Masonic format by David Reinstein
3/3 Homewood-Flossmoor
IHSA scoring, timing, and number of questions per round*; questions in IHSA format by Michael Sacks
Contact: Michael Sacks
3/5 IHSA Regionals
Sites TBA
Contact: Ron McGraw
3/10 IHSA Sectionals
Sites TBA
Contact: Ron McGraw
3/16 IHSA State at the Peoria Civic Center
Contact: Ron McGraw
4/28 ATROPHY at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb)
BHSAT set
Contact: Brad Fischer
4/28–4/29 National History Bee & Bowl Nationals in Washington, D.C.
Contact: David Madden
5/26–5/27 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Qualification required
Contact: R. Robert Hentzel et al
6/9–6/10 PACE National Scholastics Championship at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Qualification required
Contact: Matt Weiner
6/16–6/17 HSAPQ National All-Star Academic Tournament at the Ohio State University, Columbus
One team per state may attend. IHSSBCA is sponsoring a team.

*Invitationals with IHSA rules generally allow shorthanded teams to play and do not require matching tops. Additionally, many such tournaments do not use pyramidal questions. Coaches are encouraged to find out who the question provider is and look at samples.