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by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB Saturday Morning Groups
Replies: 7
Views: 2509

NHBB Saturday Morning Groups

NHBB Morning Groups for Varsity and JV (middle school is playing single round robin)
http://www.historybowl.com/2012-nationa ... -schedule/

Individual schedules with order of play and exact room numbers are being emailed to teams and will be distributed at check-in.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6
Replies: 47
Views: 15705

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6

Apologies for the delay in getting this up on the database; it's there now.

Lisbon 260-225 Dublin
Paris 380-195 Kiev
Sofia 340-175 Bucharest
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6
Replies: 47
Views: 15705

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6

Week 2 just ended. Scores...

Bucharest 405-90 Kiev
Lisbon 305-190 Sofia
Paris 405-125 Dublin

Stats will be up shortly.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6
Replies: 47
Views: 15705

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6

Week 1 is in the books. Stats will be up shortly.

Lisbon 275-245 Bucharest
Kiev 340-120 Dublin
Paris 385-190 Sofia
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Art of the Cold Call: Contacting High School Teams
Replies: 15
Views: 4249

Re: The Art of the Cold Call: Contacting High School Teams

Ashtabula County is closer. Lakeside _used_ to do northeast Ohio events. Saints John and Paul have come to a tournament or two. Plus, there's Erie to consider. Is there anything there?
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

Finals results Leipzig 355-215 Bonn (called after TU 17 due to not wanting to make Frankfurt wait any longer) Frankfurt 360-350 Leipzing (decided on the last part of the last bonus which had to be replaced) Thanks to everyone who played this season. We used packets from Illinois Novice 2008 all seas...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

OSPL ends in a circle of death.

Bonn 240-140 Kiel
Frankfurt W-L Mannheim (forfeit)
Leipzig 275-190 Cottbus

Finals series
First game: Bonn v Leipzig
Second game: Winner v Frankfurt

Starting soon...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

In the event of a circle of death, the second and third ranked teams by PPB will play the scheduled first game of the advantaged final with the winner of that game advancing to play the top ranked team by PPB in the scheduled second game of the final. There will be a minimal delay while the stats ar...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Learning Geography
Replies: 16
Views: 10583

Re: Learning Geography

Interested in soccer? Most of my geography knowledge came from following the UEFA Champs league, and was the most helpful in studying geography...at least the most helpful with European geography. Additionally, if you dig a bit deeper into the domestic leagues of each country, you'll probably pick ...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

Week 4 is finished.

Scores:

Frankfurt 485-195 Kiel
Bonn 475-140 Cottbus
Leipzig 470-190 Mannheim

Stats going up within minutes.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

A reminder that OSPL is on for tonight. Apologies, again, for last week's postponement.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

Week 3 is over, and the stats are up.

Scores:

Mannheim 325-195 Cottbus
Frankfurt 440-200 Bonn
Leipzig 580-15 Kiel
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State
Replies: 112
Views: 43697

Re: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State

Hyatt Place has two locations in the northern outerbelt (I-270) at Worthington and Dublin, roughly 12 o'clock and 10 o'clock respectively with downtown as the center of the clock face; Worthington prices out at $95/Dublin at $98 if paid in advance for 1 adult, 4 children -- the rooms can sleep five ...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

HI all. Stats for week 1 and 2 are posted; let me know if there are any mistakes. I apologize for the delay.

Scores for tonight's games:

Frankfurt 400-245 Cottbus
Kiel 325-250 Mannheim
Leipzig 195-330 Bonn
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5
Replies: 54
Views: 14647

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 5

Week 1

Cottbus 270-230 Kiel
Bonn 295-200 Mannheim
Leipzig 335-330 Frankfurt
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 4
Replies: 48
Views: 16602

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 4

This just ended.

Round 5 scores

Throats 325-125 Igloos
Machines 285-160 Worts
Fights 395-90 Secrets

FINAL

Throats 295-160 Igloos
by MahoningQuizBowler
Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:12 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: PA Discussion 2012
Replies: 8
Views: 1963

Re: PA Discussion 2012

I'm surprised I beat David to posting this, but you are also welcome to register for and attend The National History Bee and Bowl's three tournaments that are closest to you. Our C set is being played at Wyoming Valley near Scranton on March 24. The B set will be used in Ridgewood, NJ on February 4....
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 3
Replies: 27
Views: 6246

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 3

Scores from Round 5 --

Douglas 370-120 Cockburn Town
Cayenne 320-220 Mata-Utu
Adamstown 480-240 Avarua

FINAL

Adamstown 415-345 Cayenne

Adamstown, particularly York and Basil who played the final, are the champions of Season 3 and secure all the rights and privileges that go along with that.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:45 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT A set difficulty
Replies: 23
Views: 5624

Re: NAQT A set difficulty

Youngstown, which has been declared the poorest city in the country with a poverty rate of 49.7%, has three public high schools. All three are members of the Mahoning County Quizbowl League Second Division as of last season. Here's how they did: Chaney, which is now the STEM school for the city: Var...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT A set difficulty
Replies: 23
Views: 5624

Re: NAQT A set difficulty

Maybe this belongs more in the Theory/Newbie section, and if it does please move it there, but I wanted to chip in my thoughts based on my experiences in Alaska and southeastern Kansas this week. 1. Quizbowl is not school. The typical person who is involved in any kind of academic competition at any...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 3
Replies: 27
Views: 6246

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 3

Scores tonight...

Adamstown 420-300 Douglas
Cayenne 460-130 Avarua
Mata-Uta 505-285 Cockburn Town

Working on stats now.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

Stats are up. Thank you all for playing; I enjoyed reading for it, and look forward to the next season!
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

Stats are up through round 4.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

I'll be reading tonight, so look for greg.bossick on skype at the appropriate time for your matches.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Call for tournament directors
Replies: 1
Views: 726

Call for tournament directors

The sites are now listed for each set type. Given that some dates are really, really full (January 21) and the fact that we can't be everywhere at once (again, Jan 21, with 3 tournaments in Florida) -- we're asking for help with tournament direction. We can pay $200 for running the event unless we h...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Stats for the National Bowl
Replies: 7
Views: 2301

Stats for the National Bowl

One of the improvements we want to make at the National Bowl tournament this coming April is the inclusion of individual stats. I'm confident that I can enter the information into SQBS, with the appropriate scoring settings, quickly enough to get the information out to the players, but every bit of ...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

Stats are up through the third round.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

Thanks to everyone again for some good games tonight and, of course, patience.

Scores...

Pristina 370-250 Kingston
Bern 440-215 Taipei
Belgrade 360-345 Budapest

Stats should be up before 11:45.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:12 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

Just re-uploaded, and it looks fine.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

I just uploaded the stats through the QB resource database, but when I try to use the link to view it, the site says error getting report.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2
Replies: 61
Views: 16146

Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 2

Thanks to everyone who played tonight, and thanks even more for your patience with some technical difficulties, particularly in the second game. Results: Kingston 345-75 Budapest Belgrade 490-105 Taipei Bern 360-280 Pristina I will enter the stats into SQBS tonight, but I don't have the password to ...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Name "Quiz Bowl" and its Effects
Replies: 9
Views: 4612

Re: The Name "Quiz Bowl" and its Effects

I'm waiting for the 7th place MAC team to play the 4th place Sun Belt Conference Team in the "PACE Quiz Bowl". Sell it hard enough and I'm sure CBS College Sports would pick it up. On the topic of local leagues, when I approached the coaches in my now-former league to adopt NAQT in 2007, ...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: League Database - Please add to this thread!
Replies: 25
Views: 11983

Re: League Database - Please add to this thread!

Mahoning County Quizbowl League State: Ohio Area: Mahoning and Columbiana counties Geographic restrictions: A school must receive services from the Mahoning County Educational Service Center (ESC) in order to be eligible to play in the league. Exceptions are made for Youngstown City Schools. Questi...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What's the matter with Kansas?
Replies: 65
Views: 48493

Re: What's the matter with Kansas?

Bishop Carroll, a school in Wichita, went to HSNCT in 2010. I assumed they weren't members of KSHSAA in order to do this, but they appear on the KSHSAA site in a number of other state tournaments. Also, Wichita East won the Class 6A title this season and sent two teams to the tournament at Norman No...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ohio 2011-2012
Replies: 30
Views: 7361

Re: Ohio 2011-2012

Hawken will not contend for a TU/B state title until they change coaches. Like others, I see Olmsted Falls, Harding, and Northmont leading the pack. South Range shows promise, and the fact that they put together two playoff wins in the small school division of HSNCT this May is encouraging. The youn...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC IV Available for Mirrors
Replies: 4
Views: 1403

Re: QuAC IV Available for Mirrors

How did you get a Kansas school to mirror this?? :shock:
by MahoningQuizBowler
Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database
Replies: 108
Views: 97968

Re: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database

I noticed a new tab today - Score Tracker - and created an account. What features will it have? I know people had mentioned tracking buzz location and similar things...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: OAC Talk
Replies: 41
Views: 6970

Re: OAC Talk

There need to be 8 regions; double up on the Northeast (Inland, Coastal) and for capybara's sake put one in Columbus. I don't know who originally started the trend of putting Regional sites in the extrema of the state (see Northeast Region, Bindis-era, at EAST LIVERPOOL), but it's silly. Then we can...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29: Congratulations State College!
Replies: 112
Views: 39943

Re: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29, Atlanta

Is there a count of how many of these are small school eligible? Thanks!
by MahoningQuizBowler
Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help NAQT collect conversion data
Replies: 7
Views: 1927

Re: Help NAQT collect conversion data

Thanks, Jonah. The sheets came out great and all the data has been gathered. I'll be uploading it to NAQT soon.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help NAQT collect conversion data
Replies: 7
Views: 1927

Re: Help NAQT collect conversion data

I just wanted to take a moment and thank the University of Michigan and Novi HS for sending me scoresheets from their most recent tournaments. I hope to receive more as 2011 progresses.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: trophies?
Replies: 46
Views: 12872

Re: trophies?

A player at a tournament in Ohio last year intentionally went on a massive negfest to try to win the neg prize. Needless to say, his teammates were put off by it and the prize was not given to that particular individual (shown here: http://naqt.com/stats/individual-performance.jsp?team_member_id=620...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Throwing a Game
Replies: 27
Views: 4881

Re: Throwing a Game

NAQT Rule K1 says "All players, coaches, institutional representatives, and other persons associated with a team are bound by an honor code to behave responsibly and ethically. This includes, but is not limited to: ... not colluding with another person to "fix" a match result, not int...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Disturbing Decline of Working Buzzers
Replies: 28
Views: 8610

Re: The Disturbing Decline of Working Buzzers

I never intended it as a slight on MSU. Nalin will vouch for me on that. We just thought it was funny.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Disturbing Decline of Working Buzzers
Replies: 28
Views: 8610

Re: The Disturbing Decline of Working Buzzers

It's ironic and slightly funny -- I'm sitting here at the ACUI Region 7 conference at Michigan State right now with one of their Quik-Pro sets, and three of the buzzers don't work. Nalin is with me trying to get it working before the exhibit hall opens up in 8 minutes. In their defense, MSU's buzzer...
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quaker Bowl--10/23/2010
Replies: 18
Views: 4976

Re: Quaker Bowl--10/23/2010

Thanks for sending the scoresheets from this tournament to me. I will be processing them Thursday.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 6th Annual HIT (Hoover Invitational Tournament) 10/30/2010
Replies: 23
Views: 13328

Re: 6th Annual HIT (Hoover Invitational Tournament) 10/30/2010

I just wanted to thank you, Coach Rutsky, for sending me the scoresheets from this event. I will process them this week.
by MahoningQuizBowler
Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:06 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Inexperienced Tournament Hosts
Replies: 22
Views: 4678

Re: Inexperienced Tournament Hosts

One mistake I made in my first few tournaments I directed was reading at them. Tournament directors need to be available to fix the problems and adjudicate the protests that may occur before and during play. This can't happen promptly if the TD is reading. Another suggestion I would make is not to r...