2017 LQBA State Championship Tournament
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:52 pm
2017 LQBA State Championship Tournament Update
To Louisiana High School Quiz Bowl Coaches and Teams:
Preparations for the 2017 Louisiana State Tournament are underway, and we have had quite a few teams express interest in participating. The tournament is five weeks away, so there is still time to register if your school has not turned in the registration form. Please visit our website at http://www.laquizbowl.org to find out more about this tournament and other upcoming events in the state, as well as resources for coaches and students. To register for the state tournament please fill out the LQBA Registration Form on the wesbite.
Location: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017
Time: Check-in: 8:00 to 8:30 am
Rounds 1-5 9:00 am through 12:30pm
Playoffs begin at 1:30pm (time approx)
Cost of registration: $60, which includes a pizza lunch (pizza, chips, and a drink) for players and coaches. Checks payable to Louisiana Quiz Bowl Association. Payments and form should be received by March 17, 2017, but please do not hesitate to call our Louisiana Tournament Director, Rick Barry, at 770-241-9945 or email at [email protected] about availability after that date.
Divisions: We will recognize Division I (large school) and Division II (small school) State Champions. We will also recognize the top individual scorers in each division (top three will receive medals in addition to the certificates).
Qualifications: Winners and runners-up of the 2017 State Tournament will qualify for NAQT High School National Championship Tournament and the PACE National Scholastic Championship (top 10%) in 2017.
Format of Play and Statistics: For this transitional year in Louisiana Quiz Bowl, we will have twenty pyramidal, toss-up and bonus questions (NAQT IS-166) with a two-minute worksheet round at the half. At the half, substitutions will be permitted. Full individual and team statistics using SQBS will be compiled on the tournament day and made available on the NAQT website afterwards.
Participating Teams: As of February 22, the schools registered include: [Baton Rouge Magnet, Byrd, Captain Shreve, Catholic-New Iberia, Dutchtown, Episcopal School of Acadiana, Haynes Academy, Jesuit, Pope John Paul II, River Oaks,South Lafourche, St. Martin’s Episcopal, St. Mary’s, E.D. White Catholic, Woodlawn (BR), Vandebilt Catholic]
Please email a list of team members, with current grade level, to the LQBA email account before the tournament. This helps us keep accurate statistics. If you have any readers or volunteers who would like to help staff the tournament, please let us know. Please contact the LQBA board at [email protected] with any questions.
To Louisiana High School Quiz Bowl Coaches and Teams:
Preparations for the 2017 Louisiana State Tournament are underway, and we have had quite a few teams express interest in participating. The tournament is five weeks away, so there is still time to register if your school has not turned in the registration form. Please visit our website at http://www.laquizbowl.org to find out more about this tournament and other upcoming events in the state, as well as resources for coaches and students. To register for the state tournament please fill out the LQBA Registration Form on the wesbite.
Location: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017
Time: Check-in: 8:00 to 8:30 am
Rounds 1-5 9:00 am through 12:30pm
Playoffs begin at 1:30pm (time approx)
Cost of registration: $60, which includes a pizza lunch (pizza, chips, and a drink) for players and coaches. Checks payable to Louisiana Quiz Bowl Association. Payments and form should be received by March 17, 2017, but please do not hesitate to call our Louisiana Tournament Director, Rick Barry, at 770-241-9945 or email at [email protected] about availability after that date.
Divisions: We will recognize Division I (large school) and Division II (small school) State Champions. We will also recognize the top individual scorers in each division (top three will receive medals in addition to the certificates).
Qualifications: Winners and runners-up of the 2017 State Tournament will qualify for NAQT High School National Championship Tournament and the PACE National Scholastic Championship (top 10%) in 2017.
Format of Play and Statistics: For this transitional year in Louisiana Quiz Bowl, we will have twenty pyramidal, toss-up and bonus questions (NAQT IS-166) with a two-minute worksheet round at the half. At the half, substitutions will be permitted. Full individual and team statistics using SQBS will be compiled on the tournament day and made available on the NAQT website afterwards.
Participating Teams: As of February 22, the schools registered include: [Baton Rouge Magnet, Byrd, Captain Shreve, Catholic-New Iberia, Dutchtown, Episcopal School of Acadiana, Haynes Academy, Jesuit, Pope John Paul II, River Oaks,South Lafourche, St. Martin’s Episcopal, St. Mary’s, E.D. White Catholic, Woodlawn (BR), Vandebilt Catholic]
Please email a list of team members, with current grade level, to the LQBA email account before the tournament. This helps us keep accurate statistics. If you have any readers or volunteers who would like to help staff the tournament, please let us know. Please contact the LQBA board at [email protected] with any questions.