The Quizbowl Resource Center

MahoningQuizBowler

I recommend the BBC Global News Podcast and any of the Economist podcasts, with the speed cranked to at least 2x to keep/enhance your listening skill at national pace -- especially if you aren't exposed to that level of speaking speed at your local tournaments during the regular season.

MahoningQuizBowler

Has the definition of Very Small School changed recently?

MahoningQuizBowler

Are any of the schools on the IASP Confirmed list near Fort Wayne or generally in that corner of Indiana? I'm running an event on 185A at Hicksville, Ohio -- just over the border -- and am holding the final spot for an Indiana school if they want to claim it and are new to pyramidal. I contacted IAS...

MahoningQuizBowler

When will an announcement be made regarding the 2020 HSNCT?

MahoningQuizBowler

Could I see the tossup on Yoda?

MahoningQuizBowler

It's simply the Hicksville Invitational. This was the fourth year running, we drew 24 teams which was the max I wanted. We had two schools from Michigan come down.

A little further (one county) into the state is Pettisville -- I'll be running Petti Warz 2 on March 2 using IS-181.

MahoningQuizBowler

My experience with Indiana is limited, but I'm going to assume that there are many schools that would qualify as small like there are in Ohio. The most success I've had in Ohio is to reference the teams that have been able to get to SSNCT and, even in their first appearances there, had success. Then...

MahoningQuizBowler

Case Western Reserve ticks many of those boxes, and is easier to get to both in terms of flights and ground transportation from the airport. I don't speak for the CWRU team, of course, but I would happy to initiate a conversation if there's interest. I also don't speak for anyone other than myself r...

MahoningQuizBowler

Announcing a change such as this after the season has started should mean that such change would not be effective until the start of the following competition year. It sounds like a solution to a problem no one has. I look forward to seeing more information on why this is deemed necessary as well as...

MahoningQuizBowler

For what it's worth, I believe this step is needed to appear on the NASSP list of approved programs.

Standards: https://www.nassp.org/news-and-resource ... standards/

List: https://www.nassp.org/news-and-resource ... -programs/

MahoningQuizBowler

He goes or I do, and I hope my Ohio colleagues at all levels would follow suit.

MahoningQuizBowler

Ohio will be represented by 24 teams (possibly 27 if the standbys clear) in the public class and 7 in the open. Once again, the line is led by Ottawa Hills, but this time they will have company. Cloverleaf, which lost enough enrollment to get under the bar this year, went 5-5 at last year's HSNCT an...

MahoningQuizBowler

Just saw these posted via Frontier, for travel from 5/2 to 5/30. I'm not sure how long they will be valid. ATL for HSNCT weekend; all fares each way MCO (Orlando) $29 STLouis $34 CVG (Cincy/Northern KY) $35 IAH (Houston) $37 SAT (San Antonio) $42 MCI (Kansas City) $44 CLEveland $45 AUStin $49 TTN (T...

MahoningQuizBowler

Fly. As someone who has done that drive (and also drove to Dallas for that HSNCT), it's best avoided if possible. You also get the bonus experience of the escalator from the MARTA station at the mall connected to the tournament hotel, lovingly referred to by more than one NAQT staffer as "that effin...

MahoningQuizBowler

Greg, I notcied that Van Wert hasn't applied for SSNCT yet even though they were quite competitive when we played them at the Hicksville Tournament. Do you know why they haven't registered yet? Do they not plan on attending? I haven't heard from Van Wert much at all since Hicksville. Also, since my...

MahoningQuizBowler

Ottawa Hills A leads the line for Ohio. On IS-158 in league play, they averaged 18 ppb and broke 500 (over 24 tossups) 3 times in 7 matches. I always want to see them play more, but it never seems to hurt them when this tournament comes around. Newbury returns most of the team that finished t-25 las...

MahoningQuizBowler

As someone who was very much in favor of SSNCT's creation, and who runs a number of events to allow both charter and non-charter schools to qualify for it, I would like to contribute. I believe the restriction on private schools at SSNCT is valid and should continue. Regarding charters, my experienc...

MahoningQuizBowler

Stats are available. http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3972/ We apologize for the long day for all the teams. All readers are going to have a chance to get more practice, both within the club and within the community (especially reading for the high school league in the area), and we will get...

MahoningQuizBowler

The email addressed to the team contacts as registered on the Google form has been sent.

MahoningQuizBowler

Post updated to confirm DeBartolo Hall as the venue. The rooms are the same as they were for the last SCT.

An email to the field will go out tomorrow.

MahoningQuizBowler

Post updated with information regarding payment. Checks are made payable to YSU Quiz Bowl.

MahoningQuizBowler

Initial post updated with more specific lunch/dinner options.

MahoningQuizBowler

Construction started today on Wick Avenue, one of the main roads in town and near campus. Like in the original announcement, this shouldn't affect teams as they come in (unless your directions route you to Wick or Lincoln, which they shouldn't), but might make for some difficulty on the way out, par...

MahoningQuizBowler

Thanks to CWRU and Wright State for registering this weekend. Looking forward to seeing OSU confirm its teams soon.

MahoningQuizBowler

Youngstown State will host Ohio's first-ever HS-only mirror of ACF Fall on Saturday, November 5, 2016. We hope to see top teams from northeast Ohio as well as Western Pennsylvania, Western New York, and West Virginia as well. This event will, most likely, be held in DeBartolo Hall; the actual site w...

MahoningQuizBowler

Field update (5 Oct)

Michigan State, 1
Kenyon, 1
Carnegie Mellon, 3
Case Western, 2
Wright State, 1
Miami, 2
Penn State, 2
DCC, 1
Ohio State, 2
Pittsburgh, 1

MahoningQuizBowler

Parts of this announcement were copied from Duke's with permission. Youngstown State University's new quizbowl team is happy to announce that it will be hosting a mirror of the 2016 Early Fall Tournament (2016 EFT) set on October 8, 2016. I will be the tournament director. Location and Time: This to...

MahoningQuizBowler

Brad, you may think you're acting in the role of the Hand of the King here...but it's probably closer to the Mouth of Sauron. You're a family man. Ask Bunnie about what your boss has said about me since I left. Read his post. Ask Bunnie what he has said about my wife. Ask him why he refused to belie...

MahoningQuizBowler

Field updates: https://www.naqt.com/registration/field ... nt_id=6903

MahoningQuizBowler

In cooperation with the Honors Council at Youngstown State University, I'm happy to host the Great Lakes site of NAQT's SCTs again this season. The fees and discounts associated with this SCT site are standard; if you need a reminder, they are here: https://www.naqt.com/registration/fees.jsp?tournam...

MahoningQuizBowler

Thanks, Andrew.

I have a few scorekeeping bugs to work out in the stats, but the full posting should be made this evening.

MahoningQuizBowler

Field is edited to bring it up to date after Michigan's registration.

MahoningQuizBowler

Fields as of 2/3/15

Division I: Kenyon, Wright State, Carnegie Mellon, Michigan x2, Ohio State, Michigan State

Division II: Edinboro, Wright State, Pittsburgh A, Pittsburgh B, Carnegie Mellon, Robert Morris, Case Western, Michigan, Rochester, Ohio State

MahoningQuizBowler

In cooperation with the Honors Council at Youngstown State University, I'm happy to host the Great Lakes site of NAQT's SCTs again this season. The fees and discounts associated with this SCT site are standard; if you need a reminder, they are here: http://www.naqt.com/registration/fees.jsp?tourname...

MahoningQuizBowler

Stats for all games including an amazing 300-295 overtime D1 final between Ohio State A and Michigan State A: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... standings/

MahoningQuizBowler

Link to stats through lunch: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... r_round_5/

MahoningQuizBowler

Bumped to indicate final field.

Division 1 will run a double round robin over 10 rounds plus finals if necessary. Division 2 will run a single round robin over 11 rounds plus finals if necessary.

MahoningQuizBowler

Field update Division One Carnegie Mellon (UG) Ohio State A (UG) Michigan State A (UG) Kenyon (UG) Ohio State B (UG) Michigan State B (UG) Division Two Carnegie Mellon B Ohio State C Edinboro Kenyon B Lake Erie College Youngstown State Michigan State C Michigan State D Pittsburgh A Pittsburgh B Obe...

MahoningQuizBowler

Transportation and Lodging A comprehensive listing of options for both transportation and lodging is located at http://www.case.edu/finadmin/security/travel/visit.html Directions for traveling by car are here: http://admission.case.edu/directions/ Parking information: Visitors coming to Case Wester...

MahoningQuizBowler

In cooperation with the Case Western Reserve University team, I'm pleased to be the host and organizer of the 2014 Great Lakes Sectional Championship Tournament. This tournament will take place on Sunday, 9 February 2014. Registration will take place in the Rockefeller Building; games will take plac...

MahoningQuizBowler

Due to the weather, both the Connecticut and New Hampshire NHBB tournaments have been postponed until 2/23.

MahoningQuizBowler

Seeing that there are only 8 students, this is off.

MahoningQuizBowler

A few more participants are needed to make this season work...

MahoningQuizBowler

NHBB Northern Illinois has moved sites to Saint Viator High School. The date is still 2/9, though.

MahoningQuizBowler

NHBB Alabama needs a tournament director. If you'd like to make a few bucks, please contact me either by PM or email me ([email protected]).

MahoningQuizBowler

You'll need Skype; add me (greg.bossick) sometime in the next week or so. During matches, I'll read, and you'll pre-type "buzz" into the chat box. Use the enter key like it's your buzzer. Type or say your answer. Get points. Matches are 20/20, stats are kept, fun is usually had. There are three guar...

MahoningQuizBowler

This is the sign-up sheet for the sixth round of the Online Skype Practice League (i.e. OSPL) for the 2012-2013 school year. This season is at the Novice level; the last Expert season will begin in February. OSPL January will run for 3 weeks beginning on January 15-16 and ending on January 30. For t...

MahoningQuizBowler

Elgin HS is no longer hosting NHBB Northern Illinois due to a conflict with their conference tournament. As we've already announced that event for that day and it seems there is no other spot on the calendar to put it, I'm asking those who frequent this post to consider picking up the tournament. Pl...

MahoningQuizBowler

NHBB Minnesota has been rescheduled to 3/30. I've not seen any conflicts for that date. Please let me know if I'm mistaken.

MahoningQuizBowler

This season is cancelled due to lack of registrations. Play will resume with the Novice season in January. One more Expert season is scheduled for February.

Search found 373 matches