Hello Everyone,

We are only 2 1/2 weeks away from the next WISCL (Western Idaho Scholastic Chess League). In both February and March we will be meeting on the 1st Saturdays of the month. The next WISCL tournament is on February 4th, at Cynthia Mann. Getting commitments and signups now will help everyone to know that it is coming up quickly. Call us at 475-3500 if you need to preregister or need any information.

January’s tournament had a great turnout with lots of great competition. We were done very early and actually had the facility empty and cleaned up at around 2:15 pm. Thanks to Joplin Elementary for doing the concessions and helping with setting up and cleaning up! The results from the January 14th tournament were as follows:

In the Teen Division:

1st place – Meridian Technical Charter High A Team; 2nd place – North Star Charter High A Team; 3rd place – Renaissance High A Team;

In the Elementary Divison:

In the Diamond Section – 1st place – Andrus A Team; 2nd place – Cynthia Mann A Team; 3rd place – Cynthia Mann B Team

In the Emerald Section – 1st place – Cynthia Mann C Team; 2nd place – Washington B Team; 3rd place – Riverside A Team

In the Sapphire Section – 1st place – Galileo B Team; 2nd place – Pioneer A Team; 3rd place – Sage International D Team.

In the Opal Section – 1st place – Washington C Team; 2nd place – Sage International F Team; 3rd place – Cynthia Mann G Team.

In the Ruby Section – 1st place – Owyhee A Team; 2nd place – Collister C Team; 3rd place – Riverside B Team.

In the Garnet Section – 1st place – Galileo D Team; 2nd place – Galileo F Team; 3rd place – Pioneer B Team.

In the Topaz Section – 1st place – Challenger A Team; 2nd place – Sage International G Team; 3rd place – Sage International H Team.

The dates for the remaining months are: this coming February 4th, and March 3rd.

It was awesome to see you all there with such team spirit! Congratulations to all the chess players who won all 3 of their games and took home medals; and to those who won 2 or 2 1/2 games and took home ribbons; and to all of the players who played hard games and won certificates.

Thanks to all of you coaches who spend so much of your time helping the kids to play this wonderful game. For those of you who have not yet come this year, we would love to see you there. This is a great tournament to help the players progress in their skills and the competition is great for all levels of players, from the Kindergartener to the 12th grade chess players.