Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Super Nationals (Nashville, TN)


Quinn scored a winning record of 4.5 out of 7 games at the Chess Super-Nationals, High School Under 1200 Section. Held once every four years, this fiercely competitive tournament is known for attracting top K-12 players nationwide!  Way to go Quinn!

Arizona State Tournament

Six Bobcat Chess Players competed in Arizona's State Tournament at Palo Verde's Holiday Inn. K-6 section placed 9th (Team Ethan, Ian, and Quinn) and K-1 section placed 11th (Alex, Liam, and Sean). Players, YOU made Harelson proud! 

Regional Qualifier 1 (Tucson City-Wide)


Congratulations Chess Team -- 6th place in Saturday's City-Wide Tournament!

On Saturday, March 9, Harelson hosted the Regional Qualifier 1; one of two qualifiers for April's state-wide competition! Alex, Ethan, Quinn, Sean, and Zach qualified. Aaron, Ian, Josh, and Liam were close!  The second and last qualifier in Tucson will be held March 23, at De Grazia Elementary. It's THE opportunity to qualify for the state tournament and come together -- again -- as a team!

Go BOBCATS!



League Match 5


Four students represented Harelson at The City-Wide Chess Tournament (Feb. 16, 2013).  Ethan and Soham scored 3 out of 4 points.  Ian and Sean won 2 rounds and a draw.  Our team narrowly missed a trophy but students are gearing up for the next city-wide, here at our school!