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All dates are Saturdays unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, October 11: Saint Viator Eighth Grade Tournament at Saint Viator (Arlington Heights) (12 teams)
NAQT MS-47, rounds 1-5
1. St Raymond (Mount Prospect), 2. St Norbert (Northbrook), 3. Holy Family (Inverness) A, 4. St Paul of the Cross (Park Ridge)
Game results
October 14: SchoBowlFest at Fenton (Bensenville)
SchoBowlFest is an annual coaching conference.
Wednesday, October 18: DePaul Prep Grade School Academic Bowl at DePaul (Chicago) (22 teams)
NAQT MS-47, rounds 6-10
1. St Benedict (Chicago) A, 2. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) B, 3. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) A, 4. St Viator (Arlington Heights)
Game results
Monday, November 6: St Laurence Grammar School Tournament at St Laurence (Burbank) (8 teams)
NAQT question set
1. Saint Gerald (Oak Lawn), 2. Saint Albert the Great (Burbank), 3. Saint Christina (Chicago), 4. Saint Catherine (Oak Lawn)
Game Results
November 11: Loyola Middle School Invitational at Loyola (Wilmette) (22 teams)
Invitation only
NAQT MS-48
This question set is also used at Keith 5th/6th Grade Winter
1. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) A, 2. St Raymond (Mount Prospect) A, 3. St Norbert (Northbrook), 4. St Benedict (Chicago) A
Top player: Daniel Ortman, St Norbert (Northbrook), 107.5 points per game
November 11: Gladiator Fall at St Mary’s Visitation (Elm Grove, WI) (14 teams)
NAQT MS-47
This question set is also used at St Benedict Invitational
1. Quest (Palatine) A, 2. Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 3. Marshall (Rockford) A, 4. St Mary’s Visitation (Elm Grove, WI) A
Top player: Aatman Shah, Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 115.71 points per game
Statistics: preliminary rounds, prelims with playoffs, and full statistics
Monday, November 13: St Benedict Invitational at St Benedict (Chicago) (8 teams)
NAQT MS-47 R1-5
This question set is also used at Gladiator Fall
1. St Benedict (Chicago) A, 2. St Josaphat (Chicago), 3. Pope John XXIII (Evanston), 4. Immaculate Conception St Joseph (Chicago) B
Standings
Monday, January 22: IESA matches may begin
February 3: Keith 5th/6th Grade Winter Invitational at Keith Country Day (Rockford) (8 teams)
NAQT MS-48
This question set is also used at Loyola Invitational
1. Quest (Palatine), 2. Franklin (Springfield) A, 3. Marshall (Rockford), 4. Barrington Station
Top player: Arya Kulkarni, Franklin (Springfield) A, 72.86 points per game
Statistics
February 10: Auburn Knights’ Challenge at Auburn (Rockford) (14 MS teams)
This tournament was rescheduled from January 13.
See the High School Tournament Central page for F/S information and results
NAQT IS-227A
1. Franklin (Springfield) A, 2. Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 3. Quest (Palatine) A, 4. Marshall (Rockford) A
Top player: Aatman Shah, Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 96.67 points per game
Statistics: preliminary rounds, playoffs, and full statistics
Friday, February 16: Saint Viator 6th and 7th Grade Tournament at Saint Viator (Arlington Heights) (12 teams)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Falcon Invitational, Gladiator Open and Greenville Jays Invitational
February 17: Falcon Invitational II at Franklin (Springfield)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Saint Viator 6th/7th, Gladiator Open, and Greenville Jays Invitational
Contact Dave Knoepfle
February 17: Junior Wildcat at Northwestern University (Evanston) (18 teams)
NAQT MS-50
This question set is also used at Cougar Pride
1. Franklin (Springfield), 2. Next Generation (Champaign) A, 3. St Raymond (Mount Prospect) A, 4. Keith Country Day (Rockford)
Top player: Tommy Nuelle, St Raymond (Mount Prospect) A, 94 points per game
Statistics: preliminary rounds, playoffs, and finals
Monday, February 21: IESA Initial Record Reporting Date
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March 2: Greenville Junior High Jays Invitational (16 teams)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Saint Viator 6th/7th, Falcon Invitational, and Gladiator Open
1. Franklin (Springfield) A, 2. Columbia Independent (MO) A, 3. Next Generation (Champaign) A, 4. Greenville A
Top player: Anvi Agarwal, Franklin (Springfield) A, 66.43 points per game
Statistics
March 9: Cougar Pride at Central High School (Breese) (9 teams)
NAQT MS-50
This question set is also used at Junior Wildcat
1. All Saints (Breese), 2. Damiansville
Results
April 13: Gladiator Open at St Mary’s Visitation (Elm Grove, WI) (12 teams)
NAQT MS-49
This question set is also used at Saint Viator 6th/7th, Falcon Invitational, and Greenville Jays Invitational
1. Quest (Palatine) A, 2. Keith Country Day (Rockford) A, 3. Marshall (Rockford), 4. Quest (Palatine) B
Top player: Vedant Sedhurasan, Quest (Palatine) A, 120 points per game
Statistics
Monday, April 15: IESA Record Reporting Deadline
Go to iesa.org/login to submit your season’s win-loss record and your team’s roster for the IESA State Tournament series.
April 20: IHSSBCA Awards Banquet at Illinois State University (Normal)
The banquet will be held at 6:00pm in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
The banquet honors the winning teams at all three Illinois State Championships, the Coaches of the Year and Hall of Fame inductees, the Rob Grierson Friend of Scholastic Bowl, the All-State teams, and Team Illinois.
Wednesday, April 24: IESA Regionals statewide
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Class A Regional Champions by Sectional
Sectional A: Cissna Park, Quest (Palatine), Seneca, St Mary’s (Pontiac)
Sectional B: AlWood (Woodhull), Amboy, Midland (Sparland), Wallace (Ottawa)
Sectional C: Bismarck-Henning, Metcalf (Normal), Roanoke-Benson, Zion (Mt Pulaski)
Sectional D: Concordia (Peoria), Limestone Walters (Peoria), Monroe (Bartonville), Riverview (Spring Bay)
Sectional E: Bushnell-Prairie City, Carthage, Elmwood, Virginia
Sectional F: Atwood-Hammond, Casey-Westfield, Heritage (Homer), Next Generation (Champaign)
Sectional G: Nokomis, Sangamon Valley (Illiopolis), St Agnes (Springfield), Waverly
Sectional H: ICS (Columbia), Lutheran (Altamont), New Hope (Fairfield), Sacred Heart (Effingham)
Class AA Regional Champions by Sectional
Sectional A: Palombi (Lake Villa), Sycamore, Twin Groves (Buffalo Grove), Wright (Lincolnshire)
Sectional B: Barrington Station, Liberty (New Lenox), Westview Hills (Willowbrook), Walker (Tinley Park)
Sectional C: Addams (Bolingbrook), Coal City, Reagan (Dixon), Washington (Joliet)
Sectional D: Central (Washington), Dunlap Valley, Ingersoll (Canton), Mercer County (Aledo)
Sectional E: Bourbonnais, Central (Bradley), Hart (Homewood), Hoopeston Area
Sectional F: Dee-Mack (Mackinaw), Franklin (Champaign), Mahomet-Seymour, Mt Zion
Sectional G: Franklin (Springfield), Jacksonville, Lincoln (Springfield), Taylorville
Sectional H: Greenville, Henson (Flora), Liberty (Edwardsville), Teutopolis
Monday, April 29: IESA Sectionals statewide
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Qualification required at IESA Regionals
Class A Sectional Champions
Sectional A: Quest (Palatine)
Sectional B: Wallace (Ottawa)
Sectional C: Metcalf (Normal)
Sectional D: Concordia (Peoria)
Sectional E: Elmwood
Sectional F: Next Generation (Champaign)
Sectional G: St Agnes (Springfield)
Sectional H: ICS (Columbia)
Class AA Sectional Champions
Sectional A: Twin Groves (Buffalo Grove)
Sectional B: Barrington Station
Sectional C: Coal City
Sectional D: Central (Washington)
Sectional E: Central (Bradley)
Sectional F: Franklin (Champaign)
Sectional G: Franklin (Springfield)
Sectional H: Greenville
Friday, May 3: IESA State Championship at the Peoria Civic Center
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Qualification required at IESA Sectionals
Class A
1. Next Generation (Champaign), 2. Metcalf (Normal), 3. Quest (Palatine), 4. Elmwood
Class AA
1. Twin Groves (Buffalo Grove), 2. Franklin (Springfield), 3. Greenville, 4. Barrington Station
May 10-12: NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont, IL) (160 teams)
Questions by NAQT
1. River Trail (Johns Creek, GA), 2. Sycamore (Indianapolis, IN), 3. Hopkins (Fremont, CA), 4. Churchill (Carmichael, CA)
Top player: Malcolm McFarland, Roxboro (Cleveland Heights, OH), 88.77 points per 20 tossups heard
Top player from Illinois: 16. Vedant Sedhurasan, Quest (Palatine), 64.33 points per 20 tossups heard
Playoff teams from Illinois
33T. Keith Country Day (Rockford)
33T. Franklin (Springfield) A
49T. Marshall (Rockford)
49T. Quest (Palatine)
Also attending from Illinois
77. Next Generation (Champaign)
96. Immaculate Conception Saint Joseph (Chicago) A
140. Franklin (Springfield) B
142. Saint Benedict (Chicago)
150. Saint Josaphat (Chicago)
151. Franklin (Springfield) C
154. Saint Norbert (Northbrook)
156. Immaculate Conception Saint Joseph (Chicago) B
158. Pope John XXIII (Evanston)
Statistics
May 23-27: IAC Middle and Elementary School National Championships at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida
Questions by IAC
