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All dates are Saturdays unless otherwise noted.
September 27: SchoBowlFest online
SchoBowlFest is an annual coaching conference held online through Zoom. The conference usually includes a morning session and an afternoon session, and includes community discussions and talks from experienced coaches on topics like recruitment, fundraising, running practices, keeping team statistics, or running tournaments. For more information visit the SchoBowlFest page.
Register through our online shop by selecting the $5 member rate or the $15 community rate.
October 11: Hinsdale Varsity Academic Competition (HVAC) at Hinsdale Central
Question set TBA
Contact Mark Taylor and Alan McCloud
October 25: Falcon Kickoff Frosh/Soph at Wheaton North
Question set TBA
Contact Christopher Johnson
November 1: IHSSBCA Novice statewide
The Rockford Quiz Bowl Company Novice 2025-26 question set
The spirit of Novice tournaments is to provide a gameplay opportunity to new and very inexperienced players without forcing them to play against more experienced opponents. Coaches and players often know instinctively whether a player will need the Novice experience to start off their playing career, but if you are unsure about a player’s eligibility, visit the Novice tournaments page for eligibility rules.
Auburn (Rockford) site: contact Nevagay Abel
Barrington site: contact Jeff Price
Centennial (Champaign) site: contact Andrew Cheun
Limestone (Peoria) site: contact Kris Adams
Lincoln site: contact Jennifer Keith
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) site: contact D. Matthew Jordan
Novice coordinator: contact Kristin Strey
IHSSBCA Novice page
November 1: Cereal Bowl F/S at Morrison
Question set TBA
Contact Brian Bartoz
November 8: Butterfield-Pitz Memorial JV at Moline
Question set TBA
Contact Holly Anderson
November 8: History Bee and Bowl Chicagoland Fall Regional at Homewood-Flossmoor
NHBB C-Set question set
Register online
November 8: International Scholastic Bowl at Bradley University (Peoria)
Questions by the Peoria Area World Affairs Council
This tournament has an international theme, but follows normal scholastic bowl distribution. Invitations are extended to teams in central Illinois.
Contact Trevor Nigus
November 15: Scobol Solo at Sandburg (Orland Park)
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Contact David Reinstein
November 22: IHSSBCA Riley Memorial Kickoff statewide
NAQT question set TBA
Homewood-Flossmoor site: contact Michael Sacks
Palestine site: contact Tim Riley
Southwestern (Piasa) site: contact Matt Hasquin
Kickoff coordinator: contact Erin Limestall
IHSSBCA Kickoff page
November 22: Mike Hendricks Memorial Tournament at Blue Ridge (Farmer City)
NAQT question set TBA
This tournament is limited to 8 non-Blacklisted teams.
Contact Evan Miles
December 6: Athens Fresh-Soph at Athens
NAQT question set TBA
Contact Justine Dion
December 6: History Bee and Bowl Chicagoland Winter Regional at Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)
NHBB B-Set question set
Register online
December 13: RB Rocket JV Invitational at Roanoke-Benson
NAQT question set TBA
Contact Jerod Gross
December 20: Reinstein Varsity at Barrington
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
Contact David Reinstein
January 10: IHSSBCA Turnabout statewide
NAQT question set TBA
Turnabouts give teams a chance to compete without having to go up against the best teams in the state. The vast majority of Scholastic Bowl teams are invited, but teams that have won large tournaments or repeatedly placed highly at tournaments in the past year are not invited. Check in the winter for the 2025-26 blacklist on the Turnabout tournaments page.
Turnabout coordinator: contact Mike Laudermith
IHSSBCA Turnabout page
January 10: Auburn Knights’ Challenge at Auburn (Rockford)
NAQT question set TBA
See the Middle School Tournament Central page for MS information and results
Contact Nevagay Abel
January 17: Loyola Ultima XXVI at Loyola (Wilmette)
NAQT question set TBA
Contact Denise Kreb
January 17: Piasa Bird Invitational IX at Southwestern (Piasa)
Question set TBA
Contact Marshall Mullins
January 17: Tiger Cup at Princeton
Question set TBA
Contact Brody Anderson
January 31: Barron Robinson Memorial at location TBA
Question set TBA
This tournament is co-hosted by Springfield and Glenwood (Chatham) High Schools. This tournament is tentative.
Contact Deb Eaton and Grant Godar
January 31: Griffin Bowl F/S II at Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)
Question set TBA
Frosh-Soph tournament
Contact D. Matthew Jordan
January 31: Winnebago Invitational at Winnebago
Question set TBA
Contact Kristin Strey
Friday, February 6: IHSA Record Reports Due Online
Go to center.ihsa.org to submit your season’s win-loss record for the IHSA Sectional Seeding Meetings.
February 7: Charger F/S at Centennial (Champaign)
Question set TBA
Contact Andrew Cheun
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 10-11: IHSA Sectional Seeding online
Go to center.ihsa.org to vote on the top teams in your IHSA Sectional.
February 14: History Bee and Bowl Chicagoland Championship at Stevenson (Lincolnshire)
NHBB A-Set question set
Register online
Sunday, February 15: IHSSBCA Annual Open Meeting on Zoom
This meeting of the Steering Committee is open to all members of the IHSSBCA. Contact Brad Fischer to receive an invitation to join the Zoom meeting.
February 21: Masonic Sectionals statewide
Questions by Reinstein Quiz Bowl
Contact Herman Albers
February 28: IHSSBCA|NAQT Illinois State Championship at Centennial (Champaign)
NAQT SCT Div II question set
Qualification required at Saturday tournaments during the regular season
Contact Brad Fischer
March 7: Masonic State Championship at Bloomington High School
Questions by Reinstein Quiz Bowl
Qualification required at Masonic Sectionals
Contact Herman Albers
Monday, March 9: IHSA Regionals statewide
Questions by Adam Silverman, et al.
Contact Kraig Garber
March 14: IHSA Sectionals statewide
Questions by Adam Silverman, et al.
Qualification required at IHSA Regionals
Contact Kraig Garber
March 21: IHSA State Championship at Heartland Community College (Normal)
Questions by Adam Silverman, et al.
Qualification required at IHSA Sectionals
Contact Kraig Garber
April 12: NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont, IL)
Questions by NAQT
Contact the IPNCT hotline
April 24-26: NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont, IL)
Questions by NAQT
Contact the SSNCT hotline
May 22-24: NAQT High School National Championship Tournament at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and Hilton Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
Questions by NAQT
Contact the HSNCT hotline
