2009 Scholastic Championships

The 2009 Scholastic Championships were held at the Samuel A. Heyward Career & Technology Center in Columbia on February 28.  Nearly 100 students participated.

Games from High School: Boards 1 & 2

Team and Individual Winners

HIGH SCHOOL SECTION - 29 players 

1st Team: D.W. DANIEL HIGH SCHOOL 14.52009 Champion Daniel Dodds

1st: Daniel Dodds 5.0 Denker Representative
2nd: Zachary Templeton 4.0 2nd place trophy (tie-breaker)
3rd Jonathan Sarasua 4.0 3rd place trophy (tie-breaker)
4th: Qianli Sun 4.0
 
1st-Girl: Kristen Snowdeal 2.0 Polgar Rep. (tie-breaker)
2nd-Girl: Hannah Tori Whatley 2.0 

MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION - 20 players 

1st Team: R.C. EDWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL 15.5

1st: Daniel Lee 4.5 
2nd: Chris Lebrecque 4.0 2nd place trophy (tie-breaker)
3rd: Noah Liebman 4.0 3rd place trophy (tie-breaker)
4th: James Conley 4.0 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SECTION - 43 players 

1st Team: CLEMSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17.0

1st: Kevis Tsao 5.0 1st place trophy (tie-breaker)
2nd: Mowei "Tiger" Tang 5.0 2nd place trophy (tie-breaker)
3rd: Gautham Tuppale 4.0 3rd place trophy (tie-breaker)
4th: Patrick Wang 4.0 
5th: Daniel "Lawrence" Custer 4.0 
6th: Jack Rhiel 4.0 
7th: Elias Longenecker 4.0 

FIRST PLACE EACH GRADE 

Grade 12 Rade Musulin 3.5 
Grade 11 Qianli Sun 4.0 
Grade 10 Kenzie Moore 3.0 
Grade 9 Arjun Grover 3.5 
Grade 8 Dillon Yates & William King 3.0 trophy to Yates (tie-breaker)
Grade 7 Brandon Dryden & Patrick Mazzeo 2.0 trophy to Dryden (tie-breaker)
Grade 6 James Conley 4.0 
Grade 5 Daniel "Lawrence" Custer 4.0 
Grade 4 Jack Rhiel & Elias Longenecker 4.0 trophy to Rhiel (tie-breaker)
Grade 3 Alexander Mazzeo 3.5 
Grade 2 Maxfield Trask 3.0 
Grade 1 Jaelen White 3.0 
Grade K Patrick Wang 4.0