NEWS FROM THE NATIONALS!
(Courtesy of Mike Skidmore & Dr. Paul Grams)

Michigan players at the 2002 USCF High School National Championship did the following:
KEARSLEY WINS 2002 USCF HS U1000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

Coach Michael Skidmore leads students to Kearsley's 4th National Championship.
Kearsley's chess team won the U1000 National High School Chess Championship tournament April 12-14, 2002 in Louisville, KY. Kearsley finished first amoung 100 teams. Kearsley scored 24 of a possible 28 pts. They were 1st, ahead of Provo, UT by a point and a half. This is the fourth National victory for Kearsley. The team won at King of Prussia, PA in 1986, Albuquerque, NM in 1988, and East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1996. This is the 17th consecutive nationals competition for the Kearsley Hornets.

There were over 600 players in the section. Travis Sanders (10th Grade) finished 4th overall and lead the team with 6 1/2 pts. David Whatling (10th Grade) scored 6 pts and finished 7th. Erich Wagner (11th Grade) netted 6 pts and was 19th overall. Eric Myers (Grade 9) with 5 1/2 pts was the other member of the top 4.
Jason Brownfield (Grade 11) was right behind Eric with 5 pts. Jason Sowa (10th Grade) finished with 4 1/2. Chris Smith (10th Grade) Scott Thach (9th Grade) and Troy Vinton (12th Grade) all went 4 - 3 to complete Kearsley's scoring.
Kent Hershberger (11th Grade), Rosanna Dyer (12th Grade), and Adam Laferriere (12th grade) gained valuable experience competing in the Open Section.

Michigan Players and Teams also did well in the U1300 Section:
David Wald, [Okemos HS], [6th? Place]
Brandon Vasos, [Romeo], 19th Place
Angela Ianni, [Okemos HS], [20th? Place]
Stacey Moore, Detroit Renaissance HS, 24th Place
Detroit Renaissance, 12th Place Team
Detroit Southeastern, 22nd Place Team

MICHIGAN SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2002 MICHIGAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(results courtesy of Jennifer Skidmore)

We had 42 participants in the K-12 Junior Championship.
This was won by Nate Solon and Zack Madden, both with 4.5

We had 68 players in the K-8 Young Junior Championship.
This was won by Tim Moroney and Michael Collins, both with 5.0

There were 42 players in the K-8 Young Junior Reserve.
This was won by Michael Rogers and Ian Scott, both with 4.5

We had 56 players in the K-5 Children's Championship.
This was won by Spencer Finegold with 5.0

There were 30 players in the K-5 Children's Reserve.
This was won by Daniel Schwartz with 5.0.

There were 60 participants in the K-3 Young Children's Championship
This was won by Adam Ford with 5.0

We had 34 entries in the K-3 Young Children's Reserve.
This was won by Andrew Elenbogen with 5.0.

2002 SCHOLASTIC TEAM TOURNAMENTS
2002 Primary K-3 Team Championship
K-3 Pictures

2002 Elementary K-5 Team Championship
K-5 Pictures

2002 Elementary K-6 Team Championship
K-6 Pictures

2002 Junior High K-9 Team Championship

2002 High School Team Championship

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