Oak Grove Central Elementary School's Chess Extravaganza
by Connie Newcomb
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September 16th, Hernando, Mississppi. Oak Grove Central Elementary School held it's first annual fund raising chess tournament, The Oak Grove Central Elementary School's Chess Extravanganza. The tournament is a huge success. There are 70 kids signed up. 11 players signed up in K-3 section, 43 in grades 4-5 and 16 players in grades 6-8.
OGCE spotlight teacher and tournament organizer, Angelia Faulkner would like to extend her big appreciation to all the children that participated.
The winners of the 1st Oak Grove Central Elementary School's Chess Extravaganza are:
Junior High (6-8):
- 1st Place - Will Brown
- 2nd Place - Nishal Bhikha
- 3rd Place - Adam Jordan
Elementary (4-5):
- 1st Place - Travus McMahon
- 2nd Place - Joseph Ramsey
- 3rd Place - Evangeline Newcomb
Primary (K-3):
- 1st Place - Justin Newcomb
- 2nd Place - Hunter Faulkner
- 3rd Place - Rob Brown
In the Elementary division, Travus McMahon and Joseph Ramsey is tied for 1st place with perfect 4-0 score. Travus won in the play-off to capture the 1st place trophy.
The crosstable can be viewed at http://www.desotochess.org/results.html.
Check out the DeSoto Scholastic Chess Website!
http://www.desotochess.org
The DeSoto Scholastic Chess' website features a complete tournament schedule and news of interest for the DeSoto County Scholastic Chess Community.
Included in the feature page of our website are tournaments held by other organizer but maybe of interest for our local players.
Another added feature is the online registration, where you can register for chess tournaments sponsored by the DeSoto County Scholastic Chess.
Both our website and this E-News encourage comments and suggestions. If you have anything that you wish to contribute for the success of our local scholastic chess players, please do let me know. You can e-mail me at macnewcomb@aol.com
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