159 kids compete in Devlin to go to Chess provincials

Submitted by
Martin Williams

Northern Ontario Schools Championships - Cross Roads School , Devlin, Ont. Sept. 29, 2006
 a) This is the qualifier to go onto the Northern Ontario Regionals in Thunder Bay on Oct 21, 2006.
b) 159 Students attended and they played almost 800 games of chess in one day.  Last year, our district had the largest tournament with 129 players so we have a great shot again this year.
c) We had students from Riverview, SCAP, Sturgeon Creek, McCrossen Tovel, Our Lady of the Way, Donald Young, Cross Roads, St Francis, Robert Moore, JW Walker and Mine Center.
d) Had great team of volunteers and school staff from across the district who helped make this tournament a great success.
e) The Royal Canadian Legion Major Hughes Branch 54 sponsored our prizes again this year, 30 subscriptions to Scholar’s Mate a chess magazine for kids.
 
9 & Under Boys
First: Maxwell Williams
Second: Kevin Zhang, Conner Pocock, Reece Jones and Nic Dennis
Third: Shawn Brady, Blake Morken, Isaac Firth
 
9& Under Girls
First: Moriah Carradice
Second: Bethany Lauzon
Third: Taylor Clinker and Kelly Gooselin
 
10&11 Boys
First: Blake Gustafson and John Perrault
Second: James Arbuckle, Kirk Johnson, Chris Jensen
Third: Billy Lampi, Lucas Koomans, Nolan Short and Brandon Gustafson
 
10&11 Girls
First: Courtney Hansen
Second: Lily Deer, Courtney Spade and Reagan Calder
Third: Jessica Robinson, Ayla Holmes, Kaayla Fox and Alyssa Spence
 
12&13 Boys
First: Dallas Jewett
Second: Ian Enns, Dan Milling, Cody Mason, Zack Pocock and Lewis Linklater
Third: Ian Grant and Andre Emond
 
12&13 Girls
First: Elizabeth Steele
Second: Summer Jim
Third: Tiffany Gibbons, Taylor Windego and Riley Brown
 
14-17
First: Jordan Bellar
Second: Braeden Beller
Third: Ben Luke