Heritage Hopfield Scholastics (Mar. 10, 2001) TD Dr. Loren Schmidt

K-3 Section
Champion: Matthew Hu (Lewis & Clark) 5-0
1st Grade 1: Thomas Vincent (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 1: Grant Woods (ACA)
3rd Grade 1: Tasha Talbot (Mattawa)
1st Grade 2: Benjamin Barg (St. Joseph/Yakima)
2nd Grade 2: Leonie Oostrom (Sacajewea)
3rd Grade 2: Aaron Neary (Mattawa)
4th Grade 2: Michael Zhang (McGee/Richland)
1st Grade 3: Seth Gibbons (St. Joseph/Yakima)
2nd Grade 3: Levi Sanchez (William Wiley/Richland)
3rd Grade 3: John Talbot (Mattawa)
4th Grade 3: Kenji Doering (Lewis & Clark)
5th Grade 3: Josef Toney (Sacajewea)
6th Grade 3: Andrew Dye (Lewis & Clark)
Team Champions: Lewis & Clark

4-6 Section
Champion: Curtis Lan (Sacajewea) 5-0
1st Grade 4: Rex Youngblood (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 4: Garrett Woods (ACA)
3rd Grade 4: Matthew McEuen (Sacajewea)
4th Grade 4: Brenda Vincent (Lewis & Clark)
1st Grade 5: Rachel Riddle (Independent Home School)
2nd Grade 5: T. J. Steele (Mattawa)
3rd Grade 5: David Bergsman (Lewis & Clark)
4th Grade 5: Marjolein Oostrom (Sacajewea)
5th Grade 5: Janell Talbot (Mattawa)
1st Grade 6: Eric Davies (Orondo)
2nd Grade 6: Malia Walden (Yakima Home School)
3rd Grade 6: Mauro Sitio (Mattawa)
4th Grade 6: Adam Brandt (Orondo)
Team Champions: Sacajewea

7-12 Section
Champion: Jared Reise (West Valley) 4.5-0.5
2nd Place: Matthew Riddle (Independent Home School)
1st Grade 7: Laura Clayton (Topppenish MS)
2nd Grade 7: Alexander Schmidt (White Swan MS)
1st Grade 8: Jerel Navarette (West Valley MS)
2nd Grade 8: Daniel Tissell (West Valley MS)
3rd Grade 8: Jason Goolsby (River View)
Team: West Valley MS

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2001: A Chess Odyssey—Finley Regional and Eastern WA 6-12 Championships (Feb. 17, 2001)

K-2 Section:
Champion: Holleigh Bergstrom (BTD, Spokane) 5-0

3-5 Section:
Champion: Rachel Riddle (Independent Home School, Moxee) 5-0

6-8 Section:
Champion: Daniel Tissell (West Valley MS) 5-0

9-12 Section:
Champions: Matthew Riddle (Independent Home School, Moxee), Jared Reise (West Valley) 4.5-0.5

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Eastern Washington Players at State JHS/MS (Feb. 3, 2001)

Champion: Stephen Ju
= 2nd: David Thaxton, Yakima
= 10th (Grade Medal Winners): Daniel Copeland (St. George/Spokane), Daniel Tissell (West Valley MS), Alex Morkill (BTD/Spokane), Stephen Thaxton (Yakima).

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Yakima Apple Crunch (Jan. 13, 2001) TD Dr. Loren Schmidt

K-2 Section
Champion: Brian Daniels (Liberty Christian) 4.5-0.5
1st Kindergarten: Evan Gibbons (Terrace Heights)
1st Grade 1: Thomas Vincent (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 1: Tasha Talbot (Mattawa)
1st Grade 2: Ian Southcote-Want (Sherwood)
2nd Grade 2: Daniel Talbot (Discover/Moses Lake)
3rd Grade 2: Dominick Ghirardo (Christ the King)
4th Grade 2: Ian Reddick (Sacajawea)
5th Grade 2: Michael Zhang (McGee/Richland)
Team Champions: Mattawa

3-5 Section
Champion: Joshua Omer (Robert E. Lee) 5-0
1st Grade 3: Matthew Hu (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 3: John Talbot (Mattawa)
3rd Grade 3: Andrew Yabusaki (Lewis & Clark)
4th Grade 3: Joel McGrath (Lince/Selah)
5th Grade 3: Jean He (Lewis & Clark)
1st Grade 4: David Wang (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 4: Tamar Oostrom (Lewis & Clark)
3rd Grade 4: Kyle Stumetz (Lewis & Clark)
1st Grade 5: Rachel Riddle (Independent Home School)
2nd Grade 5: Yang He (Lewis & Clark)
3rd Grade 5: Jesse Martin (Summitview)
4th Grade 5: Clint Ransier (Liberty Christian)
5th Grade 5: Stefan Dernbach (Lewis & Clark)
6th Grade 5: T. J. Steele (Mattawa)
7th Grade 5: Janell Talbot (Mattawa)
Team Champions: Lewis & Clark

6-8 Section
Champion: Sue He (Lewis & Clark) 5-0
1st Grade 6: Daniel Copeland (St. George/Spokane)
2nd Grade 6: Richard McGrath (Selah Intermediate)
3rd Grade 6: David Yabusaki (Lewis & Clark)
4th Grade 6:Nolan McMonagle (Orondo)
1st Grade 7: Alexander Schmidt (White Swan MS)
2nd Grade 7: Jobe Thompson (Washington MS)
3rd Grade 7: Hyun Kim (Lewis & Clark)
1st Grade 8: David Thaxton (West Valley Home School)
2nd Grade 8: Daniel Tissell (West Valley)
3rd Grade 8: Samuel Kim (Lewis & Clark)
Team Champions: Lewis & Clark

9-12 Section
Champion: Jared Reise (West Valley) 5-0
1st Grade 9: Matthew Riddle (Independent Home School)
1st Grade 10: Jeffrey Thaxton (West Valley Home School)
2nd Grade 10: Johnny Yallup (Toppenish)
1st Grade 11: Matt Weidner (River View)
2nd Grade 11: Hunter Hughes (River View)
1st Grade 12: Luke Riddle (Independent Home School)
2nd Grade 12: Miles Creed (River View)
Team: West Valley

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Richland Rook Round-up (Dec. 9, 2000)
TD David Merrill

K-2 Section
Champion: Ian Reddick (Sacajawea) 5-0
1st Grade 1: Jacob Omer (Robert E. Lee)
2nd Grade 1: Leland Powell (Sacajawea)
3rd Grade 1: Tasha Talbot (Mattawa)
1st Grade 2: Dominick Ghirardo (Christ the King)
2nd Grade 2: Joseph Webster (Christ the King)
3rd Grade 2: Brian Daniels (Liberty)
Team Champions: Sacajewea

3-5 Section
Champion: Michael Leroy (Christ the King) 5-0
1st Grade 3: Andrew Yabusaki (Lewis & Clark), Matthew Hu (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 3: John Talbot (Mattawa)
3rd Grade 3: Nathan Savage (Lewis & Clark)
4th Grade 3: Jaclyn Vincent (Lewis & Clark)
5th Grade 3: Kenji Doering (Lewis & Clark)
1st Grade 4: Tamar Oostrom (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 4: Curtis Lan (Sacajewea)
3rd Grade 4: Rex Youngblood (Lewis & Clark)
4th Grade 4: David Wang (Lewis & Clark)
5th Grade 4: Mitchell Montchalin (Oregon)
1st Grade 5: Yang He (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 5: Joshua Omer (Robert E. Lee)
3rd Grade 5: Clint Ransier
4th Grade 5: Marshall Merrill (Sacajawea)
5th Grade 5: Stefan Dernbach (Lewis & Clark)
Team Champions: Lewis & Clark
2nd Team: Sacajewea

6-8 Section
Champion: Alexander Schmidt (White Swan MS) 4-1
1st Grade 6: Michael Angulo (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 6: Trent Tyler (Lewis & Clark)
3rd Grade 6: Jaime Silva (Orondo)
1st Grade 7: Sue He (Lewis & Clark)
2nd Grade 7: Hyun Kim (Lewis & Clark)
3rd Grade 7: Tom Quayle (Liberty)
1st Grade 8: Anthony Zetner
Team Champions: Lewis & Clark

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Brentwood Scholastic (Spokane, Dec. 9, 2000) TD W. Morkill

K-3 Section
Champion: Holleigh Bergstrom (Brentwood) 5-0

K-6 Section
Champions: Alex Morkill (Brentwood), Garrett Morkill (St. George) 4.5-0.5

K-12 Section
Champions: John Julian, Elston Cloy, Adam Atwood 4-1

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International Match (Dec. 2, 2000)

Washington 29-British Columbia 19

Eastern Washington Representatives:
Curt Collyer (Spokane), Grade 10: 1-1
Michael LeRoy (Christ the King, Tri-Cities) Grade 5: 1-1
Michael Cambareri (St. George, Spokane), Grade 4: 2-0

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Intermat Candidates Matches (Nov. 11, 2000)

Eastern Washington Representatives (Top 2 to Intermat):
Curt Collyer (Spokane), Grade 10: Seeded to Intermat
David Thaxton (Yakima), Grade 8: 1-2 (3rd place)
Stephen Thaxton (Yakima), Grade 7: 1.5-1.5 (= 2nd place)
Alex Morkill (Spokane), Grade 6: 1.5-1.5 (3rd place)
Michael LeRoy (Tri-Cities), Grade 5: 2-1 (2nd place)
Michael Cambareri (Spokane), Grade 4: 3-0 (1st place)

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Evergreen Invitational (Spokane, Nov. 9, 2000) TD C. Vogel

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Pasco Invitational K-12 (Nov. 4, 2000) TD Denny Delacourt

K-2 Champion: Dominick Ghirardo (Christ the King) 4-1
1st Grade 2: Jeremiah Schmidt (Harrah Elementary) 3.5-1.5
1st Grade 1: Jacob Omer (Robert E. Lee) 3-2
Team: Sacajewea

3-5 Champions: Yang He (Lewis & Clark), T.J. Steele (Mattawa) 5-0
1st Grade 5: Stefan Dernbach (Lewis & Clark) 4-1
1st Grade 4: Tamar Oostrom (Lewis & Clark) 4-1
1st Grade 3: Matthew Hu (Lewis & Clark) 4-1
Team: Lewis & Clark

6-8 Champion: Alex Schmidt (White Swan MS) 5-0
1st Grade 8: Samuel Kim (Lewis & Clark) 3.5-1.5
1st Grade 7: Sue He (Lewis & Clark) 4-1
1st Grade 6: David Yabusaki (Lewis & Clark) 4-1
Team: Lewis & Clark

9-12 Champions: Chris Torrisi (Mt. Spokane), Michael Sachse (Mt. Spokane), Johnny Yallup (Toppenish) 4-1. Torrisi actually scored 5-0 but a mis-reported result led to an “official” result of 4-1.
Team: Mt. Spokane

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Eastern Washington Scholastic (Spokane, Sept. 23, 2000) TD John Cambareri

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Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire (Richland, June 18, 2000) TD Dr. Loren Schmidt

Grand Champion/6-12 Champion: Sue He, Tri-Cities
K-5 Champion: Michael Angulo, Tri-Cities