Middle school students place first in state
Updated: March 10, 2010
SPARTA — The Sparta Middle School Chess Team won its second consecutive New Jersey Middle School Championship at the New Jersey State Championships, held recently at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Austin Kasabri led the effort with three wins and a draw. Kyra Schluter, AJ Thomas, Dillon Mendel and Ian Clark each had three wins. Adding to the effort were Colin Casey, Thomas Wolfe, Travis Kasabri and Erich Schimpf.
The Elementary team placed third behind Keith Johnson’s three wins and a draw. Lizzy Wolfe had three wins, and Daniel Bacon had two wins and a draw. Ryan Ryersen, Christopher H, Griffin Mendel, Alex Schimpf, Tyler Struble, and Emily Bettano contributed to the excellent showing.
Cooper Waldo paced the Primary team with 3 wins, as the team placed fifth. Evan Johnson had two wins and a draw. The rest of team includes Cleary Waldo, Philippos Christodoulou, Reilly Kasabri, Morgan Kasabri, Daniel Lane, Alexis Lee, Brittany Brannigan, Ben Lipton, Christopher Johnson and Brandon Rabbitt.
The Sparta High School’s varsity team placed twelfth in the NJ High School tournament at Rutgers. The team defeated Mountain Lakes and Monmouth Regional, and lost to Watchung Hills, the eventual champion. Rob Tessier won three times and Matt Finkle had two wins and a tie. Eryk Banatt, Natasha Sica, and Kyle Bay rounded out the team.
Source: http://www.strausnews.com
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