Sep 18

California Cup #1 Registration

Welcome to the new California Cup season! Cal Cup #1 will take place on Saturday, October 4 at Dougherty Valley HS in San Ramon. As in previous years, this event will feature three divisions: Competitive, Standard, and Novice. We will be using SHOW-ME Four for Competitive/Standard and ORCUS for Novice [not NAQT]. The initial field cap will be 12 teams for all three divisions – we will expand the field based on interest/staff availability.

We are continuing to offer “the package” that we had in previous years – teams can play all four tournaments for the price of three. Cal Cup #2 is the deadline for signing up for the package. In addition, teams have until Cal Cup #2 if they wish to back-out of purchasing the package.

Register for Cal Cup #1 here.

(2) Cal Cup #2 will take place on Saturday, November 1 at Dougherty Valley – we plan to use NAQT sets for this event. Teams that wish to qualify for HSNCT should play in the Competitive division at this event. Registration for Cal Cup #2 will open soon after the conclusion of Cal Cup #1.

(3) We have started a waitlist for both divisions for the Sat, Sep 27 Bay Area Fall Novice tournament @ Menlo. Teams that are in the field are reminded to please post a roster and indicate how many buzzer(s)/staff your school is providing. Jeff can provide volunteer hours for student staffers as long as there does not exist a non-profit requirement.

Sep 15

Sacramento Fall HS Results

Congratulations to the winners: Mission San Jose (Varsity) and Folsom (JV)! Thank you to Churchill for hosting and to all of the staff for your help.

Results are here

Sep 09

Bay Area Fall Novice Tournament

This event will take place on Saturday, September 27 at Menlo (Private) School in Atherton. As in previous years, we have two divisions: HS Novice and MS (not-novice). The HS division is not an HSNCT qualifier while the MS division is an MSNCT qualifier; middle school participants who are new to quiz bowl may find this event challenging.

Anyone wishing to play in the HS division who has previously played at MSNCT, HSNCT, or PACE NSC needs permission in order to compete -> please write to us at californiacupquizbowl (at) gmail (dot) com for any eligibility questions. There are no eligibility restrictions for teams in the MS division.

Register on the NAQT website here. The initial field cap is 16 for HS and 9 for MS. Each team can consist of up to 6 members.

High school participants who are not eligible to compete are encouraged to help moderate/scorekeep – teams will receive a discount on their entry fee for providing staffers. In addition, please let us know if any of your members are interested in helping out in the control room (learning about tournament logistics/stats).

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Aug 29

Fall Quiz Bowl Schedule

Hello Teams, Parents, and Coaches!

Welcome to the new school year! We hope everyone had a pleasant summer.

Our plan for this school year is to run more events earlier in the calendar; in particular, we are hoping to run two Cal Cup tournaments each semester. We are tentatively planning to run the Bay Area Fall Novice tournament on Sep 27, Cal Cup #1 on Oct 4, and Cal Cup #2 in early/mid November; stay tuned for more details.

Registration is now open for the Sacramento Fall HS tournament, to be held on Saturday, September 13 at Churchill MS in Carmichael (yes, this is a HS tournament taking place at a MS). The Varsity division will feature NAQT IS-240 and the JV division will feature IS-239A. Bay Area teams and middle school teams are welcome to compete; register here. Sacramento-area schools will receive priority in case of a waitlist.

The Sacramento Fall MS tournament will take place on Saturday, October 11 at Churchill MS in Carmichael – expect registration for this event to open this upcoming Tuesday, September 2. The Varsity and JV divisions will both feature NAQT MS #55.

BASIS Silicon Valley will be hosting their ESTUARY Tournament on Saturday, October 18 – this event will be using the GHOST II house-write set (not NAQT). Middle school teams can compete but should be aware that they will be facing high school teams on high school-level questions. More details can be found here.

We are hoping to run the first Bay Area middle school tournament in November or December – please let us know if your school is interested in hosting such an event.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Thank You,

Ankit/Nicholas/Jeff (NCQBA)

Jun 09

Nationals Results

Congratulations to the Northern California teams that competed at Nationals this year!

SSNCT results are here

MSNCT results are here

HSNCT results are here

PACE NSC results are here

Apr 24

Sacramento Spring HS Tournament @ Discord

Registration is now open for the Sacramento Spring HS tournament, to be held online (Discord) on Saturday, May 3. We are using SSNCT for Varsity and IS-238A for JV; teams playing at in-person SSNCT are not eligible to play in the Varsity division.

Middle school teams, Bay Area teams, and out-of-state teams are welcome to compete at this event; however, Sacramento-area schools will receive priority in case of a waitlist. The initial field cap is 12 teams in Varsity and 8 teams in JV.

The base entry fee is $80 per team. Tuesday, April 29 is the last date to register.

Please register for this event here.

Apr 07

Cal Cup #4 Updates + Roster Submission

(1) The Cal Cup #4 field has been posted here – please verify that your team(s) are listed correctly. Please let us know ASAP if you need to drop!Tuesday, April 8 (tomorrow) is the last date to register. Teams can drop before 12pm (noon) on Friday, April 11 without penalty – subsequent drops will result in a cancellation fee (please try to avoid this!)

Teams are advised to check the field periodically as the situation will change quickly in the coming days.

(2) All registered teams – including package/waitlist teams! – are asked to please fill out this roster submission form by the end of Tuesday, April 8 (tomorrow). Teams that do not submit a roster by that time will be dropped from the field and might not be able to re-join.

Apr 07

Cal Cup #3 Results

Congratulations to the winners at Cal Cup #3: Mira Loma (Competitive), Harker (Standard), and Challenger-Strawberry Park B (Novice). Thank you to Saint Francis for hosting and to all of the staff for your help! Results are here.

Mar 07

Cal Cup #3 Updates + Roster Submission

The Cal Cup #3 field can be found here; please verify that your team(s) are listed correctly. Please let us know if you can provide more staffers and/or buzzers.

(2) All teams – including package/waitlist teams! – are asked to please fill out this roster submission form by the end of Tuesday, March 11. Teams that have not submitted a roster by that point will be dropped from the field.

Please let us know ASAP if you need to drop – teams that cancel after 12pm (noon) Pacific time on Friday, March 14 will receive a cancellation fee.

(3) Tuesday, March 11 is the last date to register. Registration for April 12 Cal Cup #4 will open soon after the conclusion of Cal Cup #3.

Mar 07

Cavitt March Tournament Results

Congratulations to Cavitt A for winning the Cavitt tournament! Thank to you all of the staff for your help and to Cavitt for host. Results can be found here.