WHSCA Northwest League
2001-2002





2001-2002 NWL HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS:

1st  Ferndale            29.5  **State Qualified
2nd  Lynden              29.0  **State Qualified
3rd  Sehome              27.5  **State Qualified
4th  Sedro-Woolley       27.0  **State Qualified
5th  Mount Vernon        26.0  **State Qualified
6th  Meridian            23.5  **State Qualified
7th  Ferndale B          21.5  **State Qualified
8th  Sedro-Woolley B     18.0
9th  Mt Vernon Christian 14.0
10th Blaine              13.0
11th Lynden B             5.0
12th Sehome B             0.0

So close!  Entering the final meet, Lynden and Ferndale were tied. 
Ferndale dropped a half-point in Round 7, but in the final Round 8
Lynden dropped a full point, giving Ferndale the title by a measly
half-point.  Congratulations to all participants for a well-played
league, and good luck NWL Teams at the State Team Championships in
Issaquah on February 22-23!

ROUND 7:
Sedro-Woolley B 0.0   - Lynden A 5.0
Ferndale A 4.5        - Meridian 0.5
Sehome A 5.0          - Blaine 0.0
MtVernonChristian 0.0 - Ferndale B 5.0
Lynden B 0.0          - Sedro-Woolley A 5.0
Sehome B 0.0          - Mount Vernon 5.0

ROUND 8:
Lynden A 4.0        - Ferndale B 1.0
Ferndale A 5.0      - Mt Vernon Christian 0.0
Sedro-Woolley B 1.5 - Sehome A 3.5
Blaine 0.0          - Sedro-Woolley A 5.0
Mount Vernon 4.0    - Lynden B 1.0
Meridian 5.0        - Sehome B 0.0




00-01 NW League Results 10 Teams, Ferndale H.S. Champs
99-00 NW League Results 12 Teams, Lynden H.S. Champs
98-99 NW League Results 10 Teams, Ferndale H.S. Champs

State 2001 Results NWL represented by Mount Vernon, Lynden, Sedro-Woolley, Sehome, Meridian, Ferndale




NW Chess League Schedule 2001-2002

Dec. 10: MEET #1 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Meridian H.S.
Jan. 7: MEET #2 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Mount Vernon H.S.
Jan. 14: MEET #3 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Sedro-Woolley H.S.
Jan. 28: MATCH -- (Home-Away, schedule TBA)
Feb. 4: MEET #4 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Lynden H.S.
Feb. 22, 23: State Team Championships, Issaquah H.S.




NW League H.S. Chess Club Advisors / Helpers

Contact these people if you want to join/assist/start a chess club at your high school!
Bellingham: Karen Barniol, Ralph Hayden
Blaine: Don Sayegh
Ferndale: Dave Peters
LaConner: Jacques Brunisholz
Lynden: Bruce Woodcock
Lynden Christian: Les Hendricks
Meridian: David Shick
Mount Baker: John Wiseman
Mount Vernon: Paul Everyhope
Nooksack Valley: Linda King
Squalicum: Andy Donahue
Sedro-Woolley: Randy Walther
Sehome: Caty Strong
NW League Director: Randy Kaech


Northwest League Rules - Summary
A useful one-page synopsis of the rules.

Northwest League Rules - Official
The full version of the rules, a bit verbose to cover all contingencies.


Some facts about high school chess in Washington

For several decades now the Washington High School Chess Association (WHSCA) has organized most major scholastic chess events for the state, including the Washington State High School Team Chess Championships. They have also provided structure and oversight to the many interscholastic chess leagues in Washington.

Three years ago the Northwest League became the newest WHSCA league, providing league chess competition for high schools in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

The Northwest League became the seventh WHSCA league. These leagues average ten teams per league, ranging from the large Seattle Metro League (16 high school teams) to the new So. Central Wa. League (3 high schools). Last year 42 teams qualified and participated at the State Championships. A team must place in the upper half of its league in order to qualify for State.

This year's Washington State High School Team Championships will be held on February 22-23, 2002 at Issaquah High School.





NWL WSRS CROSSTABLE
NWL RDS 1, 2
pos last name              id numb   start  end      rd1  rd2  tot
1   HAMMONS, MATT          LYEL7800  1361  1369/132  W39  W23  2.0
2   MCMILLAN, BRANDON      LYEL7801  1277  1284/110  W38  W26  2.0
3   MOORE, STUART          SHMK9212  1214  1228/69   W32  W24  2.0
4   BABER, ANDREW          MOVJ4688  900   1183/2    W33  W31  2.0
5   GARZA, RICARDO         FERL7231  1144  1158/122  W35  W61  2.0
6   DRAPER, MICHAEL        FERJ9493  1201  1210/61   W34  W56  2.0
7   WEAVER, BEN            SEDM7395  1349  1361/155  W53  W30  2.0
8   GAYEN, INGEMAR         SEDM3656  1153  1173/21   W52  W27  2.0
9   HEMMAT, BRIAN          MOVM7501  1403  1406/70   W55  W22  2.0
10  STEWARDSON, JOSHUA     HSCK4123  1004  1035/10   W48  W29  2.0
11  ZUPKE, BEN             LYEL2571  1000  1070/16   W46  W28  2.0
12  SOKOL, MAROS           MOVM3678  1473  1486/14   W49  W25  2.0
13  WILSON, MIKE           MOVM2986  829   935 /10   W36  W47  2.0
14  VYAERSI, GERT          FERJ9738  936   972 /39   W37  W49  2.0
15  LORENTE, ANDREW        MOVM1243  926   948 /27   W50  W43  2.0
16  LAUNDRY, DAVID         FERK9480  875   907 /40   W47  W44  2.0
17  BAKER, DOMINIC         MRDL7289  893   919 /47   W51  W46  2.0
18  LINTZ, ANDREI          MDIG3706  909   926 /7    W54  W48  2.0
19  SKACHKOV, ALEX         FERK2580  817   830 /41   D43  W50  1.5
20  ABBOTT, NOEL           SEDK1247  1064  1059/65   BYE  D45  1.5
21  MCCLAUGHRY, DOUG       MOVK1253  925   917 /19   D44  BYE  1.5
22  WRIGHT, AARON          MRDM7596  1045  1050/79   W42  L9   1.0
23  EARLY, SAMUEL          SHMK6852  1221  1221/106  W40  L1   1.0
24  ENTRIKIN, RY           LYEL7359  1239  1229/119  W41  L3   1.0
25  SOLODYANKIN, OLEG      MRDL7300  1254  1252/51   W45  L12  1.0
26  FISHER, AARON          SHMK9085  1086  1080/48   W58  L2   1.0
27  GOMDYSEY, MAKSIM       FERL2897  1210  1197/138  W59  L8   1.0
28  JESERITZ, RYAN         SHMJ9736  979   992 /60   W60  L11  1.0
29  HODGSON, RICKY         SHMK1060  813   833 /43   W57  L10  1.0
30  PAISLEY, ASHER         FERM7369  1335  1325/81   W63  L7   1.0
31  JOHNSON, VANESSA       BLNJ4689  900   706 /2    W62  L4   1.0
32  MEDEMA, MARK           MVXM3707  702   737 /8    L3   W59  1.0
33  MAMAC, MATT            BLNJ4449  666   705 /5    L4   W62  1.0
34  DUBAY, RICKY           BLNJ4450  634   707 /5    L6   W58  1.0
35  SWANSON, SAM           BLNJ4452  488   643 /5    L5   W60  1.0
36  PETERSON, APRIL        SEDK4690  1000  715 /2    L13  W51  1.0
37  GOFF, CAMERON          BLNJ4691  900   1046/2    L14  W57  1.0
38  MCMILLAN, DYLAN        LYEJ1080  767   770 /36   L2   W54  1.0
39  KAESBACH, TILL         LYEM4447  730   780 /5    L1   W53  1.0
40  KOOY, NICK             MVXL3702  1094  1078/11   L23  W63  1.0
41  BROWN, ADAM            LYEL1692  869   874 /14   L24  W52  1.0
42  RADER, GABE            FERJ9089  878   878 /27   L22  W55  1.0
43  BRITTEN, DANE          MRDL8294  967   943 /40   D19  L15  0.5
44  HAN, JAE-HYO           SEDK3655  728   723 /8    D21  L16  0.5
45  BARTLE, DANIEL         FERM8991  954   954 /41   L25  D20  0.5
46  HUBENTHAL, MARK        MOVM1244  1089  1045/17   L11  L17  0.0
47  KENNEY, SEAN           MRDM7232  1029  982 /58   L16  L13  0.0
48  TIMM, CHASE            BLNJ4453  554   524 /5    L10  L18  0.0
49  FRANCY, EDDY           SEDJ2622  924   907 /62   L12  L14  0.0
50  ROWE, SEAN             SEDJ2627  572   560 /33   L15  L19  0.0
51  GUNDERSON, JOHN        FERJ1688  400   400 /16   L17  L36  0.0
52  GARDINER, MYLES        SHMJ4692  900   611 /2    L8   L41  0.0
53  ISHIHARA, ISAAC        SHMJ4693  900   615 /2    L7   L39  0.0
54  PETTAI, ANA            BLNJ4694  900   438 /2    L18  L38  0.0
55  VESTEY, BRYAN          SEDJ3047  700   689 /30   L9   L42  0.0
56  BLAKESLEE, MATTHEW     SEDK1058  1092  1081/86   HP   L6   0.0
57  STRAUSS, JUSTIN        MVXM3697  1155  1008/8    L29  L37  0.0
58  ERICKSON, SARAH        MVXM3831  629   539 /5    L26  L34  0.0
59  FERNANDEZ, NICK        BLNJ4451  587   528 /5    L27  L32  0.0
60  SAKUMA, NATHAN         MVXM3700  1298  1165/8    L28  L35  0.0
61  HOUGH, JON             SEDM1050  1084  1071/83   HP   L5   0.0
62  KORTLEVER, CHRIS       MDIG4456  512   426 /5    L31  L33  0.0
63  CUSHMAN, CHRIS         BLNK2572  805   792 /14   L30  L40  0.0

NWL Rds 3-6
pos last name  first       id numb   start  end      rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5  tot
1   SOLODYANKIN, OLEG      MRDL7300  1252  1271/55   W43 D11 W23 W18 U    3.5
2   GARZA, RICARDO         FERL7231  1136  1154/131  W6  D58 W22 W62 U    3.5
3   WEAVER, DAVE           SEDK7304  828   889 /78   W27 W23 L13 W64 U    3.0
4   JESERITZ, RYAN         SHMJ9736  987   1026/69   W19 W14 W38 L47 U    3.0
5   VESTEY, BRYAN          SEDJ3047  690   750 /39   W20 W50 W19 L20 U    3.0
6   FISHER, AARON          SHMK9085  1080  1104/52   L2  W44 W62 W45 U    3.0
7   ROWE, SEAN             SEDJ2627  550   619 /42   W67 L27 W20 W59 U    3.0
8   LINTZ, ANDREI          MDIG3706  926   899 /11   L51 W42 W63 W25 U    3.0
9   WRIGHT, AARON          MRDM7596  1050  1071/83   W60 L36 W48 W17 U    3.0
10  SKACHKOV, ALEX         FERK2580  795   859 /50   L16 W46 W61 W42 U    3.0
11  EARLY, SAMUEL          SHMK6852  1221  1246/110  W21 D1  W12 L16 U    2.5
12  SOKOL, MAROS           MOVM3678  1486  1459/18   W18 W16 L11 D13 U    2.5
13  DRAPER, MICHAEL        FERJ9493  1210  1222/70   W36 L17 W3  D12 U    2.5
14  BAKER, DOMINIC         MRDL7289  919   944 /51   W52 L4  W50 D15 U    2.5
15  ZUPKE, BEN             LYEL2571  1070  1068/20   W53 L19 W47 D14 U    2.5
16  WEAVER, BEN            SEDM7395  1357  1344/164  W10 L12 L18 W11 U    2.0
17  ENTRIKIN, RY           LYEL7359  1229  1228/123  L30 W13 W37 L9  U    2.0
18  MCMILLAN, BRANDON      LYEL7801  1309  1311/119  L12 W21 W16 L1  U    2.0
19  BARTLE, DANIEL         FERM8991  954   960 /45   L4  W15 L5  W38 U    2.0
20  MATAMOROS, IVAN        BLNM4448  594   652 /7    L5  W65 L7  W5  U    2.0
21  GOMDYSEY, MAKSIM       FERL2897  1223  1216/147  L11 L18 W29 W26 U    2.0
22  HAN, JAE-HYO           SEDK3655  827   849 /17   D38 W48 L2  D39 U    2.0
23  KOOY, NICK             MVXL3702  987   984 /25   W46 L3  L1  W61 U    2.0
24  KAESBACH, TILL         LYEM4447  780   888 /9    L54 D40 W49 D41 U    2.0
25  TIMM, CHASE            BLNJ4453  524   603 /9    L48 W66 W39 L8  U    2.0
26  HAYDEN, KYLE           MOVL2989  1200  1181/16   W58 L45 W36 L21 U    2.0
27  STRAUSS, JUSTIN        MVXM3697  1008  988 /11   L3  W7  W44 U   U    2.0
28  HODGSON, RICKY         SHMK1060  833   874 /46   W40 L32 U   W49 U    2.0
29  FRANCY, EDDY           SEDJ2622  883   900 /70   U   W51 L21 W46 U    2.0
30  HEMMAT, BRIAN          MOVM7501  1406  1428/72   W17 W37 U   U   U    2.0
31  GREEN, JOSH            MOVJ9717  887   915 /23   W39 W43 U   U   U    2.0
32  EWING, JEREMY          MRDM5317  1200  1227/2    W59 W28 U   U   U    2.0
33  STEWARDSON, JOSHUA     LYEK4123  1058  1098/17   U   U   W45 W44 U    2.0
34  SCHECK, JAI            FERJ3345  698   745 /23   U   U   W59 W63 U    2.0
35  ENGLESBERG, COLIN      FERJ9210  864   887 /36   U   U   W42 W60 U    2.0
36  MOORE, STUART          SHMK9212  1228  1208/73   L13 W9  L26 D37 U    1.5
37  GAYEN, INGEMAR         SEDL3656  1209  1193/30   W66 L30 L17 D36 U    1.5
38  BABER, ANDREW          MOVJ4688  1183  939 /6    D22 W60 L4  L19 U    1.5
39  MURPHY, JASEN          BLNL5318  1100  636 /4    L31 W59 L25 D22 U    1.5
40  LAUNDRY, DAVID         FERK9480  907   893 /43   L28 D24 U   W43 U    1.5
41  BRITTEN, DANE          MRDL8294  943   939 /42   U   U   W69 D24 U    1.5
42  DUBAY, RICKY           BLNJ4450  707   677 /10   L44 L8  L35 L10 W56  1.0
43  CUSHMAN, CHRIS         BLNK2572  792   779 /18   L1  L31 W64 L40 U    1.0
44  KENNEY, SEAN           MRDM7232  982   948 /62   W42 L6  L27 L33 U    1.0
45  BLAKESLEE, MATTHEW     SEDK1058  1092  1079/94   U   W26 L33 L6  U    1.0
46  MCMILLAN, DYLAN        LYEJ1080  770   737 /40   L23 L10 W60 L29 U    1.0
47  HOUGH, JON             SEDM1050  1061  1037/91   U   L53 L15 W4  U    1.0
48  HAYES, MATT            MVXL5320  1100  726 /3    W25 L22 L9  U   U    1.0
49  ABBOTT, NOEL           SEDK1247  1039  999 /73   U   W54 L24 L28 U    1.0
50  SAKUMA, NATHAN         MVXM3700  1165  1030/11   W61 L5  L14 U   U    1.0
51  MEDEMA, MARK           MVXM3707  737   791 /10   W8  L29 U   U   U    1.0
52  SWANSON, SAM           BLNJ4452  643   669 /7    L14 W55 U   U   U    1.0
53  LORENTE, ANDREW        MOVM1243  948   958 /29   L15 W47 U   U   U    1.0
54  MCCLAUGHRY, DOUG       MOVK1253  917   916 /21   W24 L49 U   U   U    1.0
55  BREMNER, JOSH          MDIG4457  563   612 /5    W65 L52 U   U   U    1.0
56  VYAERSI, GERT          FERJ9738  958   935 /46   U   U   W70 U   L42  1.0
57  KEHRLI, RACHEL         MOVM5321  1200  1210/1    W68 U   U   U   U    1.0
58  MCCURDY, AARON         LYEM3701  948   952 /16   L26 D2  U   U   U    0.5
59  MAMAC, MATT            BLNJ4449  705   481 /9    L32 L39 L34 L7  U    0.0
60  FERNANDEZ, NICK        BLNJ4451  528   481 /9    L9  L38 L46 L35 U    0.0
61  GOFF, CAMERON          BLNJ4691  1046  825 /5    L50 U   L10 L23 U    0.0
62  WILSON, MIKE           MOVM2986  935   900 /12   U   U   L6  L2  U    0.0
63  CUNNINGHAM, KENNETH    BLNK8993  636   613 /31   U   U   L8  L34 U    0.0
64  BROWN, ADAM            LYEL1692  874   798 /16   U   U   L43 L3  U    0.0
65  JOHNSON, VANESSA       BLNJ4689  706   490 /4    L55 L20 U   U   U    0.0
66  GUNDERSON, JOHN        FERJ1688  400   400 /18   L37 L25 U   U   U    0.0
67  SALVESEN, ANNEY        MVXM3830  559   497 /6    L7  U   U   U   U    0.0
68  CLARK, SAM             MVXJ3709  400   400 /7    L57 U   U   U   U    0.0
69  DEVRIES, ADAM          MVXK5324  1000  543 /1    U   U   L41 U   U    0.0
70  THOMPSON, TAYLOR       SEDM5325  1200  558 /1    U   U   L56 U   U    0.0


NWL Rds 7-8
pos last name                  id numb   start  end      rd7  rd8  tot
1   STEWARDSON, JOSHUA         LYEK4123  1098  1114/19   W19  W23  2.0
2   MCMILLAN, BRANDON          LYEL7801  1311  1317/126  W32  W24  2.0
3   ENTRIKIN, RY               LYEL7359  1253  1258/130  W41  W22  2.0
4   SKACHKOV, ALEX             FERK2580  876   904 /57   W38  W21  2.0
5   KAESBACH, TILL             LYEM4447  1050  1069/16   W40  W20  2.0
6   BLAKESLEE, MATTHEW         SEDK1058  1071  1077/101  W53  W39  2.0
7   PAISLEY, ASHER             FERM7369  1325  1336/83   W55  W50  2.0
8   GOMDYSEY, MAKSIM           FERL2897  1221  1231/154  W54  W47  2.0
9   GARZA, RICARDO             FERL7231  1135  1144/138  W52  W38  2.0
10  HOUGH, JON                 SEDM1050  1046  1054/98   W43  W37  2.0
11  GAYEN, INGEMAR             SEDL3656  1183  1189/37   W45  W48  2.0
12  JESERITZ, RYAN             SHMJ9736  987   994 /76   W37  W49  2.0
13  WEAVER, DAVE               SEDK7304  889   914 /80   W46  W36  2.0
14  MOORE, STUART              SHMK9212  1195  1200/80   W39  W41  2.0
15  HODGSON, RICKY             SHMK1060  861   879 /52   W36  W40  2.0
16  WEAVER, BEN                SEDM7395  1366  1367/171  W44  W42  2.0
17  DRAPER, MICHAEL            FERJ9493  1235  1234/77   D33  W51  1.5
18  EARLY, SAMUEL              SHMK6852  1228  1223/117  W42  D32  1.5
19  FRANCY, EDDY               SEDJ2622  909   925 /77   L1   W25  1.0
20  SCHECK, JAI                FERJ3345  737   736 /30   W58  L5   1.0
21  ZUPKE, BEN                 LYEL2571  1071  1049/27   W49  L4   1.0
22  LAUNDRY, DAVID             FERK9480  893   910 /45   W51  L3   1.0
23  ENGLESBERG, COLIN          FERJ9210  893   907 /43   W47  L1   1.0
24  VYAERSI, GERT              FERJ9738  907   912 /53   W50  L2   1.0
25  FISHER, AARON              SHMK9085  1104  1081/54   W48  L19  1.0
26  BARTLE, DANIEL             FERM8991  960   975 /46   W56  U    1.0
27  GRAHAM, BRANDON            LYEL2936  954   979 /62   U    W57  1.0
28  SOKOL, MAROS               MOVM3678  1412  1413/24   U    W44  1.0
29  MCCLAUGHRY, DOUG           MOVK1253  916   934 /22   U    W46  1.0
30  HEMMAT, BRIAN              MOVM7501  1435  1436/77   U    W45  1.0
31  WILSON, MIKE               MOVM2986  900   919 /13   U    W43  1.0
32  ABBOTT, NOEL               SEDK1247  1031  1034/80   L2   D18  0.5
33  WRIGHT, AARON              MRDM7596  1071  1078/84   D17  U    0.5
34  GUNDERSON, JOHN            FERJ1688  400   400 /19   D35  U    0.5
35  GALE, ANDREW               BLN 5501  800   400 /1    D34  U    0.5
36  MURPHY, JASEN              BLNL5318  636   571 /6    L15  L13  0.0
37  MATAMOROS, IVAN            BLNM4448  652   626 /9    L12  L10  0.0
38  DEVRIES, ADAM              MVXK5324  543   517 /3    L4   L9   0.0
39  SWANSON, SAM               BLNJ4452  669   653 /9    L14  L6   0.0
40  VESTEY, BRYAN              SEDJ3047  750   730 /41   L5   L15  0.0
41  HAN, JAE-HYO               SEDK3655  849   842 /19   L3   L14  0.0
42  DUBAY, RICKY               BLNJ4450  677   672 /12   L18  L16  0.0
43  MCMILLAN, DYLAN            LYEJ1080  748   730 /47   L10  L31  0.0
44  BROWN, ADAM                LYEL1692  819   817 /23   L16  L28  0.0
45  SLAGLE, JOHN               LYEK5502  1000  892 /2    L11  L30  0.0
46  MCCURDY, AARON             LYEM3701  952   915 /18   L13  L29  0.0
47  SAKUMA, NATHAN             MVXM3700  1030  970 /13   L23  L8   0.0
48  FERNANDEZ, NICK            BLNJ4451  481   476 /11   L25  L11  0.0
49  ROWE, SEAN                 SEDJ2627  619   612 /44   L21  L12  0.0
50  HAYES, MATT                MVXL5320  726   679 /5    L24  L7   0.0
51  STRAUSS, JUSTIN            MVXM3697  988   935 /13   L22  L17  0.0
52  BAKER, DOMINIC             MRDL7289  944   936 /52   L9   U    0.0
53  WELLS, TYLER               LYEK5504  1000  671 /1    L6   U    0.0
54  KENNEY, SEAN               MRDM7232  948   942 /63   L8   U    0.0
55  SOLODYANKIN, OLEG          MRDL7300  1271  1261/56   L7   U    0.0
56  BRITTEN, DANE              MRDL8294  939   924 /43   L26  U    0.0
57  HAYDEN, KYLE               MOVL2989  1181  1156/17   U    L27  0.0
58  DRAPER, DANNY              FERL5506  1100  400 /1    L20  U    0.0

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