WHSCA Northwest League
2004-2005

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WHSCA NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE
2004 - 2005 SEASON -- SEHOME RULES

NWL FINAL STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 8
 held Monday, February 7: 
 
34.5 Sehome          ** 
30.0 Ferndale        **
29.5 Bellingham      **
24.5 Lynden          **
22.5 Bellingham B    **
19.5 Nooksack Valley **
19.0 Sedro-Woolley   **
15.0 Meridian 
15.0 Ferndale B 
13.5 Mount Vernon Christian
 4.0 Mount Baker  
 
     **Qualifies for State Team, Feb. 25-26, 2005 in Yakima.
 
Congratulations to Sehome High for a most excellent performance!
 
ROUND 7:
Sehome 4.0        vs Bellingham B 1.0
Bellingham A 3.0  vs Ferndale B 2.0
Sedro-Woolley 1.0 vs Ferndale A 4.0
Mt Vernon Xn 1.0  vs Meridian 2.0
Lynden 5.0        vs Mount Baker 0.0
Squalicum 0.0     vs Nooksack Valley 5.0
 
ROUND 8:
Ferndale B 0.0      vs Sehome 5.0
Nooksack Valley 2.0 vs Lynden 3.0
Meridian 0.0        vs Bellingham 5.0
Bellingham B 4.5    vs Mount Vernon Christian 0.5
Ferndale A 5.0      vs Mount Baker 0.0
Sedro-Woolley 5.0   vs Squalicum 0.0


NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE
NWL STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 6: (Jan. 31, 2005 at Meridian H.S.)
25.5 Sehome 
21.5 Bellingham 
21.0 Ferndale 
17.0 Bellingham B 
16.5 Lynden 
13.0 Meridian 
13.0 Sedro-Woolley 
13.0 Ferndale B 
12.5 Nooksack Valley
12.0 Mount Vernon Christian  
 4.0 Mount Baker 
 0.0 Squalicum
 
RESULTS: ROUND 5:
  White            Black
3.0 Sehome       vs  2.0 Ferndale
4.5 Bellingham   vs  0.5 Nooksack Valley
4.0 Lynden       vs  1.0 Sedro-Woolley
1.0 Ferndale B   vs  3.0 Mount Vernon Christian
5.0 Meridian     vs  0.0 Mount Baker
5.0 Bellingham B vs  0.0 Squalicum
 
RESULTS: ROUND 6:
0.0 Nooksack Valley vs 5.0 Sehome
1.0 Sedro-Woolley   vs 4.0 Bellingham
5.0 Ferndale        vs 0.0 Mount Vernon Christian
2.0 Meridian        vs 3.0 Lynden
0.0 Squalicum       vs 4.0 Ferndale B
0.0 Mount Baker     vs 5.0 Bellingham B
 
ROUND 7 PAIRINGS: (February 7 at Lynden H.S.)
White            Black
Sehome        vs Bellingham B
Bellingham A  vs Ferndale B
Sedro-Woolley vs Ferndale A
Mt Vernon Xn  vs Meridian
Lynden        vs Mount Baker
Squalicum     vs Nooksack Valley

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NWL STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 4: 
17.5 Sehome 
14.0 Ferndale 
13.0 Bellingham 
12.0 Nooksack Valley 
11.0 Sedro-Woolley 
9.5 Lynden 
9.0 Mount Vernon Christian 
8.0 Ferndale B 
7.0 Bellingham B 
6.0 Meridian 
4.0 Mount Baker 
0.0 Squalicum 
 
NWL MEET TWO: 
    Round 3: 
4.5 Sehome vs 0.5 Lynden 
2.5 Ferndale vs 2.5 Bellingham 
0.0 Meridian vs 5.0 Sedro-Woolley 
4.0 Nooksack Valley vs 1.0 Bellingham B 
0.0 Mount Baker vs 5.0 Ferndale B 
0.0 Squalicum vs 4.0 Mount Vernon Christian 
    Round 4: 
0.0 Sedro-Woolley vs 5.0 Sehome 
1.5 Lynden vs 3.5 Bellingham 
0.0 Bellingham B vs 5.0 Ferndale 
1.0 Ferndale B vs 4.0 Nooksack Valley 
3.0 Mt Vernon Xn vs 1.0 Mount Baker 
0.0 Squalicum vs 0.0 Meridian 

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NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2:
8.0  Sehome
7.5  Lynden
7.0  Bellingham
6.5  Ferndale
6.0  Sedro-Woolley
6.0  Meridian
6.0  Bellingham B
4.0  Nooksack Valley
3.0  Mount Baker
2.0  Mount Vernon Christian
2.0  Ferndale B
0.0  Squalicum
 
ROUND 1 RESULTS: 
White               vs      Black
5.0 Sehome          vs  0.0 Mount Vernon Christian
1.0 Meridian        vs  4.0 Ferndale A
5.0 Bellingham A    vs  0.0 Mount Baker
1.0 Nooksack Valley vs  4.0 Sedro-Woolley
5.0 Lynden          vs  0.0 Squalicum
3.0 Bellingham B    vs  2.0 Ferndale B
 
ROUND 2 RESULTS
2.0 Bellingham    vs  3.0 Sehome
2.5 Ferndale      vs  2.5 Lynden
2.0 Sedro-Woolley vs  3.0 Bellingham B
0.0 Ferndale B    vs  5.0 Meridian
2.0 Mt Vernon Xn  vs  3.0 Nooksack Valley
3.0 Mount Baker   vs  0.0 Squalicum

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NW Chess League Schedule 2004-2005

Dec. 13: MEET #1 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Sehome H.S.
Jan. 10: MEET #2 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Sedro-Woolley H.S.
Jan. 31: MEET #3 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Meridian H.S.
Feb. 7: -MEET #4 Northwest H.S. Chess League -- Lynden H.S.
Feb. 25-26: State Team Championships, West Valley H.S., Yakima

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04-05 NW League Results 12 Teams, Sehome H.S. Champs
03-04 NW League Results 10 Teams, Sehome H.S. Champs
02-03 NW League Results 10 Teams, Sehome H.S. Champs
01-02 NW League Results 12 Teams, Ferndale H.S. Champs
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

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LAST SEASON -- SEHOME REIGNS
Sehome ruled in the 03-04 NWL, dominating from start to finish, not losing a single game in the process, only giving up two draws to Ferndale, who claimed 2nd place. Bellingham came on strong in the final stretch, upsetting Ferndale 4-1 to secure the 3rd place trophy over Sedro-Woolley. Lynden, now fielding a full team, defeated Sedro-Woolley 3-2 in the semi-final round, and finished a misleading 6th.

NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE
FINAL STANDINGS 2003 - 2004:
Sehome A            44.0  
Ferndale A          32.5
Bellingham          27.0
Sedro-Woolley       24.5
Sehome B            22.5
Lynden              21.5
Ferndale B          17.5
Mt Vernon Christian 13.0
Meridian            12.5
Mount Baker          2.0

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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: Ross Gerard
Blaine: Don Sayegh
Ferndale: Dave Peters
LaConner: Jacques Brunisholz
Lynden: Dave VanWeerdhuizen
Lynden Christian: Jeanne Peterson
Meridian: David Shick
Mount Baker: John Wiseman
Mount Vernon: Paul Everyhope
Mount Vernon Christian: Stephen Fikkert
Nooksack Valley: Dale Stopperan
Squalicum: Jeffrey Marks
Sedro-Woolley: Randy Walther
Sehome: Barb June
NW League Director: Randy Kaech

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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.

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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.

Seven 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 (4 high schools). Last year 44 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 25-26, 2005 at West Valley High School in Yakima.