Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Southwest Chess Team Second in the State

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST PLACED SECOND IN MINNESOTA AT THE 2012 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

 IT WAS A REAL TEAM EFFORT WITH EVERYONE PLAYING SOME EXCEPTIONAL GAMES AS WE BEAT PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE TEAMS FROM BURNSVILLE (MULTIPLE PREVIOUS CHAMPS) AND ST. THOMAS ACADEMY (WITH TWO MASTERS AND WINNERS TWO YEARS AGO).

  EDEN PRAIRIE WON IT WITH THEIR TWO MASTERS TAKING 1ST AND 2ND PLACE INDIVIDUALLY.

WE ARE FAVORED TO WIN IT ALL NEXT YEAR AS 3 MASTERS FROM OTHER TEAMS ARE GRADUATING.
 
OUR TROPHIES -
 
2ND PLACE TEAM AWARDED TO OUR GRADUATING SENIOR -  CONNOR ROBINSON
6TH PLACE OVERALL - WES CANNON
TOP 9TH GRADER - WILL CANNON
TOP 11TH GRADER - PETER BERTEL
 
Alex Adams (coach) and José Fresco (supervisor)

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