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The Stillman Valley Chess Team participated in the IH-SA State Chess Tournament and became back-to-back state champions!

    The Stillman Valley Chess Team participated in the IHSA State Chess Tournament in Peoria on Feb. 9-10, a two-day tournament that consisted of four rounds on Friday and three rounds on Saturday; each team played seven rounds.

    Stillman Valley competed against:

    • Round 1: Lake Villa (Lakes), winning 51.5-16.5

    • Round 2: Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy), losing 56.5-11.5

    • Round 3 Niles (Northridge Prep), winning 55.5-12.5

    • Round 4 Normal (University), winning 59.5-8.5

    • Round 5 Glenview (Glenbrook South), losing 56.5-11.5

    • Round 6 Chicago (Brooks), winning 42-26

    • Round 7 Skokie (Niles North), losing 49.5-18.5

    Stillman Valley ended up with four wins and three losses to place 45th out of 128 teams.

    This also placed Stillman Valley in a #1 ranking, according to Illinois Chess Coaches Association (ICCA), for schools of an enrollment of 700 or lower. This made them back-to-back 1A ICCA State champs!

    Participating for Stillman Valley:

    • KJ Chavers: 2 Wins, 1 Draw

    • Parker Gensler: 2 Wins, 2 Draws

    • Joshua Reisinger: 4 Wins, 1 Draw

    • Nathaniel Seivert Carter: 3 Wins, 2 Draws

    • Connor O’Sullivan: 5 Wins, 1 Draw

    • Ara Michigan: 2 Wins, 4 Draws

    • Trevor Miller: 3 Wins, 2 Draws

    • Dawson Johannsen: 1 Win

    • Landon Paff: 1 Win

 
 
 
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