2010 State Chess Tournament
(Individuals & K-1 Teams)
Saturday March 20, 2010

Ethan Atwell, Jacob Goldstein, Jacob Hamm, Sean Harris, Spencer Roof competed in the Ky State Scholastic Chess tournament (Individuals and K-1 teams) in Bowling Green, Ky. Middletown came in 2nd place (just 1 point shy of Locust Grove Elementary). Congratulations K-1's!!! Jacob Goldstein finished 5th overall, Sean Harris finished 7th, Jacob Hamm finished 8th, and Ethan Atwell finished 5th in the Under 400 category.

2010 State Team Chess Tournament
Saturday March 13, 2010

In the K-5 division,Wes Leonard, Max Beach, Taylor Owen, Matthew Rouse, Justin Sison, and Flynn Metcalfe competed in the Ky State Scholastic Chess Tournament. They barely squeaked into the tournament due to a last minute cancellation in their division. The tournament was long (10 hours!), and conditions were crowded, but the team performed admirably, finishing 4th place overall out of 16 teams. Great work!

In the K-3 division, Kyle Fallon, Jayden Vaught, Desmond Isaiah Robinson, Kenneth Pooni, and James Vowels competed in the Ky State Scholastic Chess Tournament as a result of their 4th place finish in the Quad B (Feb 13th). The field was EXTREMELY competitive. Unfortunately, the K-3 team came up a 0.5 point short on the last round which knocked them out of a top-5 finish. They still did very well finishing 9th out of 16 teams.

While the K-3's and K-5's were at the state tournament, Sean Harris and Carter Goodman (both K-1) played in this KSCC tournament. Sean finished in 2nd place, and Carter tied for 14th.

KSCC Scholastic Chess Tournament
Saturday February 20, 2010

In the K-5 division,Wes Leonard, Justin Sison, and Flynn Metcalfe competed in this KSCC tournament. Wes tied for 2nd, and Justin and Flynn tied for 21st place. Good job!

In the K-3 division, Kyle Fallon, Desmond Isaiah Robinson, James Vowels, Griffen Kiley, and Paige Green competed in this KSCC tournament. Kyle, Desmond, and James tied for 13th, Griffen tied for 25th, and Paige tied for 28th. Good Job!

In the K-1 division, Ethan Atwell, Sean Harris, Jacob Goldstein, Carter Goodman competed in the KSCC tournament. Ethan finished in 3rd place, Sean and Jacob tied for 4th place, and Carter tied for 10th place. An outstanding team performance resulting in a 1st place Team finish. Outstanding!

2010 Quad B Chess Tournament
Saturday February 13, 2010

Middletown participated in the Quad B regional chess tournament on Feb. 13th. This tournament is equivalent to a "conference tournament" in basketball or football in that your performance determines if you are invited to the state tournament. Only the top 4 teams are guaranteed a spot in the state competition. The tournaments consist of 5 games in which a student earns 1 point for a win, 0.5 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss (5 point maximum). The team score is the sum of the top 4 individual player's scores out of all the players on the team. There are 3 elementary school divisions (K-1, K-3, and K-5), and 19 Middletown elementary students competed (6 in K-5, 6 in K-3, and 7 in K-1). Ties are common, and resolved based on the difficulty of the opponents you face.

In the K-5 division, Max Beach, Wes Leonard, Flynn Metcalfe, Taylor Owen, Matthew Rouse, and Justin Sison competed. It was a tough tournament in which only a single point separated the 1st place team from the 8th place! Middletown finished 7th place (out of 13 teams) with a score of 12.5 points (missing out on a 4th place finish by 0.5 point!). Wes Leonard finished 9th overall.

In the K-3 division, Kyle Fallon, Griffen Kiley, Kenneth Pooni, Desmond Robinson, Jayden Vaught, and James Vowels competed. They came in 4th place with a score of 13 points! Congratulations! Kyle Fallon finished 10th place overall. James Vowels finished 4th place in the Under 400 section, and Kenneth Pooni finished 2nd place in the Unrated section!

In the K-1 division, Ethan Atwell, Wil Bucalo, Jacob Goldstein, Carter Goodman, Jacob Hamm, Sean Harris, and Spencer Roof competed. They came in 1st place with a score of 14 points! Great Job! Sean Harris came in 4th place overall, and Jacob Goldstein came in 5th place overall!

Congratulations!

West Louisville Scholastic Tournament
Saturday, February 6, 2010

On February 6, Kenneth Pooni, Jayden Vaught, and Sean Harris participated in the West Louisville Scholastic Tournament. Kenneth Pooni finished in 1st place in the K-4 division. In the K-2 division, Sean Harris finished in 1st place, and Jayden Vaught finished in 2nd place. Congratulations!

KSCC Scholastic Chess Tournament
Saturday January 23, 2010

In the K-5 section, Wes Leonard, Flynn Metcalfe, and Justin Sison competed. Wes tied for 2nd place overall. Flynn and Justin tied for 27th overall. Congratulations!

In the K-3 section, Kyle Fallon, Jayden Vaught,Desmond Isaiah Robinson , and Kenneth Pooni competed. Jayden got 14th place overall, Kyle got 19th overall, Desmond got 21 st overall, and Kenneth got 28th overall. Congratulations!

In the K-1 section, Sean Harris, Jacob Goldstein, Spencer Roof, and Emmanuel White competed. Sean finished in 2nd place overall, Jacob and Spencer tied for 11th place overall, Desmond finished and Emmanuel finished in 21st place. Congratulations!

Keep up the good work!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Chess Tournament
Monday January 18, 2010

Middletown Elementary participated in a chess tournament at Atherton High School.

The K-1 team finished in 2nd Place with 8 ½ points. Great Job! The team consisted of Jacob Goldstein, Jacob Hamm, Carter Goodman, Emmanuel White, and Spencer Roof. Special mention to Jacob Hamm for finishing in 5th place in the under 400 group.

The K-3 team had only two players. For Paige Green, it was her first tournament and she got a participation trophy. Desmond Isaiah Robinson got a trophy for 5 th place in the under 500 group. Good Job by both.

The K-5 team also finished in 2nd place! Another great Job! The team consisted of Max Beach, Matthew Rouse, Wes Leonard, and Justin Sison. A special congratulations to Wes Leonard for finishing in first place, with 4 ½ points.

A thanks to all the players and parents who were able to dedicate this holiday to chess.

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KSCC Scholastic Chess Tournament
Saturday December 5, 2009

Middletown Elementary participated in a chess tournament at the Founder's Union Building on Shelby Campus.

The K-1 team finished in 1st Place! Awesome Job! The team consisted of Ethan Atwell, Wil Bucalo, Carter Goodman, Jacob Hamm, Sean Harris, Spencer Roof, and Emmanuel White. This was the first tournament for Ethan Atwell, Wil Bucalo, Jacob Hamm, Spencer Roof, and Emmanuel White, and they did a spectacular job. Special mention for the following players: Spencer Roof (2nd place in the Under 400 group), Ethan Atwell (3rd Place in the Under 400 group), and Sean Harris (2nd place overall).

The K-3 team finished in 4th place! Great Job! The team consisted of James Vowels, Jayden Vaught, Desmond Robinson, and Kyle Fallon.

The K-5 team finished in 2nd place! Fantastic Job! The team consisted of Matthew Rouse, Noah Wampler, Wes Leonard, and Justin Sison. Congratulations to Justin Siston for completing his first tournament. Congratulations to Wes Leonard for his 9th place overall finish.

A grateful thanks to all the players and parents who dedicated another Saturday morning to chess.

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KSCC Scholastic Chess Tournament Saturday November 21, 2009

Middletown Elementary participated in a KSCC Scholastic chess tournament at Shelby Campus on November 21, 2009. There were 157 players of which 111 were from 12 different elementary schools.

44 players from 9 schools competed in the K-5 Division. Middletown came in 7th place since it had only two players, Wes Leonard and Noah Wampler. Wes Leonard finished in a 5 way tie for second place, but received the 5th place individual trophy. Congratulations!

48 players from 10 schools competed in the K-3 Division. Middletown came in 3rd place thanks to the efforts of Kyle Fallon, Desmond Robinson, Jayden Vaught, and James Vowels. Kyle Fallon earned an individual trophy for his 5th place finish. Congratulations!

19 players competed in the K-1 Division. Middletown came in 4th place since it had only two players, Sean Harris and Carter Goodman. Sean Harris earned a trophy for 7 th place overall. Carter Goodman earned the third place trophy in the under 400 group. Congratulations!

Again, thanks to all the players and parents who took the time and made the trip.

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Chess Tournament at Locust Grove Elementary (Oldham County) Saturday November 14, 2009

Middletown Elementary participated in a chess tournament at Locust Grove Elementary (Oldham County) this past Saturday November 14. There were 144 players playing in 6 different elementary school divisions. Middletown had players in 5 of the 6 divisions.

52 players from 12 schools competed in the K-5 Rated Division. Middletown came in 2nd place thanks to the efforts of Max Beach, Taylor Owen, Noah Wampler, and Matthew Rouse. Good Job! Max Beach finished 8th overall which earned an individual trophy.

28 players from 4 schools competed in the K-3 Rated Division. Middletown came in 3rd place thanks to the efforts of Kyle Fallon, Jayden Vaught, and Ashley Owen. Kyle Fallon earned an individual trophy for his 5th place finish, and Jayden Vaught earned an individual trophy for his 6th place finish. Congratulations!

13 players competed in the K-1 Rated Division. Sean Harris from Middletown came in 3rd place overall. Congratulations!

31 players from 5 schools competed in the K-3 Unrated Division. Middletown came in 2nd place thanks to the efforts of Kenneth Pooni, James Vowels, and Paige Green. Kenneth Pooni finished in 2nd place overall, and James Vowels finished in 8th overall. Congratulations!

11 players from 3 schools competed in the K-1 Unrated Division. Middletown came in 2nd place thanks to the efforts of Carter Goodman, Emmanuel White, and Grace Bryant. Congratulations!

Many thanks to all the players and parents who made the trip,

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State K-1 and Individual Championships March 14 & 15, 2009

The Chess Team had another great year. Our littlest bull dogs competed in the K-1 State Team and the Individual State Championship in Bowling Green on March 14th. They finished in fourth place with eleven and one half points, represented by Jayden Vaught, Sean Harris, Terisa Lin, Madalyn Haynes and John Martin. They were one half point behind the third place team and one point behind the teams who were tied for first place. We would like to point out that two of our top four boards this year are in Kindergarten. We can’t wait to see how good our K-1’s will be next year.

Jayden Vaught won the Individual Trophy for sixth place with four points (only one half point behind the State individual champion).

In the group with ratings under 300, Sean Harris won a first place trophy and Terisa Lin won a second place trophy.

The Middletown K-3 Individual Players were Noah Wampler, Matthew Rouse, Tina Lin and Desmond Robinson.Noah Wampler won the Individual trophy for Tenth place. For those rated below 800, Matthew Rouse won the Third place trophy and Tina Lin won the Fifth place trophy.

The K-5 team was represented by Camden Penn and Nelson Penn.

We would like to thank all the parents and kids for all of the effort put forth this year.

K-3 and K-5 State Team Championships February 28, 2009

The Chess Team had another great year. On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the K-3 and K-5 Teams competed at the State Team Championship at Oldham County High School. The K-5 team finished in fifth place represented by Wes Leonard, Camden Penn, Kevin Anderson, Taylor Owen and alternate Jackson Davis. Jackson finished in fifth place in the alternate match. The K-3 team finished in fourth place represented by Matthew Rouse, Nick Willis, Max Beach, Tina Lin and alternates Noah Wampler, Thomas Kingand Tyler Davis. Noah finished in second place in the alternate match.

We would like to thank our fifth graders Camden and Kevin for all their hours of effort over the past 6 years. Thanks so much both of you.

Our littlest bull dogs compete in the K-1 State Team Championship in Bowling Green on March 14th. Lets all wish them good luck.

On a side note Crosby Middle School competed in the K-8 championship represented by all past Middletown players, taking home the second place trophy. Way to go Middletown Alumni.

Congratulations Bulldogs - Jefferson County Champions

The Middletown Chess Club is the new Jefferson County Champion after winning the championship tournament on Friday, February 13, 2008.

The Club was represented against Coleridge Taylor Elementary by Matthew Rouse, Nick Willis, Max Beach, Tyler Davis, Wes Leonard, Kevin Anderson, Taylor Owen and Jackson Davis.

It came down to the last match with less then 1 min. to go on the Coleridge Taylor clock before Middletown won with a overall score of 4.5 to 3.5. Great job by all.

Quad B Tournament on January 31, 2009

On Saturday, January 31, 2009, the Kentucky Quad B Regional Championship was held at Crosby Middle School. Chess teams from Jefferson County and surrounding counties participated.

Middletown's K5 team finished in 5th Place with 11 ½ points, only ½ point behind the fourth place team.

Middletown's K3 team finished in 1st Place. Max Beach won an individual trophy for 9th place. Thomas King won an individual trophy for 3 rd place in the under 400 group.

Middletown's K1 team finished in 3rd Place. The entire K1 team is made up of first year players. Terisa Lin won the 2nd place trophy and Jacob Goldstein won the 4th place trophy in the group of unrated players. Emma Sherman and Jayden Vought had 3 points (three wins), but were not awarded a trophy due to the tie breaker procedure.

The Crosby K8 team, which was made up of Middletown Elementary Alumni finished in 3rd place.

The K3 team will and the K5 team may advance to the Kentucky State Team Championships to be held on February 28, 2009. The K1 State Team Championships, along with the State Individual Scholastic Championships will be held on March 14 - 15 in Bowling Green. Once again, congratulations to Middletown's Chess Team.

Middletown Chess Players visited Zachary Taylor on January 9, 2009

Middletown Chess Team traveled to Zachary Taylor to compete in the city league tournament. No tally was kept for all of the players.

The teams however kept score. The K - 3 team, represented by Matthew Rouse, Nick Willis, Max Beach and Tina Lin scored 4 - 0 and the K - 5 team, represented by Wes Leonard, Kevin Anderson, Taylor Owen and Shane Fellmy also scored 4 - 0. Great job by all.

In addition the team competed in the KSCC tournament on Saturday Janurary 10, at the UofL Shelby campus. With only 3 out of 4 players possible the K-3 team finished in 5th place. Noah Wampler finished 12th overall followed by Nick Willis 14th and Tina Lin 16th out of 56 kids. Kevin Anderson finished in 12th place in the K-5 section out of 54 kids.

Middletown Chess Players hosted Dunn on December 18, 2008

Twenty three kids from Dunn Chess Club visited Middletown Elementary School to play our players. The club tally was 20 points to 12 points.

The K - 3 team, represented by Matthew Rouse, Nick Willis, Max Beach and Tina Lin
scored 3 - 1 and the K - 5 team, represented by Wes Leonard, Kevin Anderson,
Taylor Owen and Jackson Davis scored 1 - 2 - 1, for a combined over all score of
4 1/2 to 3 1/2. Great job by all.

Middletown / Crosby Tournament on December 13, 2008

Middletown Chess Club held their 6th annual chess tournament on Saturday December 13, 2008 at Crosby Middle School.

The K-5 team finished in 3rd place with Wes Leonard leading the way finishing in 6th place along with Kevin Anderson, Taylor Owen, Jackson Davis, Shane Fellmy, Jordan Murphy (2nd place in U400), Andy Estes and Spencer Clancy.

The K-3 team finished in 1st place, led by Matthew Rouse, who won first place overall with the only perfect score of 5.0. He was joined by Noah Wampler (10th place), Max Beach (15th place) Nicholas Willis, Tina Lin, Tyler Davis, Kyle Fallon, Thomas King, Reagan Bosse, Philip Jewell, Kyle Booth, Hunter Perkins, Abby Goldstein, Matthew Doerhoefer and Clara Steers.

The K-1 team also finished in 1st place, led by Jayden Vaught finishing in 7th place. He was joined by Madalyn Haynes (2 nd place in U400), Jacob Goldstein (1st place in U200), Terisa Lin, Savannah Perkins, Sean Harris, Sarah Howard, Johnny Martin and Ashley Owen.

Former Middletown players representing Crosby finished in first place in the K-8/K-12 combined section, with Chad Leonard finishing in 3rd place without a loss, behind two high school players. He was joined by Patrick O'Brien, Blake Fellmy, Christopher Owen and Eric Hahnert.