Photos: Coquille In School Tournaments to find players for State Championships

A week of battles during Coquille’s In School Chess Tournaments January 29th, nine high school players competed for school champion in a chess tournament held during school. There were tight battles but Riley Jones ended up defeating all his school mates he was paired against. High School Champion: Riley Jones Junior High School Champion: Jeremiah Thompson 12th grade champion: Riley Jones11th grade champion: Dillian Richardson9th grade champion: Liam Haan8th grade champion: Tyler LeBrun7th grade champion: Jeremiah Thompson The High school players are preparing to play in the Oregon High School Chess Team State Championships March 1st and March 2nd at the Oregon Episcopal School in Portland. Riley Jones, Frank Morse, Dillian Richardson, Jaxon Corbus and Liam Haan (alternate) will make up the Coquille High School Team. Meanwhile January 31st, Sixty five elementary players competed for school champion during school. Ari Ish-Shalom, Ruth Scott and Madge Fanno were moved up into the 4th through 6th grade section as they were established great players and they proved it. Ari Ish-Shalom was undefeated by the end of the tournament. Ruth Scott suffered a single loss against Abigail Fanno, the fifth grade champion. School Champion: Ari Ish-Shalom undefeated! 6th grade champion: Bowen Brown, Calvin Averette, Emerson Crochetiere5th grade champion: Abigail Fanno4th grade champion: Brody Potter3rd grade champion: Madge Fanno2nd grade champion: Ruth Scott 6th grade: 1st place Bowen Brown, Calvin Averette, Emerson Crochetiere2nd place Jesus Machuca-Robles3rd place Maile Silva, Lakota Rogers, Alexa Daugherty 5th grade:1st place Abigail Fanno,2nd place Malichai Florez3rd place Caine Florez, Charley Howell 4th grade:1st place Brody Potter2nd place Bradley Johnson3rd place Takoda Tolman 3rd grade:1st place Jaylee Barnett2nd place Sawyer Baumer3rd place Isla Fernandez, Westley Clark, Heidi Millet 2nd grade:1st place Kaden Hawkins2nd place Atticus Welsh, Gage Fisher3rd place Carson Carter, Royce Rhorke, Charley Jennings, The top players will be preparing for the Chess For Success Coos Curry Regional Tournament February 10th where they will be playing for grade level individual championships and elementary team regional championships. The sixth graders will be added to winners of the Coquille Junior High tournament to fight for the middle school team regional championship.