IHS Brain Team

Your #HSNCT team! After a bye and two wins in the playoffs, Ithaca finishes 8-5 overall, tied for 33rd place. This was an OUTSTANDING performance and a HUGE improvement over our 94 rank coming in. Thanks to @naqt for a great tournament! @IthacaNYSchools @Ithaca_HS #twithaca

Congratulations to our graduating seniors: Julian, Owen, Simon (pictured) and Winter. Good luck at Cornell, NYU, and Vassar!

Congratulations to Barrington (IL), the champions of the 2023 HSNCT! Buffalo Grove (IL) finished second. Detroit Country Day (MI) and Hunter (NY) placed third and fourth. Full team and individual stats are here: naqt.com/go/stats/13402 #hsnct

I never cease to be impressed with just how *kind* #quizbowl players are with each other. Matches always end with calls of "Good game" and rivals during matches are friends between rounds. As Hunter waits for their match to start, they sit on the floor with Ithaca, chatting away.

Ithaca's time at #HSNCT is at an end, losing in the fourth round of playoffs (after a bye in the first).

We've advanced far enough that finishers are guaranteed a trophy!

Ithaca wins again! We now hold the 35 card and are on our way to play West Windsor Plainsboro, who we've played against twice this year (and lost both times). Third time's the charm! #HSNCT

Good morning! If you're interested in following the team's progress today, watch this space or follow here: naqt.com/stats/tourname…

Check out the play-by-play for our next match against Maggie Walker School A from Richmond. We beat their B team yesterday. Hoping for a repeat performance!

We'll stay in International 10 for round 16, as Ithaca (NY) return to the liveblog to face off against Winston Churchill A (MD).

Check out this fantastic play-by-play for our fifth preliminary match of the day! Thanks to Joel for the excellent commentary!