Littleton 6 School District: District Chess Tournament

Littleton CO

14 December, 2021

11:33 AM

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Press release from Littleton 6 School District: 12.13.21 The Littleton Public Schools chess tournament was held on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Newton Middle School. There were 152 players in Grades K–8, which meant 76 simultaneous games in all five rounds of the non-elimination tournament. A huge thank you to Newton for the use of their facility, all the GT and NMS staff who worked to keep things running smoothly, and to Jeanne Hildreth, who was instrumental in making the tournament happen.  It was a great day! (Results below photos)                   Individual Winner Results K–1 Division 1st place: Owen Hendrix -- Highland Elementary 2nd place: Brooks Wilcox -- Lenski Elementary 3rd place: Peter Geigle -- Wilder Elementary 4th place: Waylon France -- Hopkins Elementary 5th place: Ellis Eymer -- Highland Elementary 6th place: Finn Abell -- Runyon Elementary 7th place: Emmett Webster -- Sandburg Elementary 2nd Grade Division 1st place: Barrett Halsey -- Wilder Elementary 2nd place: Kellan Affatica -- Hopkins Elementary 3rd place: Agota Rumsa -- Ford Elementary 4th place: Miles Capel -- Ralph Moody Elementary 5th place: James Granat -- Runyon Elementary 6th place: Violet Kauffman -- Runyon Elementary 3rd Grade Division 1st place: Santigo Strus -- Sandburg Elementary 2nd place: AJ Barber -- Wilder Elementary 3rd place: Matias Garcia -- Highland Elementary 4th place: George Rumsa -- Ford Elementary 5th place: David Clas -- Runyon Elementary 6th place: Kai Schulte -- Highland Elementary 7th place: Tracen Gibson -- Lenski Elementary 8th place TIE: Davis Uttley -- Runyon Elementary 8th place TIE: Foster Del Mastro -- Lenski Elementary 4th Grade Division 1st place: Shankar Parasuram -- Littleton Academy 2nd place: Soren Sturdivant -- Littleton Academy 3rd place: Jack Bednorz -- Hopkins Elementary 4th place: Ben Minerly -- Highland Elementary 5th place: Chase Wilcox -- Lenski Elementary 6th place: Kinsley Bernier -- Runyon Elementary 5th Grade Division 1st place: Sam Diederichs -- Ralph Moody Elementary 2nd place: Peter Dodge -- East Elementary 3rd place: Evan Chiang -- Littleton Academy 4th place: Oliver Tuttle -- Runyon Elementary 5th place: Kyle Kitchens -- Runyon Elementary 6th place: Jackson Thomsen -- Highland Elementary 7th place: Miguel Garcia -- Highland Elementary 6–8 Division 1st place: AJ Parasuram -- Littleton Academy 2nd place: Eli Cohrs -- Newton 3rd place: Andrew Gienger -- Newton 4th place: Colby Hyde -- Euclid 5th place: Sam Sweetman -- Newton 6th place: Leo Ellcessor -- Newton School Winner Results 1st place: Littleton Academy 2nd place: Highland Elementary 3rd place: Wilder Elementary   The Littleton Public Schools chess tournament was held on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Newton Middle School. There were 152 players in Grades K–8, which meant 76 simultaneous games in all five rounds of the non-elimination tournament. A huge thank you to Newton for the use of their facility, all the GT and NMS staff who worked to keep things running smoothly, and to Jeanne Hildreth, who was instrumental in making the tournament happen.  It was a great day! (Results below photos)                   Individual Winner Results K–1 Division 1st place: Owen Hendrix -- Highland Elementary 2nd place: Brooks Wilcox -- Lenski Elementary 3rd place: Peter Geigle -- Wilder Elementary 4th place: Waylon France -- Hopkins Elementary 5th place: Ellis Eymer -- Highland Elementary 6th place: Finn Abell -- Runyon Elementary 7th place: Emmett Webster -- Sandburg Elementary 2nd Grade Division 1st place: Barrett Halsey -- Wilder Elementary 2nd place: Kellan Affatica -- Hopkins Elementary 3rd place: Agota Rumsa -- Ford Elementary 4th place: Miles Capel -- Ralph Moody Elementary 5th place: James Granat -- Runyon Elementary 6th place: Violet Kauffman -- Runyon Elementary 3rd Grade Division 1st place: Santigo Strus -- Sandburg Elementary 2nd place: AJ Barber -- Wilder Elementary 3rd place: Matias Garcia -- Highland Elementary 4th place: George Rumsa -- Ford Elementary 5th place: David Clas -- Runyon Elementary 6th place: Kai Schulte -- Highland Elementary 7th place: Tracen Gibson -- Lenski Elementary 8th place TIE: Davis Uttley -- Runyon Elementary 8th place TIE: Foster Del Mastro -- Lenski Elementary 4th Grade Division 1st place: Shankar Parasuram -- Littleton Academy 2nd place: Soren Sturdivant -- Littleton Academy 3rd place: Jack Bednorz -- Hopkins Elementary 4th place: Ben Minerly -- Highland Elementary 5th place: Chase Wilcox -- Lenski Elementary 6th place: Kinsley Bernier -- Runyon Elementary 5th Grade Division 1st place: Sam Diederichs -- Ralph Moody Elementary 2nd place: Peter Dodge -- East Elementary 3rd place: Evan Chiang -- Littleton Academy 4th place: Oliver Tuttle -- Runyon Elementary 5th place: Kyle Kitchens -- Runyon Elementary 6th place: Jackson Thomsen -- Highland Elementary 7th place: Miguel Garcia -- Highland Elementary 6–8 Division 1st place: AJ Parasuram -- Littleton Academy 2nd place: Eli Cohrs -- Newton 3rd place: Andrew Gienger -- Newton 4th place: Colby Hyde -- Euclid 5th place: Sam Sweetman -- Newton 6th place: Leo Ellcessor -- Newton School Winner Results 1st place: Littleton Academy 2nd place: Highland Elementary 3rd place: Wilder Elementary   This press release was produced by Littleton 6 School District. 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