WHSCA Northwest League
2006-2007




NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE 2006-2007
-- FINAL STANDINGS --

Lynden              37.5       
Sehome              29.0 
Ferndale            28.0 
Lynden Christian    25.0  
Sedro-Woolley       20.5  
Mount Baker         18.5  
Ferndale B          18.0 
Lynden B            17.5  
Burlington-Edison B 16.5 
Mount Vernon        14.5
Burlington-Edison   11.5
Bellingham          10.0
Anacortes           10.0
Lummi                9.5

Round 7 Results:
5.0 Lynden              - 0.0 Mount Vernon
4.5 Sehome              - 0.5 Lynden B
0.0 Sedro-Woolley       - 5.0 Ferndale
0.0 Mount Baker         - 5.0 Lynden Christian
0.0 Burlington-Edison   - 5.0 Ferndale B
5.0 Burlington-Edison B - 0.0 Lummi
1.0 Bellingham          - 0.0 Anacortes

Round 8 Results:
5.0 Lynden       - 0.0 Burlington-Edison B
0.0 Mount Vernon - 5.0 Sehome
5.0 Ferndale     - 0.0 Burlington-Edison A
2.0 Lynden B     - 3.0 Sedro-Woolley
1.0 Ferndale B   - 4.0 Lynden Christian
1.0 Bellingham   - 4.0 Mount Baker
0.0 Lummi        - 0.0 Anacortes

The Northwest Chess League concluded the regular season Monday Jan. 22, 2007. Fourteen teams played, the largest contingent since the inception of the league nine years ago. Lynden showed their strength by winning all eight of their matches and taking first by a healthy margin, anchored by Category I player Lane VanWeerdhuizen. Sehome, although graduating a significant portion of their 3rd-in-State team from last year, still showed their depth by taking clear second. Ferndale clinched third by defeating Sedro-Woolley in the crucial semi-final round.

The top eight teams will be representing the NWL at the 2007 Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, being held Feb. 9-10, 2007 at Issaquah High School. Good luck and good chess!

NWL 2006 - 2007 Player Ratings and Individual Results



NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE
STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 6:

Lynden              27.5
Sehome              19.5
Ferndale            18.0
Sedro-Woolley       17.5
Lynden Christian    16.0
Lynden B            15.0
Mount Vernon        14.5
Mount Baker         14.5
Ferndale B          12.0
Burlington-Edison   11.5
Burlington-Edison B 11.5
Anacortes           10.0
Lummi                9.5
Bellingham           8.0

ROUND 5 RESULTS:
1.0 Ferndale          - 4.0 Lynden
4.0 Sehome            - 1.0 Ferndale B
4.0 Lynden Christian  - 1.0 Sedro-Woolley
1.0 Anacortes         - 4.0 Mount Vernon
0.0 Burlington-Edison - 5.0 Lynden B
2.5 Mount Baker       - 2.5 Burlington-Edison B
1.0 Bellingham        - 4.0 Lummi

ROUND 6 RESULTS:
0.0 Ferndale B       - 5.0 Lynden
2.0 Lynden B         - 3.0 Ferndale
2.0 Lynden Christian - 3.0 Sehome
0.0 Lummi            - 5.0 Sedro-Woolley
3.5 Mount Vernon     - 1.5 Burlington-Edison B
0.0 Anacortes        - 5.0 Mount Baker
1.0 Bellingham       - 4.0 Burlington-Edison A


NWL STANDINGS after Rounds 3, 4 Dec. 18 at Sedro-Woolley HS: 18.5 Lynden 14.0 Ferndale 12.5 Sehome 11.5 Sedro-Woolley 11.0 Ferndale B 10.0 Lynden Christian 9.0 Anacortes 8.0 Lynden B 7.5 Burlington-Edison 7.5 Burlington-Edison B 7.0 Mount Vernon 7.0 Mount Baker 6.0 Bellingham 5.5 Lummi Round 3 Results: 1.5 Sehome - 3.5 Lynden 3.0 Lynden Christian - 2.0 Ferndale 4.5 Sedro-Woolley - 0.5 Burlington-Edison B 3.0 Ferndale B - 2.0 Bellingham 3.0 Anacortes - 2.0 Lynden B 3.0 Mount Baker - 2.0 Lummi 3.0 Mount Vernon - 2.0 Burlington-Edison Round 4 Results: 5.0 Lynden - 0.0 Lynden Christian 2.0 Sedro-Woolley - 3.0 Sehome 5.0 Ferndale - 0.0 Bellingham 2.0 Burlington-Edison B - 3.0 Anacortes 2.0 Lynden B - 3.0 Ferndale B 3.5 Burlington-Edison - 1.5 Mount Baker 1.0 Lummi - 4.0 Mount Vernon NWL Round 5 Pairings for Monday, Jan. 8 at Ferndale HS: White: Black: Ferndale - Lynden Sehome - Ferndale B Lynden Christian - Sedro-Woolley Anacortes - Mount Vernon Burlington-Edison - Lynden B Mount Baker - Burlington-Edison B Bellingham - Lummi NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE STANDINGS after Round 2: 10.0 Lynden 8.0 Sehome 7.0 Ferndale 7.0 Lynden Christian 5.0 Sedro-Woolley 5.0 Ferndale B 5.0 Burlington-Edison B 4.0 Bellingham 4.0 Lynden B 3.0 Anacortes 2.5 Mount Baker 2.5 Lummi 2.0 Burlington-Edison 0.0 Mount Vernon NWL Round 1 Results: 0.0 Ferndale B - 5.0 Lynden A 5.0 Sehome - 0.0 Burlington-Edison A 0.0 Anacortes - 5.0 Ferndale A 5.0 Sedro-Woolley - 0.0 Mount Vernon 2.0 Burlington-Edison B - 3.0 Bellingham 3.0 Lynden Christian - 2.0 Lynden B NWL Round 2 Results: 5.0 Lynden A - 0.0 Sedro-Woolley 2.0 Ferndale A - 3.0 Sehome 1.0 Bellingham - 4.0 Lynden Christian 2.0 Lynden B - 3.0 Burlington-Edison B 0.0 Mount Vernon - 5.0 Ferndale B 2.0 Burlington-Edison A - 3.0 Anacortes


NW Chess League Schedule 2006-2007

Dec. 4: - NWL Meet 1, Rounds 1-2 -- Sehome H.S.
Dec. 18: NWL Meet 2, Rounds 3-4 -- Sedro-Woolley H.S.
Jan. 8: - NWL Meet 3, Rounds 5-6 -- Ferndale H.S.
Jan. 22: NWL Meet 4, Rounds 7-8 -- Lynden H.S.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . League games start at 6:20pm

Feb. 9-10: State High School Team Championships, Issaquah H.S.




Last Season - Lynden Takes Crown

Clearly coming down to a two-horse race for the title with Sehome, Lynden kept their lead with consistent play and thus brought home the rotating trophy. Sehome also clearly trumped the rest of the field, but couldn't overcome the slim lead that Lynden maintained since the 2nd round.

The battle for the 3rd place trophy was a close three-way struggle between Bellingham, Sedro-Woolley and Ferndale. Ferndale opened up a nice lead in the 5th round with a strong victory over Bellingham, but Sedro-Woolley came within one win of catching them by trouncing Ferndale 4.0-1.0 in the final round, overtaking Bellingham in the process.

At State, Sehome fired on all cylinders, pulled off some upsets and placed 3rd. Lynden brought home hardware as well, finishing in 11th place.


NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE 
FINAL STANDINGS 2005-2006 SEASON:
36.5  Lynden
34.5  Sehome
26.0  Ferndale
24.5  Sedro-Woolley
23.5  Bellingham
21.0  Lynden Christian
17.0  Bellingham B
14.0  Ferndale B
13.5  Burlington-Edison
 9.5  Anacortes
 1.0  Lummi
 0.0  Mount Baker




05-06 NW League Results 12 Teams, Lynden H.S. Champs
04-05 NW League Results 12 Teams, Sehome H.S. Champs
03-04 NW League Results 10 Teams, Sehome H.S. Champs
02-03 NW League Results 10 Teams, Sehome H.S. Champs
01-02 NW League Results 12 Teams, Ferndale H.S. Champs
00-01 NW League Results 10 Teams, Ferndale H.S. Champs
99-00 NW League Results 12 Teams, Lynden H.S. Champs
98-99 NW League Results 10 Teams, Ferndale H.S. Champs




NW League H.S. Chess Club Advisors / Helpers

Contact these people if you want to join/assist/start a chess club at your high school:
Bellingham: Ross Gerard
Blaine: Don Sayegh
Burlington: Stacy Murdock
Ferndale: Don Pringle
Lummi: James Sandusky
Lynden: Dave VanWeerdhuizen
Lynden Christian: Jeanne Peterson
Meridian: David Shick
Mount Baker: John Wiseman
Mount Vernon: Tony Smith
Mount Vernon Christian: Patrick De Jong
Nooksack Valley: Matt Galley
Squalicum: Mike McKee
Sedro-Woolley: Randy Walther
Sehome: Randy Walther
NW League Director: Randy Kaech


Northwest League Rules - Summary
A useful one-page synopsis of the rules.

Northwest League Rules - Official
The full version of the rules, a bit verbose to cover all contingencies.


Some facts about high school chess in Washington

For several decades now the Washington High School Chess Association (WHSCA) has organized most major scholastic chess events for the state, including the Washington State High School Team Chess Championships. They have also provided structure and oversight to the many interscholastic chess leagues in Washington.

Eight years ago the Northwest League became the newest WHSCA league, providing league chess competition for high schools in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

The Northwest League became the seventh WHSCA league. These leagues average ten teams per league, ranging from the large Seattle Metro League (16 high school teams) to the Puget Sound League (4 high schools). Last year 32 teams qualified and participated at the State Championships. A team must place in the upper half of its league in order to qualify for State.

This year's Washington State High School Team Championships will be held on February 9-10, 2007 at Issaquah High School.


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