Council 2660 - FOLEY KNIGHTS HOST 10TH ANNUAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

By: Dominic Raona - Sat, Jan 27, 2018 3:30 AM

Posted For: Council #2660

BISHOP FOLEY COUNCIL SPONSORS

1Oth ANNUAL

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CHESS TOURNAMENT

On Saturday January 20^th, 156 students from around the archdiocese descended upon Divine Child High School for the 10^th Annual Bishop Foley Catholic Schools Chess Tournament.  Eleven schools in total from the east-side to the west side, from north to south came to compete in this highly anticipated event.Foley Knights working the concession table! 

 Players started arriving around 7:30 am to register for the first match that was scheduled for 8:50.  There were a total of five matches, with competition between players heightening with each new challenger.  Pizza lunch was provided to the players, coaches and their families between the fourth and fifth rounds.Players awaiting instructions before the first match.Players waiting for the start of the game.Volunteers and Brother Knight Matt Orischak proctor a match.

At the end of the fifth round the scores were gathered and prizes awarded.  Players who won their game were awarded one point and those who had a draw each received a half a point.  The tournament was separated into three divisions, K-3, K-5 and K-8.  The top three ranking players in each division received a first, second and third place trophy.  The fourth through sixth ranked players received medals.  The top four scores from each school, in each division, were added up to determine the winner of the coveted team trophy.   

 This year history was made, as St. Clair Shores’ St. Isaac Jogues won the team trophy in all three divisions.  The clean sweep was directed under SIJ Chess Instructor/Moderator Mr. Robert Centner.  Divine Child Chess came closest to SIJ in the K-5 Division with DC totaling 14.5 points to SIJ’s 15.5 points. 10th Annual Bishop Foley Catholic Schools Chess Tournament - 2018 Awards Table

Individual awards went to the following players: 

K-3

1^st Place Bennedetto Offer from St. Lawrence

2^nd Place Joseph Cusumano from St. Isaac Jogues

3^rd Place Vincent Brewer from St. Isaac Jogues

4th Place Lilly Hansen from St. Isaac Jogues

5^th Place Joseph Arriola from Divine Child

6^th Place Elizabeth Niles from St. Isaac Jogues

K-5

1^st Place Jeremiah Furtado Our Lady of Good Counsel

2^nd Place Owen Furi from St. Isaac Jogues

3^rd Place Levy Nagy from St. Isaac Jogues

4^th Place Luca Ciavaglia from Divine Child

5^th Place Tomassino Offer from St. Lawrence

6^th Place Sean Slusser from Divine Child

  K-8

1^st Place Marie Niles from St. Isaac Jogues

2^nd Place Jimmie Narongsang from St. Isaac Jogues

3^rd Place Alexandra Rihacek from St. Isaac Jogues

4^th Place Antonio Bush from Our Lady of Good Counsel

5^th Place Michael Niles from St. Isaac Jogues

6^th Place Billie Narongsang from St. Isaac Jogues

Congratulations to all the contestants who came out and played so well.  

Overall, more than twenty Foley Knights, their wives and their families came out to work the tournament; setting up, serving concessions, proctoring games or cleaning up.  It was a great way to help out the youth, as we work to build community with Catholic values.  The 156 kids came and competed in a Catholic centered competition with prayer and good sportsmanship.  It was good to see so many kids learning and having fun at the same time. Brother Foley Knights Matt Orischak (left) and John Balash (right) encourage three new members!

Thank-you to all the Knights, families and “friends of Foley” who came out and volunteered their time to make this another great success.  Proceeds raised will help fund two Foley Chess Scholarships to Divine Child Chess team members.  …stay tuned!Foley Grand Knight Dominic Raona with a few Foley wives who volunteered!