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The '''Earlybird''' is a high school tournament hosted by [[Illinois]]. In its history, it has been a house-write, used [[HSAPQ]] questions, and used questions from the second edition of [[DAFT]]. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3. | The '''Earlybird''' is a high school tournament hosted by [[Illinois]]. In its history, it has been a house-write, used [[HSAPQ]] questions, and used questions from the second edition of [[DAFT]]. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3. | ||
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| + | [[Illinois]] hosted a fall tournament in 1995 directed by Martin Stroup. [[MacArthur]] defeated [[Quincy]] for the Championship, and [[Latin]] defeated [[Niantic-Harristown]] for Third Place. However, that tournament is more of a forerunner of the [[IHSSBCA Kickoff]] than [[Earlybird]]. | ||
In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed [[mACF]] format, while Phi Scholars followed [[IHSA]] format. | In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed [[mACF]] format, while Phi Scholars followed [[IHSA]] format. | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 16 July 2011
The Earlybird is a high school tournament hosted by Illinois. In its history, it has been a house-write, used HSAPQ questions, and used questions from the second edition of DAFT. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3.
Illinois hosted a fall tournament in 1995 directed by Martin Stroup. MacArthur defeated Quincy for the Championship, and Latin defeated Niantic-Harristown for Third Place. However, that tournament is more of a forerunner of the IHSSBCA Kickoff than Earlybird.
In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed mACF format, while Phi Scholars followed IHSA format.
Results
| Year | # of Teams | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | Detroit Catholic Central | Benton (AR) | Loyola | Fairfield |
| 2004 | 8 | Loyola A | Apollo (KY) | MacArthur | Culver Academies |
| 2005 | 13 | Auburn A | Apollo | Bloomington | Loyola A |
| 2006 | 15 | Carbondale | Maine South | Bloomington A | New Trier |
| 2007 | 9 | Detroit Catholic Central A | North Kansas City | New Trier | Auburn |
| 2008 | 16 | New Trier | Auburn A | Carbondale A | Loyola A |
| 2009 | 14 | Loyola A | Detroit Catholic Central A | Carbondale | Detroit Catholic Central B |
| 2010 | 18 | Stevenson A | Detroit Catholic Central A | Loyola A | Detroit Catholic Central B |