It’s IHSA Sectionals day! BT is at Andrew trying to qualify for the State tournament in Peoria!

BT starts off with a Round 1 sweep of Rich Township! Great job! Round 2 we will face Lincoln-Way East

In Rd 2, LWE defeats BT 25.5 - 42.5. Round 3 pairs us with a solid Joliet Central team. Let’s go BT!!

Tough round 3 were Joliet Central wins 20-48. BT needs a win in round 4 to qualify. Our opponent: Lincoln-Way West.

BT wins!!! We defeat LLW 53-15. We qualify for the IHSA state tournament in two weeks in Peoria!!!!!

Ready to Compete in the 50th IHSA State Chess Tournament!! IHSA Chess ♚ Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

First round of the state tournament has us playing Benet Academy from Lisle. Let’s go BT!! Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

BT loses to a tough Benet team 11-57. Round 2 at 12:30

Round 2 pairs us with Aurora East. Let’s go BT!! Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

Strong showing from BT in round 2! We defeat Aurora East 49-19!! Round 3 will be a challenging match against Chicago Marist! Let’s go BT! Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

It was closer than the points show…but in the end, Chicago Marist defeats BT 20-48!! Round 4 coming up at 6:30. Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

Last round for today has us against Chicago Mather HS. Let’s get the win!!

BT drops the 4th round game to Mather HS 15-53. Record for the day is 1 and 3. We will pick up the pieces and be back tomorrow morning for Round 5. Glynis Keene Dr JLAnderson Supt. Lenell Navarre

We are rolling this morning against Main South in Round 5 of the IHSA tournament. Supt. Lenell Navarre Glynis Keene Dr JLAnderson

BT loses a tough match to Maine South 11-57. Round 6 starts at noon. We will play Mt. Vernon.

BT squeaks out a win over Mt. Vernon 35-33!! Last round pairs us with Plainfield Central

BT picks up their 2nd win of the day against Plainfield Central to finish the State Tournament 3-4. More specifics will be shared once results are posted! Nice Job BT! Dr JLAnderson Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

Another IHSA Chess ♚ state tournament in the books. Our players learned so much and are looking forward to next year!

Your BT chess team placed 88th out of 128 teams at the 50th annual IHSA State Chess Tournament. An improvement of 23 spots from their original ranking. Great job by all! Dr JLAnderson Glynis Keene Supt. Lenell Navarre

Congratulations to the Bloom Township Chess Team for earning the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award. They hold a 3.61 team GPA. Supt. Lenell Navarre Dr JLAnderson BloomTwpChess Illinois High School Association #IHSA