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Madison Chess Teams Sweep Chess Awards

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Four chess teams from Madison Elementary School participated in the Goshen Team Tourney in February.

In the sixth-grade and under division (grades four, five and six), the Madison A team and B team finished first and second respectively; sweeping the trophies.

In the third-grade and under division (grades first, second and third), the Madison A team finished in second place. They were out-performed by the Madison B team who had a perfect score for the day.

Of the 16 kids from Madison who participated, eight had perfect scores of 5-0. Four went 4-1.

The final individual record of the third-grade and under teams - 38 wins, two losses.The teams are as follows:

Third and under:

Madison A - Benjamin Bolduc*, Chase Byron*, Nathaniel Pollnow, Abby Rucoi.

Madison B - Sebastian Medina*, Izzy Chang*, Andreana Heiman* and Eli Holder*.

Sixth and under:

Madison A - Corbin Sloan*, Samuel Bolduc, Gage Cutler, Noah Pollnow*.

Madison B - Leo Medina, Trent Shepherd, Esteban Paredes, Juan Bernal.

An asterisk denotes a perfect score.