National Literature Challenge
2021 Results
South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Math has done it again. Having won the Oct. 16 National Science Challenge, they collected another championship on Nov. 13, with a 195-130 win over Evangel Classical Christian School (AL) in the finals. It was Evangel’s second 2nd-place finish this year, as they were also runners up in our Sept. 25 National Bible Challenge.
The middle school division saw a rematch in the Finals. St. Mary Cathedral School (MO) had defeated Drexler A (Iowa) 85-60 in the prelims, but Drexler came out on top in the title match, 110-80.
National Literature Challenge
WINTER TOURNAMENT: FEB. 25, 2023
The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use. Start time will likely be 9:00 or 10:00 Eastern, but any Mountain & Pacific Time Zone teams may start later. Entry Fee: $75 per team
Each team will compete in at least three official tournament matches. Advancement to the Single Elimination playoffs will be determined by performance in the three preliminary games. All 2-1, and 3-0 teams will make the playoffs.
Your team contingent should include three or four starters and one or more coaches. Alternate(s) are allowed but must remain on mute until they are in play.
Levels
There will be two levels: High School and Middle School.
Training
A tutorial on using the videoconferencing program relative to the tournament will be sent to all coaches in time for them to practice with their teams. Our tech coordinator will be available to answer all questions ahead of time and will be available by phone for all matches.
Cap
For this one-day tournament we will be limiting the field to no more than 36 teams.
Rules & Format
Other than the number of preliminary matches, all rules will be the same as those used at the National Academic Championship: http://www.qunlimited.com/new_vrules.php
*and Language Arts!