Nine Ohio teams competed in the NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament in Chicago, IL: Copley-Fairlawn, Heights, Heritage Classical, Miami Valley, Northmont, St. Hilary, Solon, and University School A & B.
The following teams made the Sunday playoffs with a prelim record of 5-3 or better:
Miami Valley 9-4, 3-2 playoffs (T13)
Copley-Fairlawn 8-4, 2-2 playoffs (T21)
Solon 8-4, 2-2 playoffs (T21)
Heights 5-5, 0-2 playoffs (T49)
Ryan Lee (Copley-Fairlawn), Kenji Sakaie (Heights), and Andrew Holzinger (MVS) were named Tournament All-Stars for finishing among the top 30 individual scorers.
With four teams playing on Sunday, 2019 is now Ohio's best overall year at the MSNCT, surpassing the 2016 MSNCT in which three Ohio teams made the playoffs. Here's hoping for another strong run next year!