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Moberly MYST (middle school) registration is open - 2/12/22

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Moberly MYST (middle school) registration is open - 2/12/22

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Academic Coaches,

The members of Moberly High School and Moberly Middle School Scholar Bowl welcome your team to join others from across the region at the sixth Moberly Young Scholars Tournament (MYST), scheduled for February 12th, 2022. Middle school programs must be properly registered with MSHSAA (either as a full or affiliate member) in order to participate. Current plans are for this to be an in-person tournament; however, should circumstances warrant, we will switch to a virtual platform.

Our tournament will consist of a minimum of eight games for all teams in a modified NAQT/national format:
Each game shall consist of two halves of ten tossups each, with each correct tossup followed by a three-part bonus.
Correct tossup answers are ten points each, with an additional five-point “power” awarded for providing a correct answer before a predetermined point. We will not assess a penalty for interrupting the moderator during the tossup with an incorrect answer. Tossups are five seconds each, except for math computation which will receive ten seconds.
The team that receives the bonus will have five seconds to answer each part. The moderator will prompt after four seconds. Unless otherwise specified in a bonus set, each bonus part shall be ten points each. In the event of math computation, teams will receive ten seconds to answer, with the captain prompted after nine seconds.
In the event a game is tied after regulation, additional tossups shall be read until the next change in score.
Each team shall have one 30 second timeout per game. Substitutions, score checks, and team conferences may occur at the half, prior to overtime, or during any timeout called by either team.
Team rosters shall be limited to seven players. Teams may play with fewer than four players, but should have at least two. Rosters shall be submitted in advance and finalized at registration the morning of the tournament. Players may not change teams during the tournament.

As we are continuing to finalize particulars, we have not yet decided on whether to allow bouncebacks on bonuses.

NAQT has assigned MYST the MS-40 set. Please ensure that you are not participating in any other event using this set. Additionally, we are currently limiting the field to 24 teams; this may expand depending on staff availability. Additional teams will be placed on a waitlist and contacted should an opening occur.

MYST will serve as a qualifier for the NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament, set for Mother’s Day weekend. For that reason, rosters are limited to 7th and 8th graders. Wherever possible, 9th graders are encouraged to compete on their corresponding high school team in the Outstate Missouri Academic Rendezvous, scheduled for April 2nd. Programs whose middle school teams play in MYST will be able to apply a $10 discount to their OMAR registration fee.

Teams will play five morning rounds, break for lunch, then return for at least three afternoon games. This setup is subject to change, depending on the number of teams signed up. We plan to start the team meeting in our cafenasium at 8:30 a.m., with the first round set for 8:50 a.m. and afternoon rounds slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. We anticipate the last game ending around 4 p.m.


Fee structure is as follows, per school:
Each team: $65
Discount for traveling more than 100 miles each way (determined by Google Maps): $10
Discount for providing a working buzzer set: $5
Discount for providing a competent scorekeeper: $10
Discount for providing a competent moderator: $15
Discounts may be multiplied but may not exceed $35 per team. All discounts are subject to the discretion of tournament officials. If we utilize NAQT's online question portal or electronic scoresheets, staffers will need a Google Drive account.

Moberly High School is located at 1625 Gratz Brown Road. MHS is best accessed by taking Highway 63 to the Route M (Middle Grove) exit, then turning west into town about a half mile before turning right onto Gratz Brown Road. The high school will be on your left. Use the main entrance (look for the Spartan on the side of the building). Most lunch options will be on North Morley/Business 63.

The tournament is under the direction of Moberly High School Coach Kathy Brandon. We anticipate receiving certification and assistance from the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance, an organization dedicated to promoting quality scholar bowl tournaments around the state. Participants will be expected to abide by the Honor Pledge and Section I (Ethics and Conduct) promulgated by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE).

To register for this tournament, please visit http://tinyurl.com/2022MYST. Questions concerning the tournament may be directed to either Kathy Brandon at KathyBrandon@moberlyspartans.org. Please include “2022 MYST” in the subject line.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2022 MYST on February 12th.

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Re: Moberly MYST (middle school) registration is open - 2/12/22

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Field - C teams and later will be added to the field after Jan 14.

Southern Boone A
Southern Boone B
Bueker Middle School (Marshall)
Hallsville A
Hallsville B
CIS A
CIS B
Washington A
Washington B
Smithton A
Smithton B
Mid-Buchanan A
Mid-Buchanan B
Moberly A
Moberly B
Sullivan A
Sullivan B
West A
West B
Pilot Grove
Tuscumbia A
Tuscumbia A
Louisiana A
Cole R-V (Eugene)

Waitlist:
CIS C, et al
Washington C
Moberly C
Cole R-I (Russelville)
Louisiana B

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30 teams are present at Moberly Middle School for today's event.

Prelim stats are up.

You can follow live scores and stats by way of this prototype scoreboard tied into our scoresheets.

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Playoff stats are up.

CIS A defeated Southern Boone A 480-175. They will face Washington A in the finals, after they defeated CIS B 390-300. We will also have a third-place match.

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Washington A with three of the last four tossups, including a power on the last tossup, to claim the 385-345 win over CIS A!

Southern Boone A pulled away late from CIS B 415-230 to finish third.

Complete stats: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7 ... /combined/

As I was handling stats remotely, I'll leave the wrap-up and final remarks to Coach Brandon.

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