Juniors Program

WBC 2009 Juniors Program
Dec. 6, 2009

WBC offers a Juniors Program exclusively for kids 12 and under. Children must be able to grasp rules and play independently. Many of our current attendees got their start in the Juniors ranks and have graduated to more adult fare with often stunning results. One graduate of the program was 13-year-old Rebecca Hebner who scored the first-ever WBC Grand Slam with four separate championships in 2001, one year after leaving the Juniors ranks. Other graduates are Devin Flawd and Nick Henning, who finished first and third in 2004’s first Consul competition for earning the most laurels at WBC in one year.

The Juniors Room is staffed by full-time monitors and assistants. BPA particularly appreciates the GMs of Juniors Events. These people are to be lauded for their patience and skill in working with children. Their invaluable efforts spread the hobby to the next generation. Below are the results of 2009 Junior Tournaments, listed in alphabetical order. Write-ups, when available, are in the related Event Reports. Winners pictures have been purposely omitted from this page in keeping with our privacy policy of not identifying minors without parental consent. Read more about the WBC Juniors Program. For more information or to volunteer as a Juniors GM or assistant, contact the Juniors Program Coordinator.

		Top Finishers 1st: Matt Leader, 12 2nd: Lissa Rennert, 11 3rd: Willow Barbero-Menzel, 11 4th: Brian Pappas, 11 5th: Emily Barriere, 11 6th: Jonathan Berry, 10
Adel Verpflichtet 12 players	GM: Tamara Houde, VA	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Jaclyn Sands, 12 2nd: Rebecca Melton, 12 3rd: Thomas Melton, 9 4th: Brian Sherwood, 11 5th: Ben Collinson, 11 6th: Ben Gardner, 12
Blokus 20 players	GM: Daniel Broh-Kahn, MD	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: Jordan Shea, 11 2nd: Danny Lewis, 11 3rd: Matt Leader, 12 4th: Jonathan Barry, 10 5th: Bradford McCandless, 12 6th: Iain McGraw, 9
Bumper Car Arena 10 players	GM: Marc Houde, VA	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: Lissa Rennert, 11 2nd: Adam Wojtaszczyk, 7 3rd: Sophie Harrison, 11 4th: Brian Pappas, 11 5th: Claire Pfeiffer, 12 6th: Mirth Pack, 5
Circus Maximus 16 players	GM: Bill Beckman, SC	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Joanna & Thomas Melton, 9 2nd: Andrew Doughan & JR Tracy 3rd: Ben & Andy Gardner 4th: Jordan & Lynda Shea 5th: Cassidy & Jeff Mullet
Crokinole 32 players (w/adults)	GM: Stan Hilinski, MD	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: Rebecca Melton 2nd: Ben Gardner 3rd: Matt Leader 4th: Jordan Shea 5th: Cassidy Mullet 6th: J. Mansfield
Elchfest 17 players	GM: Dan Dolan, Sr., NJ	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Brian Sherwood 2nd: Jordan Shea 3rd: Gracie Putnam 4th: Andrew Doughan 5th: Thomas Melton 6th: Adam Wojtaszczyk
Formula Motor Racing 16 players	GM: Sean McCulloch, OH	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Ben Gardner 2nd: Jordan Shea 3rd: Brian Sherwood 4th: Zoe Rose 5th: Lissa Rennert 6th: Virginia Melton
Guillotine 20 players	GM: Jason Levine, NY	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: James Confoy 2nd: Alyssa Mills 3rd: Brian Sherwood 4th: Nicole Reiff 5th: Thomas Melton 6th: Ben Gardner
Liar's Dice 19 players	GM: Jason Levine, NY	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Thomas Melton 2nd: Jack Doughan 3rd: Ben Gardner 4th: Andrew Doughan
LoTR: Confrontation 18 players	GM: Jim Doughan, PA	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: David Rennert 2nd: Matt Leader 3rd: Brian Pappas 4th: Joseph Mansfield 5th: Brian Sherwood 6th: Thomas Melton
Monsters Ravage Am. 19 players	GM: Mark Love, MD	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Virginia Melton 2nd: Adam Wojtaszczyk 3rd: Rebecca Melton 4th: Alyssa Mills 5th: Sophie Harrison 6th: Nicole Reiff
Pikomino 11 players	GM: John Poniske, PA
		Top Finishers 1st: Jordan Shea 2nd: Jack Da 3rd: Sophie Harrison 4th:Wes Lewis
Slapshot 15 players	GM: Mark Yoshikawa, CA	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Rebecca Melton 2nd: Alyssa Mills 3rd: Ashley Kilroy 4th: Andrew Doughan 5th: Alyssa Morgan 6th: Jaclyn Sands
Ticket to Ride 17 players	GM: Matthew Beach, MD	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Rebecca Melton 2nd: Thomas Melton 3rd: Adam Wojtaszczyk 4th: Willow Barbero-Menzel 5th: Jordan Shea 6th: Jack Jordan
Titan: The Arena 17 players	GM: Greg Crowe, VA	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Jaclyn Sands 2nd: Ben Gardner 3rd: Jack Doughan 4th: Thomas Melton 5th: Ian McGraw 6th: Cassidy Mullet
TransAmerica 17 players	GM: Ewan McNay, CT	Event Write-up
		Top Finishers 1st: Rebecca Melton 2nd: Jack Doughan 3rd: Noah Engelmann
Trouble 11 players	GM: Bruce Reiff, OH	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: Jordan Shea 2nd: Brian Sherwood 3rd: Rebecca Melton 4th: Willow Barbero-Menzel 5th: Lissa Rennert 6th: Danny Lewis
Trouble 20 players	GM: Lynda Shea, CT	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: Brian Pappas 2nd: Matt Leader 3rd: Ian McGraw 4th: David Rennert 5th: Jonathan Berry 6th: Ben Gardner
Trouble 12 players	GM: Frank Cunliffe, PA	Photos
		Top Finishers 1st: Matt Leader 2nd: Jack Doughan 3rd: Wes Lewis 4th: Willow Barbero-Menzel 5th: Cal Doughan 6th: Andrew Doughan
Zooloretto 12 players	GM: Keith Levy, MD	Photos