11 players challenged themselves with 5 rounds of over-the-board chess November 5-6 in Oshkosh. This weekend was all about learning, building stamina, and understanding what we need to improve. A few individuals achieved some notable outcomes:
KML Chess club and team members play chess for fun and also challenge each other to improve. In doing so, we serve our King. To join us or for more info, email chess@kmlhs.org.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
2021-22 End of Season Awards for KML Chess
OVERVIEW OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Participation: Players are designated as either “Club” or “Team” members.
The TEAM members met attendance criteria and competed for KML
CLUB members did not compete and are listed as members if they met attendance criteria
Varsity and JV Letters: According to our criteria and KML's criteria for earning letters.
Team and league play accomplishments
Special recognition
Julian Cook
Ethan Eernisse
Nathan Guevin
Casey Heder
Matt Hilzley
Nathanael Himsel
Ian Janz
Christian Klemann
Noah Kreis
Grant Kruse
Carson Reik
Zachery Schulz
Todd Tischer
Ryan Wirkkula
Sawyer Yogerst
Mason Beeler
Creighton Bublitz
Rachel Etta
Ethan Heder
Jake Kasten
Jeff Koepke
John Koepke
Emmi Lechmaier
Calaen Martin
Logan O’dell
Bram Reimer
Brian Retzlaff
Andrew Schulz
John Stern
Simeon Swiertz
Murray Westphal
Ben Willis
Angie Molkentin, Advisor
Ron Klemann, Coach
Alumni joined us to help out
10. Casey Heder
9. Grant Kruse
8. Christian Klemann
7. Nathanael Himsel
6. Zak Schulz
5. Nathan Guevin
4. Sawyer Yogerst
3. Matt Hilzley
2. Carson Reik
1. Ryan Wirkkula
Biggest Mover: Grant Kruse
Ethan Eernisse - JVL
Todd Tischer - JVL
Nathan Guevin – Varsity
Matt Hilzley – Varsity
Nathanael Himsel – Varsity
Christian Klemann – Varsity
Carson Reik – Varsity
Zak Schulz - Varsity
Ryan Wirkkula – Varsity
Sawyer Yogerst – Varsity
Carson Reik - Top Player in league
Ryan Wirkkula - #2 Player in league
Nathanael Himsel - #5 Player in league
- Ethan Rodell
Sawyer Yogerst
Noah Kreis
Matt Hilzley
Ethan Eernisse
John Koepke
Christian Klemann
Wyatt Michaels
Team was seeded 6th going into the Milwaukee City Championships and came home with 6th place.
Board 1: Carson Reik
Board 2: Sawyer Yogerst
Board 3: Zak Schulz
Board 4: Nathanael Himsel
Board 5: Matt Hilzley
Sunday, March 20, 2022
KML Chess with best finish yet at 2022 WI State Chess Championships
Varsity A Team beginning a round, wishing opponent good luck. |
Matt and Zak finishing their games in Round 5 - Matt with a nice checkmate to go undefeated in 5 rounds. |
Zak's teammates pulling for him as he finishes Round 5. This win meant he was D3 Board 2 state champ. |
Getting some fresh air on the UW-Oshkosh campus. |
KML Varsity A finishes 3rd in Division 2. |
KML sent 11 players to the state tournament. |
KML Varsity B finishes 4th in Division 3. |
Julian Cook played competitively for the first time in the junior varsity section. |
Varsity A before a round. |
Silently cheering on Ryan as he finishes his Round 4 game. |