2022-23 End of Season Awards

Depth and determination propelled the KML Chess team to a successful season. The following players earned awards this year:

VARSITY LETTER WINNERS:

Carson Reik, Casey Heder, Christian Klemann, Ethan Rodell, Grant Kruse, Matt Hilzley, Nathanael Himsel, Sawyer Yogerst, Todd Tischer, Zak Schulz, Nate Guevin

JV LETTER WINNERS: 

Ethan Eernisse, Joey Pedersen

MILWAUKEE CHESS LEAGUE:

About 220 players participated in the Milwaukee chess league between October and March, with virtual meets on Thursdays and three live meets. KML player Carson Reik was the top-scoring player in the league, followed by KML's Sawyer Yogerst #2, and Nathanael Himsel #7. 

In the league's end-of-season tournament, KML's first team earned 3rd place in Division 1 and KML's second team earned 2nd place in Division 2.

• Division 1 Team: Carson Reik, Sawyer Yogerst, Nathanael, Himsel, Nate Guevin, Ethan Rodell
• Division 2 Team: Matt Hilzley, Zak Schulz, Grant Kruse, Casey Heder, Christian Klemann

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Rook-ie of the Year: Ethan Rodell

Diligence Award: Nathanael Himsel

Wirkkhorse Award: Sawyer Yogerst

MVP: Carson Reik

Senior Leadership: Nathan Guevin and Zak Schulz

KML Chess Celebrates 2023 Division 2 State Championship

The KML Chess attended the Wisconsin State Chess Championships in March at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and earned the title of Division 2 State Champs.

There were 30 varsity teams entered in the 2023 state tournament. Teams are divided into three equal divisions based on US Chess Federation ratings. KML's top varsity team went into the tournament seeded 6th in Division 2 and 16th overall. They finished at the top of Division 2 and 8th overall.

Members of the championship team were Board 1: Carson Reik, Board 2: Sawyer Yogerst, Board 3: Zak Schulz, Board 4: Nate Guevin, and Board 5: Ethan Rodell.

Nate Guevin also earned honors as the individual Board 4 State Champion for Division 2, winning 4 of his 5 games.

Five other KML players competed in Varsity Division 3 and two in Junior Varsity, gaining valuable experience for future years. 

The KML Chess Team's motto is "We serve our King," always remembering where the glory and gratitude goes for all of our victories.

KML Chess State Finishes through the years:

2023

Varsity A 1st place Division 2 State Champion

Nate Guevin Division 2 Board 4 State Champ

Varsity B 8th place Division 3

2022

Varsity A 3rd Place Division 2

Varsity B 4th Place Division 3

Matt Hilzley Division 3 Board 1 State Champ

2021 

Virtual

2020 

Cancelled

2019

Varsity 8th Place Division 2

JV 9th Place

2018

Varsity A 5th Place Division 2

Varsity B 7th Place Division 3

2017

Varsity A 14th Place in Division 1

Varsity B 6th Place Division 3

Joe Polheber Division 3 Board 3 State Champ

2016

Varsity 12th Place in Division 1

JV 10th Place