Time to Sign Up for 2017 KML Chess Camp!

The popular KML Chess Camp is back June 5-8! Chess is both fun and good for the brain! Why not give it a try? Here’s your chance to learn from members of the KML Chess Club. All ages welcome! Sign up for either the Beginner session (learn basic strategy and tactics) or Intermediate session (for players who understand basic strategy and want to take their game to the next level). Registration is open now by going to www.kmlhs.org and clicking on E3 Summer Academy. Register by May 26 to receive a KML Chess Club t-shirt! Questions? Email Angie Molkentin at amolkentin@gmail.com.

2017 Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Results

KML Chess brought two Varsity teams and one JV player to the State Chess Tournament this weekend. In the Varsity section, 38 teams were divided into three divisions. 

• Our Varsity 1 team was seeded 13^th of 14 teams in Division 1 and could not climb higher. 
• Our Division 3 team also finished as expected in the seedings, 6^th of 12 teams in Division 3, winning 3 of 5 matches. 

In individual results, Joe Polheber scored a perfect 5 wins and is Division 3 Board 3 State Champ! Ashley Braker and Olivia Schaenzer each medaled with 3 of 5 wins on the weekend and Dylan Schulz medaled with 3.5 wins. 

Division 1 Players

Board 1: Ted Molkentin

Board 2: Olivia Schaenzer

Board 3: Xander Neuwirth

Board 4: Isaac Helwig

Board 5: Luke Eisner

Division 3 Players

Board 1: Ben Polheber

Board 2: Dylan Schulz

Board 3: Joe Polheber

Board 4: Josh Weber

Board 5: Ashley Braker

JV Player: Eric Rodell

Individual award winners:

Ashley Braker, Olivia Schaenzer, Joe Polheber, Dylan Schulz.

Milwaukee League Results

On March 3, the KML Chargers finished Milwaukee league play at the City Championships. Strong play all season earned the Chargers Division 1 seeding and opportunity to play for the overall championship. We were seeded 4th in D1, and after playing tough games, came away in 4th place out of 11 schools, 23 teams in all. The tough games helped prepare us for the State meet March 18-19 in Oshkosh.

RESULTS

Division 1      Seed       Place

KING A          (2)         1

USM A           (1)          2

MSL A            (3)         3

KMLHS          (4)         4

Division 2      Seed       Place

MSL B            (7)         1

Reagan A        (4)         2

RaLake            (1)        3

USM B            (5)        4

WISCO A        (2)        5

TosaEast A      (6)        6

KING B           (8)       7

BradTech A     (3)       8

Division 3       Seed      Place

Reagan B         (2)         1

TosaEa B         (3)         2

Reagan Mix     (8)        3

Wash A            (4)        4

MSL Mix        (11)       5

KING C           (5)        6

RUHS A          (1)        7

Tech Mix         (7)        8

RUHS B           (9)       9

WLHS B          (6)       10

USM Mix        (10)     10

Chargers Earn All-Conference Honors

In Scenic Moraine Chess Conference action Saturday, the KML Chargers posted a win vs. Hartford and losses to New Berlin Eisenhower and New Berlin West to finish 3-3 in conference play and fourth overall. Three Chargers were voted by the conference coaches to receive all-conference honors:

• Olivia Schaenzer: Honorable Mention
• Isaac Helwig: 2nd Team All-Conference
• Ted Molkentin: 1st Team All-Conference and Coaches' Choice Award for team leadership

With regular season play complete, the Chargers will prep for the Milwaukee City Championships March 3 and the Wisconsin State Tournament March 18-19.

Brookfield Academy Defeats Chargers

Brookfield Academy came to KML and took wins on four of five Varsity boards and all four JV boards. The Chargers were rated significantly lower on nearly every board, so the one win by Luke Eisner on Varsity Board 5 was an upset. Eric Rodell and Taylor Draheim played in their first interscholastic matches. The Chargers are 2 and 1 in conference play and travel to USM for a multi-school meet on February 2.

The biggest victory is that nearly everyone took notation, including Eric! Notation helps us replay games with the goal of eliminating mistakes and learning.

Lutheran Chess Tradition Continues with KML vs. Wisco

KML Chess fell to the Wisconsin Lutheran Chess Team in Wednesday's meet. Olivia Schaenzer won on Board 2 and Ben Polheber won on Board 5, but losses on boards 1, 3 and 4 sealed the Chargers' fate. In JV, Josh Weber brought home a win. The tradition of Lutheran chess fellowship continued with both teams enjoying pizza together after the match.

Reviewing the game afterward: Critical to learning!

A Taste of Our Grade School Chess Clinic

KML Chess Club hosted a winter chess clinic for federation grade school players on Saturday, January 7. Grade schoolers and even some parents came to KML to learn from our high school players. Here’s a taste of what one little grade school player learned at camp:

KML is putting the final touches on the 2017 E3 Summer Academy schedule and registration forms, including our popular Chess Camp. Watch for that announcement coming soon!