Girls State 2006
NEWS RELEASE
All-America City and Coastal Bend represented at 2006 Texas Girl’s Scholastic Chess Tournament
The girl next door could be one of the many who represented Coastal Bend at the 2006 Texas Girl’s Scholastic Chess Tournament held this past Saturday & Sunday in Brownsville, Texas. Local chess players at the all-girl tournament included students from Magee Intermediate in Calallen, Central Catholic Elementary, Robert Wilson Elementary, St. Patrick School, Windsor Park Elementary, Baker Middle School and King High School among the 150 participants from throughout the state. Competitors from the Dallas, Houston, Brownsville, San Benito, Sharryland, and many other schools throughout the valley attended the two-day 2006 Texas Girl’s Scholastic Chess Tournament. Grand Master Susan Polgar made a special appearance at the 2006 Texas Girl’s Chess Tournament.
Representing the Coastal Bend in the various divisions were:
| Bridget LeeSang | Central Catholic | 1st Place Kinder Division |
| Kimberly Ramirez | St. Patrick School | 2nd place Kinder Division |
| Kennedy Quintanilla | Windsor Park | 7th Place Primary Division |
| Sierra Villarreal | Magee Intermediate | 4th Place Elementary Div. |
| Amanda Villarreal | Magee Intermediate | 6th Place Elementary Div. |
| Sarah Garza | Central Catholic | 22nd Place Elementary Div. |
| Marisol Guerra | Robert Wilson | 24th Place Elementary Div |
| Emma Contreras | Robert Wilson | 26th Place Elementary Div. |
| Georgia Olvera | Central Catholic | 27th Place Elementary Div. |
| Alexandra Gauntt | St. Patrick | 28th Place Elementry Div. |
| Deanna Ramirez | St. Patrick | Elementary Participant |
| Courtney Ramirez | St. Patrick | Elementary Participant |
| Meagan Flanigan | St. Patrick | Elementary Participant |
| Angel Bohannon | Baker Middle School | 1st Place, Middle School Division |
| Patricia Garza | H.M. King High School | 10th Place High School Div. |
| Linda Gonzalez | Alice High School | High School Participant |
| Tammy Longoria | H.M. King High School | High School Participant |
| Donica Lopez | H.M. King High School | High School Participant |
| Elizabeth Turney | H.M. King High School | High School Participant |
| Hope Small | H.M. King High School | High School Participant |
The H.M. King High School Team (Kingsville) took 3rd place in the High School Division.
Please contact Joyce Ramirez at 816-9818 or Ninfa Villarreal at 816-1082 if you need additional information. (We have pictures, too!) Thank you.