Invitational
Background
An invitational tournament is a friendly, no-stakes competition that allows for Science Olympiad teams to practice for events. They are a way of practicing for qualifying tournaments such as regionals, states or nationals. These are often organized by individual schools, and sometimes colleges or universities. Generally a few invitationals will run during November and occasionally October, with substantially more in December. By far the most invitationals are run in January, with the rest finishing in February and early March
Most invitational tournaments mimic a real competitive tournament, and they hand out awards for individuals and teams. Some invitationals will hold all 23 events, while other invitationals may choose not to hold events. Invitationals also can hold alternate events as well.
Team Setup
Typically, schools are allowed to bring up to two teams of 15 people each. Trophies are generally presented to the top schools, not the top teams. Medals are typically awarded for the top 3 places. Ribbons are sometimes awarded to 4th place to 6th place; some invitationals even award 7th and 8th place.
In some states, such as Illinois, there are "Junior Varsity" and "Varsity" divisions, which allow for schools to bring less experienced students to be placed in an easier competition to get awards.
List of Invitationals
2015-2016 Season
Ordered first by State, then by Division, then by date.
2014-2015 Season
Region | State | Host (Tournament Name) | Date | Champion (B) | Runner-Up (B) | Champion (C) | Runner-Up (C) | B/C | # of Teams |
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New England | CT | Yale University | 1/17/15 | Ward Melville(211) | Acton-Boxborough(219) | C | 47 | ||
New England | CT | Westport Middle School | 1/31/15 | B | |||||
New England | MA | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1/24/15 | LASA (148) | Solon High School (169) | C | 51 | ||
New England | NH | Merrimack High School | 2/7/15 | C | |||||
Mid-Atlantic | NJ | Montgomery Township High School (Cougar) | 1/31/15 | C | |||||
Mid-Atlantic | NY | Islip High School | 12/13/14 | Ward Melville High School (146) | Half Hollow Hills High School East (153) | C | |||
Mid-Atlantic | NY | Red Creek Junior/Senior High School | 1/24/15 | B | |||||
Mid-Atlantic | NY | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School | 1/11/14 | C | |||||
Mid-Atlantic | NY | Cornell University | 1/24/15 | Mentor High School (95)1 | Harriton High School (119) | C | 25 | ||
Mid-Atlantic | NY | Columbia High School | 1/10/15 | C | |||||
Mid-Atlantic | NY | Fayetteville-Manlius High School | 12/13/14 | Webster Schroeder High School (93) | Merrimack High School (120) | C | 20 | ||
Mid-Atlantic | PA | Conestoga High School | 1/10/15 | Bayard Rustin High School(151) | Northwestern Lehigh High School(218) | C | 39 | ||
Mid-Atlantic | PA | Athens Area High School | C | ||||||
Mid-Atlantic | PA | Bayard Rustin High School | 1/31/15 | Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School (183) | Eagle Hill Middle School (195) | B | 48 | ||
Mid-Atlantic | PA | Abington Heights Middle School | B | ||||||
Mid-Atlantic | PA | Harriton High School | C | ||||||
Mid-Atlantic | PA | Northwestern Lehigh High School (Tiger) | 2/14/15 | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North (203)2 | Conestoga High School (203) | C | |||
Midwest | IL | Millstadt Consolidated School (Southern IL) | 12/6/14 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | North Shore Country Day | 12/13/14 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Rockford Christian Middle School | 1/10/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | South Middle School | 1/17/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Lisle Junior High School | 1/24/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Grayslake Middle School | 2/7/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Palatine High School | 11/22/14 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Harlem High School | 12/13/14 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Hinsdale South High School | 12/13/14 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Niles West High School | 1/10/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Rockford Auburn High School | 1/17/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Libertyville High School | 1/24/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Crystal Lake Central High School | 1/24/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Loyola Academy | 2/7/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Huntley High School | 2/21/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | IN | Manchester University | 1/10/15 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | IN | Valparaiso University | 1/24/15 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | KS | Shawnee Mission South High School (Southland) | 11/15/14 | C | |||||
Midwest | KS | Olathe North High School | 11/24/14 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Millington Junior High School | 1/17/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | Birmingham Covington School (Cobra) | 1/24/15 | Meads Mill Middle School(58) | Birmingham Covington School(115) | B | |||
Midwest | MI | Grandville Middle School | 1/31/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | L'Anse Creuse High School (Great Lakes) | 1/31/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | Holt High School | 2/21/15 | Hillsdale Middle School(58)4 | Canton Charter Academy(112) | B | |||
Midwest | MI | Allendale Middle School | 2/28/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | Ionia High School | 2/21/15 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Stevenson High School (Eastside) | 1/24/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | West Ottawa High School | 1/24/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Clio High School | 1/31/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Frankenmuth High School (Eagle) | 2/14/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Allendale High School | 2/28/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | MO | West Middle School | 12/6/14 | B | |||||
Midwest | MO | Winnetonka High School (Northland) | 1/10/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | NE | Lincoln East High School | 1/31/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | OH | Northmont Middle School | 1/10/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | OH | Magsig Middle School | 1/24/15 | B | |||||
Midwest | OH | Westlake High School | 1/10/15 | Mounds View | Mason High School | B/C | |||
Midwest | OH | Kenston High School | 1/17/15 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | OH | Solon Middle/High School | 1/31/15 | Solon Middle School (75) | Piedmont Middle School (162) | B/C | |||
Midwest | OH | Wright State University | 2/7/15 | LASA (149) | Munster (177) | B/C | |||
Midwest | OH | Mentor High School | 2/14/15 | Solon Middle School (98) | Daniel Wright Junior High School (142) | Bayard Rustin High School (164) | Fayetteville-Manlius High School (171) | B/C | |
Midwest | OH | West Liberty-Salem High School | 3/7/15 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | OH | Northview High School | 12/13/14 | C | |||||
Midwest | OH | Clearview High School | 1/24/15 | C | |||||
Midwest | WI | Boyceville Middle/High School | 12/6/14 | Friedell Middle School (100) | Boyceville Middle School (182) | Wayzata High School (130) | Menomonie Sr. High School (140) | B/C | 35/61 |
Midwest | WI | UW-River Falls Border Battle | 1/24/15 | N/A | N/A | Mounds View High School (60) | Wayzata High School (120) | C | 61 |
Pacific | CA (N) | San Joaquin Science Olympiad Invitational | 1/24/15 | C | |||||
Pacific | CA (N) | Churchill Middle School | 12/6/14 | Kennedy Middle School | Winston Churchill Middle School | B | |||
Pacific | CA (N) | Mira Loma High School | 1/10/15 | Troy High School | Homestead High School | B/C | |||
Pacific | CA (N) | Wicklund Elementary School | 2/7/15 | B | |||||
Pacific | CA (S) | Ladera Vista Junior High School | 1/10/15 | Muscatel Middle School | Mesa Robles Middle School | B | |||
Pacific | CA (S) | Muscatel Middle School | 1/17/15 | Muscatel Middle School | Kennedy Middle School | B | |||
Pacific | CA (S) | Mesa Robles Middle School | 1/31/15 | B | |||||
Pacific | CA (S) | Troy High School | 2/7/15 | C | |||||
Pacific | WA | Camas High School (B) | B | ||||||
Pacific | WA | Camas High School (C) | 1/18/14 | C | |||||
Pacific | WA | Aviation High School | 2/7/15 | Interlake (137) | Bothell (139) | C | 26 | ||
South | KY | Allen County-Scottsdale High School | C | ||||||
South | TN | Pope John Paul II High School | 1/10/15 | White Station Team A | Ravenwood Team A | C | |||
South | TN | Friendship Christian Middle School | 1/10/15 | Fulton Science Academy(88) | Bearden Middle School(124) | B | 18 | ||
South | TX | Langham Creek High School | 1/17/15 | Beckendorff Junior High School | William P. Clements High School | B/C | 30/36 | ||
South | TX | Cypress Falls High School | 11/15/14 | Beckendorff Junior High School (37) | Cinco Ranch Junior High School (109) | Seven Lakes High School (123) | LASA (176) | B/C | |
South | TX | MIT-LSC Kingwood (LSC Kingwood) | 12/13/14 | Beckendorff Junior High School (43) | Cinco Ranch Junior High School (97) | Seven Lakes High School (85) | Clements High School (125) | B/C | |
South | TX | Carrollton Christian Academy | 1/17/15 | B/C | |||||
South | TX | Sartartia Middle School | 2/7/15 | B | |||||
Southeast | FL | Orlando Science School | 12/13/14 | B | |||||
Southeast | GA | Chattahoochee High School | 11/15/14 | Dodgen Middle School (90) | Fulton Science Academy (95) | B | 20 | ||
Southeast | GA | Rockdale Magnet School (RMSST) | 10/4/14 | C | 16 | ||||
Southeast | GA | East Coweta High School | 11/8/14 | C | |||||
Southeast | GA | Alpharetta High School | 11/8/14 | C | |||||
Southeast | GA | Brookwood High School | 1/17/15 | C | 48 | ||||
Southeast | GA | Dodgen Middle School | 1/24/15 | Piedmont Middle School (74) | Fulton Science Academy (84) | B | 45 | ||
Southeast | GA | University of Georgia | 1/31/15 | Chattahoochee High School (76)3 | Northview High School (77)3 | C | 29 | ||
Southeast | NC | Central Piedmont Community College | 1/10/15 | Piedmont Middle School | B | ||||
Southeast | VA | Fairfax High School | C |
1Mentor High School's B team came second with 109 points.
2West Windsor-Plainsboro North won the tie by two gold medals.
3No Building events were held.
4Hillsdale Middle School's second team (Black) came second with 78 points
2013-2014 Season
Region | State | Host (Tournament Name) | Date | Champion (B) | Runner-Up (B) | Champion (C) | Runner-Up (C) | B/C | # of Teams |
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Midwest | IL | Palatine High School | 11/23/13 | Munster | Stevenson | C | |||
Midwest | KS | Southland High School | 11/23/13 | Lincoln SW (92) | Pembroke Hill (110) | C | 24 | ||
Midwest | MI | Clio High School | 1/18/14 | Troy (58) | Stevenson (147) | C | 31 | ||
Midwest | MI | De La Salle High School | 1/25/14 | International Academy (82) | Centerville High School (127) | C | 34 | ||
Midwest | MI | International Academy East (Phoenix) | 2/1/14 | Smith Middle School (163) | Boulan Park Middle School (193) | B | 32 | ||
Midwest | MI | Frankenmuth High School (Eagle) | 2/8/14 | Troy (82) | Northville (164) | C | 42 | ||
Midwest | MO | Northland | 1/18/14 | Lincoln SW (65) | Pembroke Hill (98) | C | 22 | ||
Midwest | OH | Northview High School | 12/14/13 | Solon (149) | Troy (176) | C | 31 | ||
Midwest | OH | Westlake High School | 1/4/14 | Solon (105) | Meads Mill (111) | Solon (124) | Mentor (132) | B/C | 25/24 |
Midwest | OH | Wright State University | 1/11/14 | Meads Mill (113) | Solon (171) | Seven Lakes (200) | Centerville (204) | B/C | 56/59 |
Midwest | OH | Kenston High School | 1/18/14 | Mentor Memorial (99) | Longfellow (154) | Westlake (242) | St Ignatius (245) | B/C | 27/34 |
Midwest | OH | Clearview High School | 1/25/14 (Canceled) | C | |||||
Midwest | OH | Solon Middle/High School | 2/1/14 | Meads Mill (217) | J.C. Booth (245) | Northville (186) | Mentor (201) | B/C | 45 |
Midwest | OH | Mentor High School | 2/15/14 | Solon (137) | Shady Side (175) | Solon (124) | Fayetteville-Manlius (126) | B/C | 40/51 |
Midwest | OH | West Liberty-Salem High School | 3/1/14 | Solon | Bearden | New Trier (127) | Mentor (128) | B/C | |
Midwest | WI | Boyceville Middle/High School | 12/7/13 | Boyceville Middle School | Highview | Mounds View (54) | New Trier (63) | B/C | 55 |
Midwest | WI | University of Wisconsin-Madison (Badger) | 1/18/13 | Velma Hamilton Middle School | Highview | B/C | |||
East | CT | Yale University | 1/18/14 | Ward Melville (79) | Bayard Rustin (152) | C | 43 | ||
East | NY | Islip High School | 12/14/13 | Half Hollow Hills East (40) | Kellenberg (66) | C | 20 | ||
East | NY | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School | 1/11/14 | Columbia (91) | Mount Academy (144) | C | 25 | ||
East | NH | Merrimack High School | 2/8/14 | Acton-Boxborough (65) | South Windsor (87) | C | |||
East | PA | Conestoga High School | 1/11/14 | Bayard Rustin (169) | Strath Haven (220) | C | 39 | ||
East | PA | Athens Area High School | 1/18/14 | Solon (79) | Syosset (172) | C | 36 | ||
East | PA | Bayard Rustin High School | 1/25/14 | Paul J. Gelinas (67) | Seton Catholic Central (237) | B | 38 | ||
East | PA | Northwestern Lehigh High School (Tiger) | 2/8/14 | West Windsor-Plainsboro North (142) | Bayard Rustin (169) | C | 34 | ||
West | CA | Churchill Middle School | 12/7/13 | Hopkins (127) | Muscatel (132) | B | 28 | ||
West | CA | Muscatel Middle School | 1/18/14 | Kennedy Middle School | Churchill Middle School | B | 24 | ||
West | CA | Mesa Robles Middle School | 2/1/14 | Muscatel Middle School | Churchill Middle School | B | |||
West | WA | Camas High School | 12/14/13 | B | |||||
West | WA | Camas High School | 1/18/14 | Bothell (112) | Union (114) | C | 26 | ||
South | GA | J.C. Booth Middle School | 1/25/14 | J.C. Booth (99) | Piedmont (121) | B | 49 | ||
South | TX | Langham Creek High School | 1/25/14 | Beckendorff (98) | Riverwood (108) | Seven Lakes (90) | Cypress Falls (203) | B/C | 16/35 |
South | GA | Chattahoochee High School | 11/16/13 | Fulton Science Academy(104) | Dodgen Middle School(104) | B | 18 |
2012-2013 Season
Region | State | Host (Tournament Name) | Date | Champion (B) | Runner-Up (B) | Champion (C) | Runner-Up (C) | B/C | # of Teams |
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Midwest | IL | Palatine High School (Pirate Pete) | 11/17/12 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Hinsdale South High School | 12/8/12 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Rockford Auburn High School | 1/12/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Lane Technical College Prep High School | 1/19/13 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Rockford Christian Schools | 1/19/13 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Crystal Lake Central High School | 1/26/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Libertyville High School | 1/26/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | IL | Lisle Senior High School | 1/26/13 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Grayslake Middle School | 2/2/13 | B | |||||
Midwest | IL | Loyola Academy | 2/9/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | IN | Whiting High School | 12/1/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | IN | Manchester High School | 1/12/13 | St. Simon | Raymond Park | LaLumiere | B/C | ||
Midwest | IN | Valparaiso University | 1/12/13 | Valparaiso | Lake Central | C | |||
Midwest | IN | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | 1/19/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | IN | Northridge High School | 1/19/13 | Grandville (127) | Stanley Clark (139) | Munster (137) | Northridge (146) | B/C | /27 |
Midwest | KS | Shawnee Mission South High School (Southland) | 11/10/12 | St. James Academy (75) | Pembroke Hill (82) | B/C | |||
Midwest | KS | St. James Academy (Thunder) | 1/19/13 | St. James Academy (68) | Olathe North (115) | C | |||
Midwest | KS | Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School | 2/9/13 | St. James Academy (44) | Kapaun Mt. Carmel (82) | C | |||
Midwest | MI | Bishop Foley Catholic High School | 1/19/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | De La Salle High School | 1/26/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | West Ottawa High School | 1/26/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Grandville Middle School (Dawgs) | 2/2/13 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | International Academy East (Phoenix) | 2/2/13 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | Frankenmuth High School (Eagle) | 2/9/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Hudson Middle School (Tiger) | 2/9/13 | B | |||||
Midwest | MI | Thornapple Kellogg High School | 2/9/13 | C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Ionia High School | 2/16/13 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | MI | Allendale High School (Falcon) | 2/23/13 | B/C | |||||
Midwest | MO | Excelsior Springs High School | 12/16/12 | St. James Academy (61) | Pembroke Hill (69) | C | |||
Midwest | MO | Staley High School (Northland) | 2/2/13* | St. James Academy (68) | Olathe North(99) | C | |||
Midwest | OH | Sylvania Northview High School | 12/15/12 | Solon (96) | Mentor (159) | C | 27 | ||
Midwest | OH | Northmont High School | 1/5/13 | Solon (91) | Shady Side Academy | Solon (80) | Centerville (106) | B/C | 30/35 |
Midwest | OH | Wright State University | 1/12/13 | Shady Side Academy (170) | Solon (190) | Centerville (140) | Solon (146) | B/C | 58/60 |
Midwest | OH | Kenston High School | 1/19/13 | Solon | Chardon | Mentor | Revere | B/C | 20 |
Midwest | OH | Magsig Middle School | 1/19/13 | Solon (80) | Magsig (154) | B | 40 | ||
Midwest | OH | Clearview High School | 1/26/13 | Solon (83) | Centerville | C | 30 | ||
Midwest | OH | Solon High School | 2/2/13 | Mentor | Northville | C | 60 | ||
Midwest | OH | Solon Middle School | 2/2/13 | Daniel Wright | Meads Mill | B | 60 | ||
Midwest | OH | Mentor High School | 2/16/13 | Solon (99) | Shady Side Academy (161) | Solon (84) | Fayetteville-Manlius (141) | B/C | 30/40 |
Midwest | OH | New Albany High School | 2/23/13 | Solon | Magsig | West Liberty-Salem (128) | New Albany (138) | B/C | /21 |
Midwest | OH | West Liberty-Salem High School | 3/2/13 | Solon | Shady Side Academy | Solon | Centerville | B/C | 30/40 |
Midwest | WI | Boyceville High School | 12/15/12 | Boyceville (104) | Medford (119) | New Trier (61) | Mounds View (108) | B/C | 22/51 |
Midwest | WI | UW-River Falls (Border Battle) | 1/19/13 | Mounds View (65) | Menomonie (113) | C | 36 | ||
Midwest | WI | UW-Stout | 2/2/13 | Menomonie (49) | Boyceville (72) | B | 7 | ||
Northeast | NH | Merrimack High School | 10/27/12 | C | |||||
Northeast | NY | Palmyra-Macedon High School | 1/19/13 | Brighton | Webster Schroeder | C | 12 | ||
Northeast | NY | RCS High School | 1/12/13 | C | |||||
East | PA | Kutztown University (Berks County) | 1/10/13 | Fleetwood | Kutztown | C | 14 | ||
East | PA | Conestoga High School (Battle at Valley Forge) | 1/12/13 | West Windsor Plainsboro North | Strath Haven | C | 36 | ||
East | PA | Athens High School (Twin Tiers) | 1/19/13 | Solon (77) | Syosset (168) | C | 36 | ||
East | PA | Bayard Rustin High School | 1/27/13 | Gelinas (139) | Eagle Hill (140) | B | 33 | ||
East | PA | Northwestern Lehigh High School (Tiger) | 2/9/13 | Rustin (87) | Athens (137) | C | 16 | ||
East | PA | Abington Heights Middle School (Comet) | 2/16/13 | Strath Haven | Allen | B | 16 | ||
East | PA | Northampton Community College (Lehigh Valley Conference and Mountain Valley Conference) | 2/22/13 | Allentown Central Catholic | Whitehall | C | 14 | ||
East | MD | Crestwood Middle School | 1/26/13 | Urbana | North Bethesda | B | |||
East | VA | Fairfax High School | 1/26/13 | B | 30 | ||||
South | AL | Shades Valley High School | 12/1/12 | C | |||||
South | FL | Orlando Science Schools | 12/8/12 | B | |||||
South | GA | Rockdale Magnet School | 10/6/12 | C | 13 | ||||
South | GA | Alpharetta High School | 11/10/12 | C | |||||
South | GA | Brookwood High School | 1/12/13 | Brookwood (149) | Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology (149) | C | |||
South | GA | J.C. Booth Middle School | 1/26/13 | Solon Middle School(65) | JC Booth Middle School (115) | B | |||
South | TN | Pope John Paul II High School | 1/12/13 | C | |||||
South | TX | Cypress Falls High School | 11/10/12 | Beckendorff (85) | Riverwood (97) | Seven Lakes (99) | Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) (162) | B/C | 27/42 |
South | TX | Greenhill School | 12/8/12 | Beckendorff (66) | St. John Berchman's Catholic (126) | Seven Lakes (84) | Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) (148) | B/C | 25/37 |
South | TX | Hopper Middle School | 1/12/13 | Beckendorff (47) | Riverwood (138) | B | 40 | ||
South | TX | Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth | 1/12/13 | B/C | |||||
South | TX | Langham Creek High School | 1/19/13 | Cypress Falls | Cypress Woods | C | |||
South | TX | Hendrickson High School | 1/19/13 | C | |||||
West | AK | Mat-Su Career and Technical High School (Tiger) | 1/26/13 | C | |||||
West | AZ | Glassford Hill Middle School (Northern Arizona) | 10/27/12 | B | |||||
West | AZ | Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School | 11/17/12 | B | |||||
West | AZ | Casa Grande Middle School | 12/1/12 | B | |||||
West | AZ | Westar Elementary School | 1/26/13 | B | |||||
West | CA (N) | Winston Churchill Middle School | 12/8/12 | Winston Churchill (83) | Muscatel (102) | B | 18 | ||
West | CA (S) | Muscatel Middle School | 1/26/13 | Beechwood | Pioneer | B | 22 | ||
West | CA (S) | Troy High School | 2/9/13 | North Hollywood | Mira Loma A | C | 12 | ||
West | HI | Iolani School | 12/8/12 | C | |||||
West | OR | Seven Oak Middle School (Williamette Valley) | 1/31/13 | B/C | |||||
West | WA | Clark College (SW Region A) | 11/10/12 | A | |||||
West | WA | Camas High School (SW Region B) | 12/8/12 | Canyon Park | Skyridge | B | 14 | ||
West | WA | Camas High School (SW Region C) | 1/12/13 | Camas (72) | Bothell (115) | C | |||
West | WA | Canyon Park Junior High School (NW Region B) | 1/26/13 | B | |||||
West | WA | Aviation High School (NW Region C) | 2/2/13 | Bothell (46) | Camas (104) | C |
*Tentative Dates