Chess teams from 11 Northshore schools to compete at State Chess Championship

Published 12:36 pm Friday, April 5, 2013

Chess teams from Arrowhead, Bear Creek, Canyon Creek, Fernwood, Frank Love, Kokanee, Kenmore, Lockwood, Shelton View, Westhill and Woodmoor elementary schools are headed to the 2013 Washington State Elementary Chess Championship, “Playing for the King,” on April 20 in Vancouver, Wash.

These chess teams, along with teams from 10 other local elementary schools, competed at the Shelton View PTA Invitational Chess Tournament on March 9 at Lockwood Elementary School.

The Shelton View team placed first and the Frank Love team placed second. Teams from Bear Creek, Kokanee and Kenmoreelementary schools also placed in the top five spots.