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LRCH Tiger Cup Results -- On October 18, 2025, Central Arkansas quizbowl teams (and an odd abundance of Southeastern Arkansas representatives) met at Little Rock Central High School to compete in the Tiger Cup invitational tournament. Russellville's A and B teams met in the finals after running roughshod through the field; Russellville A dominated the match 310-70, winning the tournament behind a Herculean effort from Ian Warnick -- 20.33 tossups per game in the preliminary rounds, including a 25-tossup game that broke the Russellville program record for single-game tossups from one player. Despite lacking Gidian Fuller and Will Stump, the Cyclones continued their streak of dominance on the season, remaining unblemished through October thus far. Marley McClanaham for Russellville B scored 8 tossups per game to lead the second team to the finals, and a pair of sophomores in Colten Breedlove and Rickey Liu combining for 9.33 tossups per game on the B squad.

War Eagle Invitational Results -- On October 11, 2025, Arkansas quizbowl teams from across NWA (and a few from Central Arkansas) gathered at Rogers Heritage High School to compete in the War Eagle Invitational. This event had two divisions; in the Navy (7A teams plus Russellville A and B), Russellville A defeated FS Southside A 245-160 in the final, maintaining their undefeated record on the season. They put up the season's first 500+ point game on AGQBA format in the preliminaries in a resounding 520-135 win over Bryant and continued their dominance throughout the day. Southside A similarly stomped their way through the preliminary rounds, with their highest-scoring single game was a 465-120 thrashing of Rogers B. In the third place game, Fayetteville defeated Russellville B 120-75.

In the Orange division (1A-6A teams), Haas Hall Fayetteville A defeated Mountain View 190-60 in the final to claim their first tournament victory of the season. HHFV A won all five of their matches (only 5? -- everyone please advocate for better tournament formats because what) in convincing fashion to continue their hot streak after a 3rd place showing at last weekend's University of Arkansas Hawgs Invitational. Pulaski Academy defeated 2A upstart Ozark Catholic 115-30 in the third place game. 

October 4 Tournament Results -- Two tournaments were played in Arkansas on the weekend of October 4th. In Central Arkansas, Harding University's invitational tournament run on NAQT's Invitational Series #241A offered a chance at HSNCT and SSNCT qualification for 8 teams who signed up for it. In the top bracket, Hazen, Batesville, Little Rock Central, and Buffalo Island Central jostled for position atop the standings after finishing the preliminaries 7-0, 6-1, 5-2, and 3-4, respectively. Buffalo Island Central defeated Little Rock Central 225-210 in a mild upset in the final playoff round, while Hazen swept the playoff bracket (including a 290-265 comeback win over Batesville in game 1 of an advantaged final) to finish the tournament 10-0 and in first place. Final statistics and standings are public at the tournament page. 

Further northwest, the inaugural Hawgs Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas welcomed a very competitive field headlined by 7A frontrunner Fort Smith Southside. In the finals, Fort Smith Southside defeated Rogers 255-160, claiming their second tournament win of the season. Haas Hall Fayetteville A finished 3rd by virtue of a forfeit in the 3rd place game by upstart Lifeway Christian, who found a way to defeat rival Haas Hall Bentonville A in the first playoff match.

Russellville Preseason Invitational Results -- On Saturday, September 20, 24 teams congregated at Russellville High School for a familiar ritual in Arkansas quizbowl. Russellville's preseason invitational, which has kicked off the Arkansas quizbowl regular season since time immemorial, fielded some of the state's top contenders this year, featuring 7A's top two contenders in FS Southside and ASMSA as well as perennial powers Batesville and Mountain View.

In the Black division, Fort Smith Southside A defeated ASMSA 245-235 in the final. The teams were seeded #1 and #2 in the preliminaries, respectively, with Southside notching the tournament's highest-scoring game by one team in a 480-190 win over 7A rival Rogers. Another perennial 7A contender, Fayetteville, nearly toppled Southside in the final round of prelims, but a challenge from veteran coach Josh Adams scored ten points for FS Southside and they won 315-305, avoiding an overtime period. Other notable results are Conway's 235-195 win over Fayetteville in the playoffs (Fayetteville won this matchup 360-180 in prelims), Batesville's 220-205 win over Benton A in the second round of the playoffs and their 215-210 win over Conway in the 3rd place game, and Rogers Heritage's 305-240 preliminary win over LR Central A (Heritage went 1-5 at last year's Russellville Preseason). The final top four in the Varsity division were:

1.  Southside A (6-0)

2. ASMSA (5-1)

3. Batesville (5-2)

4. Conway (4-3)

In the Red division, Mountain View prevailed over Fort Smith Southside B 195-70 in the finals. Southside B controlled the #1 seed in the playoff bracket after all teams in the JV/Small Schools division preliminaries went either 1-2 or 2-1, but their one loss was a 275-175 decision to Mountain View in the first round of prelims. Little Rock Central B took 3rd place over Conway Christian A, 150-125, after Mountain View took down Conway Christian A 205-160 in the semifinals. The top four in the Red division were:

1. Mountain View (5-1)

2. FS Southside B (4-2)

3. LR Central B (4-2)

4. Conway Christian A (3-3)

Individual stats were not kept; however, if you have yours and would like to send them in, simply contact me or Jackson.

--Michael