Students From PS/MS 282 & PS 321 Excel At State Chess Championships

Students From PS/MS 282 & PS 321 Excel At State Chess Championships
PS/MS 282 Royal Panthers Chess Team! Photo by Jeremy Amar
PS/MS 282 Royal Panthers Chess Team! Photo by Jeremy Amar

Local students continue to make our neighborhood proud by bringing home impressive trophies from chess tournaments! This past weekend, kids from PS/MS 282 (180 6th Avenue) and PS 321 (180 7th Avenue) headed up to the New York State Scholastic Championships in Saratoga Springs, and they came back with some impressive results.

The 282 Royal Panthers chess team, which has an amazing track record at competitions, continued a great streak this weekend. The team brought 41 players — second only to the mighty Dalton, which brought 45 — and they won first place in the Primary Reserve and Middle School Reserve sections, along with some individual awards!

Also representing Park Slope with a terrific showing was 2nd grader Wyatt Pak of PS 321, who came in 5th in the Primary Open section!

See the complete 282 standings from the State Championships below, and if you’re able to help support the team, consider giving to their fundraiser.

Congrats Royal Panthers! Photo by Jeremy Amar
Congrats Royal Panthers! Photo by Jeremy Amar
NY State Scholastic Championships 2015

K-1 Championship:
Team Award 7th Place
Isaac G Cohen
Theodore Auden Popa
Jake Hudson Van de kieft
Cameron N Anderson
Xiomara Eulice Coward
Oscar Xavier Edelson
Liam Zander Alexis

Individual Awards:
Cameron N Anderson – 1st Under 200
Liam Zander Alexis – Third Unrated

Primary Reserve:

Individual Awards:
Amelia Hamilton 8th place (tied for 3rd)
Bryce Martey 9th place (tied for 3rd)

Eleanor Sylvie Wolf Hamilton 15th place

Photo by Jeremy Amar
Photo by Jeremy Amar

Team Award 1st Place
Amelia Hamilton
Bryce Martey
Eleanor Sylvie Wolf Hamilton
William Johnson
Raven Marshall
Jonah Lionel Falcon
Elijah Patterson
Olivia Rai Robinson
Ebony Spicer
Brandyn Tucker
Chloe Phillips
Duane Andre Foskey

Photo by Neot Doron
Photo by Neot Doron

Elem Reserve:

Individual Awards:
Benjamin Gordon 1st U500

MS Reserve:

Individual Awards:
Aliyah Baugh 3rd place

Team Award 1st Place
Aliyah Baugh
Gregory Senat
Mishca Braswell
John Steddin
Dakota Amar

Photo by Jeremy Amar
Photo by Jeremy Amar


282 Alumni (aka by Mr Colding: “Once a Panther Always a Panther”!)

JH Championship Individual Awards:
Justin Dalhouse 13th place (tied for 11th)

HS Reserve Individual Awards:
Masai Sadiq Williams 7th place (tied for 4th)

Parents and Friends Individual Awards:
David Gordon came in 2nd place (tied for 1st)