| State Girls Chess tournament competitor Alison Thomas (left) makes a move against opponent Emma Cheng. St. Rose School successfully defended its first place title in the K-5 Non-rated Section of the 2014 Ohio Girls Chess Championships April 12. Approximately 50 girls competed at the K-12 event representing 20 elementary, junior highs and high schools. The event was held at St. Rose School in Perrysburg. Winning for St. Rose were Claire and Katie Hoyt, Megan Walters along with Addison and Jada Wilhelm. The team of five girls never trailed in the event and won outscoring their closest opponents 13 to 6.5 points. Leading the team were Jada and Kate who combined for 7.5 points and winning first and fifth place respectively, while Addison finished in seventh place. Bowling Green Christian Academy’s Jenna Magrum from Portage also competed in the K-5 Non-rated Section. (Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) SEE MORE PHOTOS |
| State Girls Chess tournament competitor Emma Cheng (left) eyes the board for her move against Alison Thomas. |
| State Girls Chess tournament competitor Olivia Kleshinsky from Holloway Elementary (left) eyes opponent Josi Vollmar of Gesu School in Toledo as she thinks about a move. |
| Claire Hoyt (right), of St. Rose School in Perrysburg, bites her thumb while making a move on opponent Marina Black of Gesu School in Toledo during an all girls state chess tournament. |
