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Vermont Secondary College Crowned Champions at Northern Star Regional Final

Vermont Secondary College has proudly emerged as the 2026 champions of the Northern Star Regional Final Chess Tournament hosted at Wesley College. The field of players was much stronger this time around as they faced players who all had qualified for the tournament. 

Running in the top 4 schools for much of the tournament, our top 4 players all won their last round and catapulted us into first place, just! A fantastic effort by all members of our team keeping the encouragement going.

Team Results (27 schools participated):

1st place – Vermont Secondary College – 23.0 points

2nd place – John Monash Science School – 22.5 points

3rd place – Wesley College – 21.0 points

4th place – Mazenod College – 20.5 points