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2025 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

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  • Published: 02 January 2026
  • Last Updated: 23 February 2026
2025  WI  Chess  Tour Final Standings
               
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points
Top 10 20% $200.80 1 De Mastri, John B 1685 475.83
Overall 16% $160.64 2 Jing, Aaron C Expert 2015 469.63
      3 Hoffman, Guy  A 1900 435.76
      4 Avanish Ram Amarnath   B 1661 377.71
      5 Magness, Trevor Master 2308 371.35
      6 Kailash, Viabhav A 1862 339.37
      7 Lencho, Mark B 1752 334.31
      8 Sahoo, Ojas A 1828 328.08
      9 Sabarish, Shravan C 1449 326.53
      10 Ellis, James B 1706 311.28
Class A 15% $150.60 1 Hoffman, Guy  A 1900 435.76
      2 Kailash, Viabhav A 1862 339.37
      3 Sahoo, Ojas A 1828 328.08
      4 La Budde, Michael A 1916 307.24
      5 Pennington-Cross, Nicholas A 1879 211.26
      6 Baumann, Eli Willi A 1963 210.00
      7 Kreigh, Kyle A 1811 187.92
      8 Vincent Joseph Cimino   A 1903 181.72
      9 Hogg, Alexander A 1920 174.59
      10 Kuten, Samuel A 1830 174.43
      1 De Mastri, John B 1685 475.83
Class B 14% $140.56 2 Avanish Ram Amarnath   B 1661 377.71
      3 Lencho, Mark B 1752 334.31
      4 Ellis, James B 1706 311.28
      5 Coons, James  B 1744 296.66
      6 Chang, Sw B 1758 283.19
      7 Grochowski, Robin B 1663 266.68
      8 Engelen, Mark B 1600 219.65
      9 Bennett Mccullough B 1681 211.20
      10 Templin, Thor B 1740 190.20
Class C 13% $130.52 1 Sabarish, Shravan C 1449 326.53
      2 Harsha, Ishaan C 1583 262.77
      3 Derozier, Riley C 1448 223.40
      4 Boettcher, An Y C 1403 199.99
      5 Max Meng   C 1405 178.17
      6 Ross, Bj C 1538 177.44
      7 Arjun Kota   C 1501 176.36
      8 Sri Krishav Gopal   C 1482 176.17
      9 Cunningham, Patrick C 1594 164.83
      10 Lancour, David Tim C 1523 157.74
Class D 12% $120.48 1 Steven Fouts D 1296 258.97
      2 Israel Taylor Kwilinski   D 1372 206.96
      3 Tarun Lakshman   D 1226 206.75
      4 Subhash Bandarupalli    D 1278 206.05
      5 Adrian Jan D 1332 196.31
      6 Clifford Anthony Xavier  D 1265 192.78
      7 Jain, Arnav D 1360 162.89
      8 Aarnav Ganti  D 1277 159.94
      9 Hayer, Gopal D 1394 157.18
      10 Chaveriat, Lee D 1363 146.09
U-1200 10% $100.40 1 Sabarish, Shashwath U-1200 1084 233.85
      2 Akshaj Ram Amarnath   U-1200 1078 233.64
      3 Sreeyaan Miriyampalli   U-1200 1111 167.98
      4 Frederick, Aaron U-1200 1027 140.87
      5 Matthew Sorrels U-1200 1138 117.14
      6 Reed, Lucas U-1200 1047 116.60
      7 Maahir Andhari U-1200 768 106.62
      8 Sri Akshika Gopal   U-1200 1182 106.39
      9 Elandt, Logan U-1200 1188 102.05
      10 Schmitt, Zachary U-1200 836 97.10
               
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating
      02/04 Northeastern Open 84.15 67 1683
        Northeastern Reserve 52.65 31 1053
        Northeastern Novice 35 13 700
      2/15 Waukesha Memorial 77.3 65 1545
        Waukesha Mem Reserve 47.3 35 946
      3/29-30 Arpad Elo Open 87.6 46 1752
        Arpad Elo Reserve 65 31 1300
      4/26 Hales Corners Challenge XXXVI open 82 52 1640
      4/26 HC Challenge Reserve 49.7 36 994
      5/17 Wisconsin Rapid Champ. 83.5 54 1669
      6/28-29 Green Bay Open 89.6 72 1791
        Green Bay Reserve 43.8 65 805
      8/22-24 State Closed Champ. 94.4 31 1887
        State Closed Reserve 69.7 44 1393
        State Closed Novice 44.2 8 884
      9/13 G60 State Champ Open 81.8 46 1635.5
        G60 State Champ Reserve 60.9 26 1218
        G60 State Champ Novice 35.65 29 713
      10/4 Hales Corners Challenge XXXVII 77 50 1540
        HCC XXXVII Reserve 47.2 28 943
      12/6-7 The Wisconsin Memorial 78.45 51 1569
      12/26-28 North Central Open 92.35 37 1847
        North Central Reserve 75.75 33 1515
        North Central Booster 51.05 54 1021
               
        Total Players to date   1004  
      Notes:        
        The number of players listed in each Section  
        is 50 and used in the calculation    
        Maximum points available per section =    
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight  
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 100%; Schol = 100%)

2024 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 02 April 2025
  • Last Updated: 23 February 2026
2024  WI  Chess  Tour Final Standings
               
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points
Top 10 20% $208.80 1 Coons, James  B 1749 497.99
Overall 16% $167.04 2 Prenot, Jonathon A 1932 452.00
      3 Hoffman, Guy  A 1901 439.27
      4 Sahoo, Ojas B 1646 416.06
      5 De Mastri, John B 1736 396.28
      6 Seghers, Evan Expert 2117 384.22
      7 Magness, Trevor Master 2290 379.87
      8 Jing, Aaron C Expert 2024 346.53
      9 Kuten, Samuel B 1689 343.54
      10 Ellis, James B 1723 339.21
      1 Prenot, Jonathon A 1932 452.00
Class A 15% $156.60 2 Hoffman, Guy  A 1901 439.27
      3 Templin, Aethelred A 1982 276.76
      4 LaBudde, Michael A 1968 276.34
      5 Higuchi, Hiro A 1979 206.54
      6 Baumann, Eli Willi A 1968 194.23
      7 Kreigh, Kyle A 1861 191.66
      8 Kaur, Aradh A 1922 182.04
      9 Roeder, Matthew A 1863 160.38
      10 Bogenschutz, Tim A 1838 157.96
      1 Coons, James  B 1749 497.99
Class B 14% $146.16 2 Sahoo, Ojas B 1646 416.06
      3 De Mastri, John B 1736 396.28
      4 Kuten, Samuel B 1689 343.54
      5 Ellis, James B 1723 339.21
      6 Grochowski, Robin B 1713 318.39
      7 Lencho, Mark B 1765 318.19
      8 Vande Velden, Cory B 1618 255.56
      9 Gupta, Radhika B 1637 255.50
      10 Engelen, Mark B 1643 243.80
Class C 13% $135.72 1 Frederick, Asher C 1590 258.60
      2 Huang, Yueze C 1512 232.90
      3 Ross, BJ C 1598 210.65
      4 Giris, Alex C 1551 209.61
      5 Hogg, Neil C 1431 169.46
      6 Pezewski, Reid C 1440 160.23
      7 Mertz, David C C 1571 156.07
      8 Lancour, David Tim C 1456 137.07
      9 Christian J Walls C 1598 112.77
      10 Fite, Hunter, C 1413 100.26
Class D 12% $125.28 1 Harsha, Ishaan D 1365 283.17
      2 Chaveriat, Lee D 1330 282.71
      3 Peltier, Paul D 1249 216.85
      4 Derozier, Riley D 1243 205.25
      5 Jiang, Drake D 1254 191.31
      6 Aarav Sadnoor D 1363 175.59
      7 Duncan, Jim D 1393 172.24
      8 Veerabhadraiah, Harsha D 1248 158.73
      9 Anirban Saha Prabhakaran D 1268 148.77
      10 Reed, Adisa D 1396 142.00
U-1200 10% $104.40 1 Sabarish, Shravan U-1200 1097 238.35
      2 Wei, Max U-1200 1129 197.66
      3 Hammel, Alexander U-1200 1063 163.77
      4 Solorzano, Manuel U-1200 920 149.04
      5 Miesfeld, Spencer U-1200 1013 147.90
      6 Sabarish, Shashwath U-1200 611 143.06
      7 Perleberg, Isabelle U-1200 1177 141.94
      8 Kowach, Craig U-1200 1199 134.29
      9 Frederick, Aaron U-1200 889 117.40
      10 Wanek, Ellen Ann U-1200 1042 114.85
               
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating
      02/04 Northeastern Open 85.35 56 1,707.0
        Northeastern Reserve 60.10 15 1,202.0
        Northeastern Novice 20.70 13 414.0
      02/24 Waukesha Memorial Open 81.30 65 1,626.0
        Waukesha Memorial RBO 37.03 26 740.5
      04/13 Tornado 4 Open 83.00 30 1,660.0
        Torndado 4 Reserve 43.40 39 867.0
      05/04 Hales Corners Challenge XXXIV Open 84.70 47 1,694.0
        Reserve 49.60 45 991.0
      06/15 G/60 State Championship 83.80 54 1,676.0
        G/60 Reserve 55.30 16 1,106.0
        G/60 Novice 26.60 14 532.0
      07/06-07 Green Bay Open 91.50 65 1,829.0
        GB Reserve 51.00 56 1,021.0
      08/16-18 WI Closed Premier 94.60 29 1,897.0
        WI Closed ReservE 74.40 38 1,487.0
        WI Closed Under 1200 36.30 27 725.0
      9/14 Milwaukee Open 79.40 20 1,589.0
        MO Reserve 55.00 14 1,101.0
        MO Novice 39.70 16 795.0
      9/28 11th BC Open 85.10 35 1,703.0
        11th BC Reserve 49.70 23 993.0
      10/12 Hales Corners Challenge XXXV 77.90 29 1,557.0
        HCC  XXXV Reserve 42.90 25 858.0
      11/23 Manitowoc Tornado 5 Open 81.80 11 1,636.0
        Manitowoc Tornado 5 Reserve 42.80 19 1,055.0
      12/14-15 Wisconsin Memorial 75.20 79 1,503.0
      12/27-12/29 North Central Open 98.15 37 1,963.0
        NC Reserve 72.00 48 1,440.0
        NC Booster 43.90 53 878.0
               
        Total Players to date   1044  
      Notes:        
        The number of players listed in each Section  
        is 50 and used in the calculation    
        Maximum points available per section =    
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight  
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 100%; Schol = 100%)

2023 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 02 April 2024
  • Last Updated: 23 February 2026
2023  WI  Chess  Tour  Standings after WI Memorial
               
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points
Top 10 20% $148.60 1 Zapata, John Master 2219 547.23
Overall 16% $118.88 2 Hoffman, Guy  A 1905 423.03
      3 Coons, James  B 1770 405.24
      4 Rajendra, Avinash Expert 2164 385.03
      5 Frederick, Asher D 1295 343.53
      6 LaBudde, Michael A 1934 317.71
      7 Becker, Allen Expert 2017 305.23
      8 Grochowski, Robin B 1639 263.19
      9 Stein, Josiah Expert 2028 256.52
      10 Phipps, Daniel Expert 2002 253.12
      1 Hoffman, Guy  A 1905 423.03
Class A 15% $111.45 2 LaBudde, Michael A 1934 317.71
      3 Schweitzer, William A 1919 228.86
      4 Kreigh, Kyle A 1867 186.18
      5 Baumann, Eli Willi A 1926 171.29
      6 Elger, William A 1912 127.41
      7 Wiedenhoeft, Robert A 1837 119.34
      8 Sundaram, Senthil A 1820 118.22
      9 Kaur, Aradh A 1804 111.67
      10 Kaestner, Joshua A 1943 102.64
Class B 14% $104.02 1 Coons, James  B 1770 405.24
      2 Grochowski, Robin B 1639 263.19
      3 Erbach, Steven B 1728 161.40
      4 Bogenschutz, Tim B 1789 147.49
      5 Sagunsky, David B 1600 142.38
      6 Pennell, Andrew B 1667 138.09
      7 Cravetz, Gregory B 1696 132.39
      8 De Mastri, John B 1695 131.59
      9 Lubinski, Paul B 1735 120.86
      10 Dreuth, Adam  B 1718 120.78
Class C 13% $96.59 1 Giris, Alex C 1481 185.93
      2 Kuten, Samuel C 1572 145.93
      3 Hegelmeyer, John A C 1597 136.18
      4 Connery, Kyle C 1462 123.34
      5 Gupta, Radhika C 1535 114.13
      6 Lancour, David Tim C 1486 108.52
      7 Xia, Elizabeth C 1546 105.01
      8 Klandrud, Kevin C 1584 98.61
      9 Holmes, Russell A C 1435 94.69
      10 Lubinski, Luke C 1461 92.60
Class D 12% $89.16 1 Frederick, Asher D 1295 343.53
      2 Sahoo, Ojas D 1397 206.73
      3 Pennington-Cross, Nicholas D 1333 170.50
      4 Wei, Neo D 1397 149.16
      5 Fairchild, Charles D 1239 148.89
      6 Hoffman, Sandra  D 1300 130.82
      7 Hagen, Timothy D 1264 123.46
      8 Thiel, Gus D 1390 113.63
      9 Ziehms, Stephen D 1252 94.42
      10 Monday, Brian D 1321 88.78
U-1200 10% $74.30 1 Derozier, Riley   927 179.25
      2 Harsha, Ishaan   1126 170.49
      3 Schweitzer, Charles   1033 157.46
      4 Veerabhadraiah, Harsha   1123 136.74
      5 Schwab, Grant   1118 125.52
      6 Schoon, Conner   1181 83.54
      7 Breuer, Daniel   786 81.32
      8 Wei, Max   750 80.42
      9 Miesfeld, Spencer   832 79.68
      10 Davanti, Nicole   1017 75.66
               
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating
      02/04 Northeastern Open 85.00 55 1,700.0
        Northeastern Reserve 56.45 29 1,129.0
        Northeastern Novice 27.15 17 543.0
      02/25 Waukesha Memorial Open 77.00 52 1,540.0
        Waukesha Memorial RBO 33.05 31 661.0
      04/15 Tornado 3 Open 89.05 19 1,781.0
        Tornado 3 Reserve 47.70 26 954.0
      04/29 HC Challenge 32 Open 80.45 47 1,609.0
        HC Challenge 32 Reserve 48.25 57 965.0
      07/03 Green Bay Open 86.60 50 1,732.0
        Green Bay Open Reserve 49.55 54 991.0
      09/02 WI Championship Open 96.50 15 1,930.0
        WI Championship Reserve 73.95 15 1,479.0
        WI Championship Novice 36.80 25 736.0
      09/30 HC Challenge 33 Open 80.00 45 1,600.0
        HC Challenge 33 Reserve 45.00 59 900.0
      10/14 NCO Open 95.68 26 1,913.5
        NCO U1900 79.05 17 1,581.0
        NCO U1500 53.48 20 1,069.5
      12/16 WI Memorial 70.50 84 1,410.0
        Total Players to date   743  
      Notes:        
        The number of players listed in each Section  
        is 50 and used in the calculation    
        Maximum points available per section =    
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight  
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 100%; Schol = 100%)

2022 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 02 April 2023
  • Last Updated: 23 February 2026
2022  WI  Chess  Tour  Standings Final
               
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points
Top 10 20% $125.20 1 Phipps, Daniel A 1959 430.36
Overall 16% $100.16 2 Coons, James  B 1761 342.00
      3 Hoffman, Guy  A 1900 303.66
      4 Rajendra, Avinash Expert 2149 280.17
      5 Hincapie, John Master 2251 260.07
      6 Grochowski, Robin B 1619 252.58
      7 Connery, Kyle U1200 1186 250.61
      8 Waller, Matthew Expert 2109 235.73
      9 Seghers, Evan Expert 2041 220.64
      10 Martinson, Jeffrey A 1871 206.39
      1 Phipps, Daniel A 1959 430.36
Class A 15% $93.90 2 Hoffman, Guy  A 1900 303.66
      3 Martinson, Jeffrey A 1871 206.39
      4 LaBudde, Michael A 1916 203.28
      5 Miller, Joshua A 1883 201.40
      6 Rivedal, Andrew A 1972 181.18
      7 Bhattacharyya, Rishav A 1841 147.26
      8 Padala, Abhinav Re A 1898 143.29
      9 Kreigh, Kyle A 1830 129.89
      10 Talayko, Edgar A 1951 114.54
      1 Coons, James  B 1761 342.13
Class B 14% $87.64 2 Grochowski, Robin B 1619 252.58
      3 Erbach, Steven B 1781 160.24
      4 Bogenschutz, Tim B 1770 144.13
      5 Chang, Sw B 1715 130.73
      6 Conner, Thadyn B 1722 128.71
      7 Deepak, Khas B 1745 121.86
      8 Gendloff, Elie B 1643 108.26
      9 Nooren, Anthony B 1687 107.43
      10 Durost, Benjamin B 1682 93.27
Class C 13% $81.38 1 Gonzalez, Carlos C 1543 121.88
      2 Ross, William C 1527 103.48
      3 Januszewski, Daryl C 1433 99.64
      4 Klandrud, Kevin C 1518 95.49
      5 Yeh, Yang C 1505 89.62
      5 Gupta, Radhika C 1486 89.62
      6 Padua, Issac C 1475 86.97
      8 Smith, Sam C 1411 86.85
      9 Breuer, Ryan  C 1591 86.73
      9 Dax, Keith C 1521 77.45
Class D 12% $75.12 1 Pennell, Andrew D 1235 161.05
      2 Hoffman, Sandra  D 1300 142.12
      3 Kuten, Samuel D 1202 128.69
      4 Wei, Neo D 1222 127.70
      5 Mondal, Oishik D 1256 111.49
      6 Becker, Andrew D 1311 107.47
      7 Alvarares, Andres D 1287 102.26
      8 Liang, Harrsion D 1314 94.88
      9 Mattson, Thomas D 1394 88.67
      10 Rusch, Lucas D D 1359 80.42
U-1200 10% $62.60 1 Connery, Kyle   1186 250.61
      2 Federick, Asher   1046 195.80
      3 Giris, Alex   1128 182.04
      4 Sahoc, Ojas   1181 128.15
      5 Schoon, Conner   1064 125.51
      6 Li, Allen   1112 122.27
      7 Peltier, Paul   1141 113.98
      8 Luedtke, Nicholas   990 97.36
      9 Wanek, Ellen Ann   1125 97.34
      10 Wang, Leo   872 72.60
      10 Sharad, Suhana   896 72.60
               
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating
      2/29 Waukesha Memorial Open 77.28 72 1,545.5
        Waukesha Memorial RBO 41.98 44 839.5
      3/26 Panther Open 75.45 65 1,509.0
        Panther Reserve 39.55 63 791.0
      7/03 Green Bay Open 87.28 52 1,745.5
        Green Bay Reserve 54.30 57 1,086.0
      8/27 BC Open 82.55 31 1,651.0
        BC Reserve 57.25 53 1,145.0
      10/22 Manitowoc Open 91.03 18 1,820.5
        Manitowoc Reserve 57.95 34 1,159.0
      12/03 WI Memorial 68.88 92 1,377.5
      12/16 WI Championship Open. 97.70 15 1,954.0
        WI Championship Reserve 68.73 22 1,374.5
        WI Championship Novice 34.23 8 684.5
               
               
               
               
        Total Players to date   626  
      Notes:        
        The number of players listed in each Section  
        is 50 and used in the calculation    
        Maximum points available per section =    
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight  
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 100%; Schol = 100%)

1971 State High School Team

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 09 December 2020
  • Last Updated: 23 February 2026

Marquette High won the 1971 HS event with a perfect 6-0 score.

There is no crosstable in this issue of Joyous Chess for this, just a matrix of what teams played each other and what the result was. (Wins against Team 14 indicates team had a bye.)

Team Results

Scoring Matrix from the 1971 State HS Team Tournament
Marquette   1 1 1 1 1 1 6.0
Boys' Tech 0   1 1 1 1 1 5.0
South 0 0   1 1 1 1 4.0
Lincoln 0   ½ 1 1 1 3.5
Washington 0 0 ½   1 1 1 3.5
Kenosha Bradford 0 0   0 1 1 1 3.0
Two Rivers 0 0 1   0 1 1 3
Marshall 0 0 1   1 1 3
Juneau 0 0 0 1 1   1 3
Franklin 0 0 0   1 ½ 1 2.5
Sheboygan North 0 0 0 0   1 1 2
King 0 0 0 ½ 0   1 1.5
Greenfield 0 0 0 0   1 1
Bye 0 0 0 0 0  

Individual Results

Board winners indicated in Bold

Marquette
1 M. Wierzbicki 6-0
2 T. Altenbach 6-0
3 P. Hayes 5-1
4 T. Murns 6-0
5 T. Mahn 3½-½
R J. Baratte 1-0
Boys' Tech
1 P. Thomas 3½-2½
2 A. Verburgt 3-3
3 A. Arns 4-2
4 H. Martinez 5-1
5 J. Majewski 5-1
South
1 C. Trift 3-3
2 S. Sandrin 4½-1½
3 J. Hernfeld 2½-3½
4 M. Babic 1-4
5 L.Matysiak 3½-2½
Lincoln
1 K. Thompson 2-4
2 H. Perry 3-3
3 L. Silva 4-2
4 C. Lucus 5-1
5 D. Blackwell 3-3
Washington
1 A. Lawent 3-3
2 N. Glassman 2-4
3 A. Lietz 3½-1½
4 W. Melitzer 3-3
5 J. Derosia 4-2
Bradford
1 T. Duesing 5-1
2 E. Arndt 4½-1½
3 M. Prostka 4½-1½
4 M. Shawalak 3½-2½
5 D. Iverson 2½-3½
Two Rivers
1 R. Kamer 5-1
2 J. Nooker 4-2
3 M. Oehlke 3-3
4 C. Springer
S. Tess		 3-0
2-1
5 J. Kostka 2½-3½
Marshall
1 K. Kaiman 2-4
2 J. Jurkowski 2-4
3 K. Freund 5½-½
4 S. Foster 2½-3½
5 C. Fox 6-0
Juneau
1 D. Schaefer 4-2
2 E. Vucins 3-3
3 J. Brown 1½-4½
4 J. Notousek 3½-2½
5 E. Romers 1½-4½
Franklin
1 D. Tomlinson 2-4
2 B. Buchanan 1-5
3 L. Shore 2-4
4 M. Cichanowicz 3-3
5 0-6
Sheboygan North
1 J. Conto 1-5
2 T. Gunersel 3-3
3 J. Schnicker 1-5
4 P. Zerger 2-4
5 B. Lutz 3-3
King
1 J. Mosley 3-3
2 R. Harris 4-2
3 C. Glover 3-3
4 F. Townsend 1-5
5 (unreported) 2½-3½
Greenfield
1 C. Koput 2½-3½
2 J. Luell 1½-4½
3 A. Wisniewski 1-5
4 B. Kukle 1-5
5 (unreported) 2-4

Subcategories

Flyers 1

Active flyers we have received for events in Wisconsin

State Scholastic Championships 10

The State Scholastic Chess Championships are held every year in the spring, toward the end of the school year. They began in Milwaukee but moved to Oskosh to be more accessible to schools in the rest of the state.

Arpad Elo Memorial 3

The Arpad Elo Memorial actually began as the Elo Open while Arpad Elo was still alive. After his death it moved to Madison for many years before becoming a roving tournament.

Junior Open 2

This tournament is held in the fall every year, just after the school year begins.

State Championship 2

This is a closed tournament, open only to residents of Wisconsin and past champions. It started out being held in early May, moved to Memorial Day weekend for many years, and gradually moved to Labor Day weekend.

WI Tour 25