Daily Archives: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Halfway through First Four

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As stated earlier, 20 people are in our 3rd annual HWCI NCAA First Four for Charity.  After 2 games, 7 are 2-0 with Cliff T. and Tom J. lead with a point differential of 14.  Wendy B. was the only one to go 0-2.  Here are the current standings which is followed by everyone’s picks:

# FIRST LI Wins Pts Diff
1 Cliff T 2 14
1 Tom J 2 14
3 Deven K 2 15
3 Neil P 2 15
5 Charles D 2 16
6 Sam S 2 18
7 Ron E 2 20
8 Eric F 1 10
8 Keith J 1 10
10 Albert H 1 14
10 Ken B 1 14
10 Roy W 1 14
13 Kevin T 1 15
14 David A 1 20
15 Vi N 1 23
16 John C 1 27
17 Justin P 1 29
18 Scott T 1 31
19 Eric C 1 32
20 Wendy B 0 16

 

Everyone’s picks below: Continue reading »

At least $51 raised! Thank you!

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Thanks to the twenty (20) people submitted their First Four picks on such short notice, raising $40.  Thanks to some additional generosity by Deven K. and Charles D., the current total is $51.  At the end of the tournament, I’ll make the donation and post the receipt (like in 2011 ($100) and 2012 ($83)).

n2013_math-countsAs a person who loves math and science and watching the decline of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills in our younger generation, I think it’s very important to expose boys and girls to STEM skills at a young age regardless of what he/she wants to be when he/she grows up.  So I’ve decided that this year’s charity is MathCounts  Continue reading »