We were all happy to gather with 18 students from 6 high schools for the Bay Area High School Bridge Championship (HSBC) at the Palo Alto Bridge Center (PABC). Two years ago the High School Bridge Championship was the last in-person event at the PABC before shutting down due to COVID. Last year the HSBC was on-line. This year with some small adjustments we were back to normal – vaccination record check, everyone masked, eating lunch outdoors.
This year’s winners:
- First place pair: Arthur Zhou and Max Zhang, Lynbrook High School
- Second place pair: Liao Zhang, Lynbrook High School and Julian Ting, San Mateo High School
- Third place pair: Alan Chian and Kavi Gollamudi, Mountain View High School
- Fourth place pair: Olivia Schireson and Avi Kahn, Kehillah Jewish High School
- Newcomer pair: Hassan Adil, Mountain View High School and Andrew Cheng, Quarry Lane School
Schools represented this year:
- Kehillah Jewish High School
- Lynbrook High School
- Menlo School
- Mountain View High School
- Quarry Lane School
- San Mateo High School
All prizes awarded in memory of Belle Bestor, a life-long bridge player who inspired her children to become Life Masters.