Lincoln Middle and Buchholz High Schools win state chess championships
April 4, 2024

Staff report
ORLANDO, Fla. – Lincoln Middle School and Buchholz High School recently won state chess championships. This was Lincoln’s third K-8 state chess championship in a row, and Buchholz High School won its fifth K-12 state chess championship in the past seven years.
The 2024 State Scholastic Championship, organized and run by the Florida Chess Association, was held in Orlando on March 9-10. Over 500 K-12 students competed in nine sections that divided players by grade and skill level.
In addition to the team championships, individual student results are listed below.
Lincoln (K-8):
- Nate Ziegler – 11th place
- Brian Bird – 15th place
- Coco Yao – 32nd place
- Garrick Wu – 43rd place
Buchholz (K-12):
- Bach Ngo – 3rd place
- Abhiram Pothuri – 9th place
- Jolie Huang – 10th place
- Jerry Yao – 14th place
- Andrew Xing – 22nd place
once again..no comment on a positive story
Good news! Yay! Congratulations to the winners!
Oak Hall, also from Gainesville, swept every section in K-1, K-3 and K-5.
Encourage more children to participate in chess. Namely the young youths who are prone to participation in gang activity.