DeSoto tops in chess

DESOTO COUNTY -Checkmate, Magnolia State.

A total of 13 DeSoto County schools participated in the Mississippi Scholastic Team and Individual Chess Championship this past weekend, with four schools claiming first place in the individuals division statewide out of a total number of 500 students participating.
Center Hill Middle School placed first in the 10th Grade division, with Olive Branch Middle School clenching first in the Eighth Grade division and Pleasant Hill Elementary School sweeping the Fifth Grade individuals division with the top six players.

Oak Grove Central placed second in the Fifth Grade division, with Sacred Heart School placing third in that division and DeSoto Central Elementary, sixth.

Hernando Middle School placed third in the sixth grade division and Oak Grove Central Elementary placing third in the Fourth Grade division and DeSoto Central Elementary placing fourth.

Lewisburg Elementary School placed third in the Third Grade division. Hernando Middle School also placed sixth in the 10th Grade division.

Among senior-age chess players, DeSoto Central High School placed third and Southaven High School placing fourth statewide.