St. Clair met its goal to be one of the top ten teams in the state by placing 7th overall out of 17 teams in the Nov. 10 Scholastic K-12 Club Championship in Flint, Michigan. On the team were Cody Trombley (12th grade), Nate Mireau (11th), Bobby Spicer (10th), Raphael Rabillas (10th), and Mike Dodea (10th) in his first tournament.
The team played well and still has room to get even better. The scoring ended up as follows:
Cody Trombley W-W-L-W-W (4-1-0)
Nate Mireau W-W-L-L-L (2-3-0)
Bobby Spicer L-L-W-L-W (2-3-0)
Raphael Rabillas L-L-L-W-W (2-3-0)
Mike Dodea L-L-L-W-L (1-4-0)
Of note: Cody Trombley ended up tied for 3rd place (9th place overall based on tie-breakers) out of 77 players. Raphael Rabillas had his best tournament with two wins, beating a player 500 points over his rating in the process. Bobby Spicer matched his best tournament score with two wins. Mike Dodea got his first tournament win.