Students interested in playing in the ping pong tournament are invited to the Lounge on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at  2:30 p.m.  Please be ready to play.  There are no advance sign-ups for this event.  This will be a single player, single elimination tournament. (1-on-1 games). There will be prizes offered: 3rd place:  $10.00 Walmart gift card; 2nd place:  $15.00 Walmart gift card; 1st place:  $25.00 Walmart gift card. Consolation prizes:  License plate frames.    Sponsored by NRCC Student Activities. Please contact Ben Kramer, NRCC activities counselor, if you have any questions about the Ping Pong Tournament. He may be reached at bkramer@nr.edu or 540-674-3600, ext. 4431.

Students interested in playing in this tournament are invited to come to the Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 2:30 p.m. There are no advance sign-ups for this event. Single player, single elimination games will be held for the entire tournament. 3rd place:  $10.00 Walmart gift card 2nd place:  $15.00 Walmart gift card 1st place:  $25.00 Walmart gift card Consolation prizes:  License plate frame. Sponsored by NRCC Student Activities. Contact Ben Kramer, NRCC Activities Counselor if you have any questions about this pool tournament. He may be reached at bkramer@nr.edu or 540-674-3600, ext. 4431.

All students interested in playing in a chess tournament are invited to the lounge on  Monday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 p.m.  There are no advance sign-ups for this event. Single elimination games will be held until the tournament winner is decided. There are three prizes offered: 3^rd place:  $10.00 Walmart gift card 2^nd place:  $15.00 Walmart gift card 1^st place:  $25.00 Walmart gift card Consolation prizes are also given to those who do not advance (NRCC license plate frame). The chess tournament is sponsored by the NRCC Student Activities Office.  For information contact Activities Counselor, Ben Kramer. You may contact him by e-mail at bkramer@nr.edu or by calling 540-674-3600, ext. 4431.

  Will Glarner won the ping pong tournament that was held on Monday, September 27. Nathan Vaughn  placed second and Cheston Stoneman placed third.  Christopher E. and Vincent Miller also participated in the tournament.

Cheston Stoneman  won the September 27 chess tournament.  Ethan Owens placed second. Heather Whitlock and Justin Perkins also competed in the tournament.

All students interested in chess, ping pong , Madden NFL 10, and pool are invited to sign up for tournaments to be held in the lounge this fall. Sign-up sheet s are posted on the bulletin board in the lounge,  or you may contact the Student Activities office by Friday,  September 24,  at 4 p.m. to enter one or more of the tournaments.  These are single elimination-style tournaments with the winner being the person who wins 2 of 3 games. Winners will receive a gift card or alternate prize of equal value: $25.00 (first place), $15.00(second place), and $10.00 (third place).

• Ping Pong will be held on Monday, Septmber 27,  at 2:30 p.m.
• Chess will be held Monday, September 27, at 3:30 p.m.
• Billiards/Pool will be held Wednesday, September 29, at 2:30 p.m.
• Madden NFL 10 will be held  Friday, October 1, at noon

All tournaments will be held in the Student Lounge in Martin Hall. Matches will be posted prior to each tournament start.   All tournaments  will be sponsored by the Student Activities Office,  which means there is no fee to participate or for use of the equipment!  All participants must accept that the tournaments are played at their own risk of injury. So please be careful!  Questions about the tournaments can be answered by Ben Kramer. Contact Ben by personal visit or by calling 540-674-3600, ext. 4431.  His e-mail address is bkramer@nr.edu .

Eight students participated in a pool tournament this spring: They were: Ronald Davis, Granger Casteele, Zach Hall, Stefen Boytnott, Koy Worrell, Miller Collins, Chad Edney and Jimmy McKenna. Winners were: first place, Zach Hall; second place, Miller Collins; third place, Ronald Davis; and fourth place, Chad Edney.  All participants received a T-shirt. gift cards were awarded to first, second and third place winners. The next billiards tournament will be held Septemer 23.