The following is the complete history of HWSCC Champions, dating back to 1991. Unfortunately, the USCF does not keep records from before that date. Congratulations and thanks go out to Joe Mucerino, who has held the title of club champion for 7 straight years, and has also managed to dig up a list of his predecessors from the 1970′s.
2009-2010
Autumn Swiss
Brian Sheinfeld
Winter Hex
Section 1: Ryan Cook
Section 2: Dan Ellis
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Ryan Cook
2008-2009
Autumn Swiss
Dave Brogan
Winter Quads
Quad 1: Alex Leech, Nate Carabello, Sunny Guest
Quad 2: Sam Lamonto
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Joe Mucerino, Dave Brogan
2007-2008
Autumn Swiss
Joe Mucerino, Dave Brogan
Winter Hex
Dave Brogan
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Joe Mucerino, Gary Waters
2006-2007
Autumn Swiss
Nate Carabello
Winter Hex
Joe Mucerino
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Gary Waters
2005-2006
Autumn Swiss
Joe Mucerino
Winter Hex
Section 1: Joe Mucerino
Section 2: Jeff Peck
Section 3: John Bylander
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Joe Mucerino
2004-2005
Autumn Swiss
Ed Chong
Winter Hex
Section 1: Michael Liebner
Section 2: Joseph Sackey
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Chris Pumarejo, Joe Mucerino
2003-2004
Autumn Swiss
Brian Sheinfeld
Winter Hex
Tom Smith
Club Championship
Joe Mucerino
Quick Chess Championship
Gerald Dubs, Chris Blaise Jr
2002-2003
Autumn Swiss
Brian Sheinfeld
Winter Hex
Section 1: Marvin Wilson
Section 2: Luke Robson
Section 3: George Daubert
Club Championship
Gary Waters, Nate Carabello
Quick Chess Championship
Gary Waters
2001-2002
Autumn Quads
Section 1: Brian Sheinfeld, Marvin Wilson, Michael Liebner Sr.
Section 2: Sam Lamonto and Tom Smith
Section 3: David Renshaw
Section 4: JR Travers
Winter Hex
Section 1: Brian Sheinfeld
Section 2: David Renshaw
Section 3: Alex Liebner
Club Championship
OPEN: Harry Judy and David Renshaw
RESERVE: Ken Payson
Quick Chess Championship
Richard P. Brown and Marvin Wilson
2000-2001
Autumn Quads
Section 1: Michael Liebner Sr.
Section 2: Donald Osborne and Randall Sears
Section 3: Michael Liebner Jr., Sam Lamonto, JR Travers
Section 4: Tom Smith
Section 5: Ryan Cook
Winter Hex
Section 1: Harry Judy and Jerry Dubs
Section 2: Michael Liebner Jr.
Section 3: Ryan Cook
Club Champhionship
Open: Marvin Wilson
Reserve: Joe Bunecicky and Tom Smith
1999-2000
Club Championship
Open: Mike Liebner
Section B: Nate Carabello and Don Osborne
Section C: Joe Bunecicky, David Lindberg and Sam Lamonto
Novice: Roger Cook
Quick Chess Championship
Pete McConaghie
1999-2000
Autumn Swiss
Pete McConaghie
Winter Hex
Section 1: Natal Carabello
Section 2: Greg Knutson and Luke Robson (tie)
Section 3: Tom Smith
1998-1999
Autumn Swiss
Gerald Dubs and Don Limbaugh (tie)
Winter Hex
Open: Michael Liebner Sr.
Under 1500: Ralph Kinter
Club Championship
Jack Clauser
Quick Chess Championship
Pete McConaghie
1997-1998
Autumn Swiss
Gerald Dubs
Winter Hex
Section 1: Mike Liebner, Donald Osborne
Section 2: Thomas Rumpf, Alex Liebner
Club Championship
Gerald Dubs, Donald Osborne, Don Limbaugh, Ralph Kinter
Quick Chess Championship
Gerald Dubs, Mike Liebner
1996-1997
Autumn Swiss
Michael Liebner
Winter Hex
Section 1: Gerald Dubs
Section 2: Dennis Fought, Sam Lamonto
Club Championship
Gary Waters
1995-1996
Autumn Swiss
Gerald Dubs
Winter Hex
Section 1: Gerald Dubs
Section 2: Robert Allen
Section 3: Dennis Fought
Club Championship
Gary Waters
Quick Chess Championship
Gary Waters
1994-1995
Autumn Swiss
Michael Mazock
Winter Hex
Section 1: Jack Clauser
Section 2: Robert Allen
Club Championship
Harry Judy
Quick Chess Championship
Jack Clauser
1993-1994
Autumn Swiss
Michael Mazock, Joseph Ordo
Winter Hex
Section 1: Michael Mazock
Section 2: Donald Osborne
Section 3: Robert Schultz
Club Championship
David Rubinsky
1992-1993
Autumn Swiss
Harry Judy, Ralph Kinter
Winter Hex
Harry Judy
Club Championship
Harry Judy
1991-1992
Autumn Swiss
Chris Pumarejo
Winter Hex
Section 1: Harry Judy, Joseph Ordo
Section 2: John Benedict
Club Championship
Harry Judy, Gerald Dubs
1976
WSCC Championship
1st: Curtis Fullom, 4.5/5. Note: This was Fullom’s first tournament!
2ndβ3rd Chris Pumarejo, Gary Sheriff 4/5
Top B: Pumarejo
Top C: Franklin Sponhauer
Top D: David Lindberg
Top E: John Dowling
Top unrated: Ajay Patel
1974
WSCC Championship
1st: David Rubinsky 5/5
2nd β 3rd: Joe Ordo, Robert Minnich 4/5
Top Unrated: Robert Franson
Top Junior: Dusan Vujcic
WSCC Novice Open
1st: Michael Liebner 5/5
Summer Hexangulars
Section I: 1st: Thomas Smith Jr, 4.5/5 2nd: John Dowling 3/5
Section II: 1st-2nd Dusan Vujcic & Robert Kaplan, 4/5 each
1973
Winter Hexangulars
Section 1: David Rubinsky & Charles Carrigan
Section 2: Robert Campbell & David Jeffries
Section 3: Steven McBride
Section 4: Rick Swalm
Section 5: Edgar McBride
WSCC Spring Open
1st: Charles Carrigan 5/5
2nd β 3rd: Joe Ordo & Stephen McBride, 4/5
Top B: Joe Ordo
Top C/D/E: Stephen McBride
Top Junior: Rick Swalm
Top Unrated: Jeffrey Hoffman
Summer Hexangular
1st: Won by David Ellis & Clark Hall
WSCC Championship
1st: David Rubinsky won on tiebreak over Charles Carrigan, both were 4/5
Top B: Charles Carrigan
Top C: Umukant Dash, 3.5/5
Top D: Clark Hall
Top Unrated: Tom Sideris
3rd Spring Open
1st: David Rubinsky 5/5
2nd: Joe Ordo 4/5
Top C: Ralph Kinter
Top D/E: Clark Hall
Top Junior: Scott Kaufman Jr
Top Unrated: Ron Santu
1972
WSCC Championship
1st: David Rubinsky
Top B: Ralph Kinter
Top C: Robert Campbell
Top junior: David Ellis
Top unrated: Paul Kreutzer
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