NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Congratulations to the Ward Checkmates, who took first place in the K-1 and Primary Novice divisions during the National Scholastic Grand Prix Tournament recently held at the school. The team of Reese Axelrod and Daniel Babayev won the K-1 division. Paolo Kaprelian earned 2nd place individual overall honors in the Primary Novice division, and was part of the division’s first place team that includes Daniel Raffia Cohen, Nathan L. Greenberg, Grabriel Noah, Kramer Griffth, and Lucy Equinda. In the Reserve division, Konstantinos Koufalis took 3rd place overall.