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Nittany Invitational Preview
Editor's Note: Following the publication of this article two of the teams dropped changing the format of the tournament. We have chosen to run this article as originally submitted since we believe the analysis herein is useful to those wanting to learn about the to...
Sunday Snitch: Midwest Mayhem
The Finest Coronation The South has historically been a region represented at the top by two or three teams. The University of Miami has won the South Regional Championship since basically forever, while the University of Florida (UF) established itself on the nation...
Hoops Chosen as Editorial Team Leader
US Quidditch is proud to announce that David Hoops has been selected as the new Editorial Team Leader, effective immediately. Hoops first joined USQ in 2013 as a Midwest correspondent covering the teams in that region, and has throughout his writing tenure taken on mor...
Quidditch Documentary Mudbloods Released Online Today
"Mudbloods," the first full-length quidditch documentary, has been released today on iTunes and the Mudbloods Website. ...
Pyne Selected as September Referee of the Month
USQ is pleased to announce that its September 2014 Referee of the Month is Martin Pyne. Pyne, who graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 2009, now lives in Sunnyvale, California where he is currently employed as a software engineer. When he's not refereeing, Pyne maintains the website ...
US Quidditch Developing Three-Year Strategic Plan
Strategic planning is an essential business tool for nonprofits that allows all of an organization’s stakeholders—in our case, board, staff, volunteers, members, players, donors, and fans—to identify where the organization wants to be in the future and to decide how it...
Portland Augureys Receive Starter Kit Grant
Correction: A previous version of this story stated the Augureys were the first-ever recipient of the Starter Kit grant. Last season both Thundercats Quidditch and the University of Montreal Quidditch Club received the grant. The USQ editorial team regrets this error. ...
Quidditch Championship Coming to Henrico, Virginia This Weekend
This Halloween weekend, brooms leave the realm of witches and wizards to enter the world of sports. The real-life collegiate and club quidditch teams of the Mid-Atlantic will gather at Dorey Park in Henrico, Virginia to determine the regional champion. Twenty teams and almost 400 player...
World Cup 8 Staff Positions Open
The US Quidditch World Cup 8, coming to Rock Hill, South Carolina, in April 2015, is now accepting applications for volunteer coordinator positions. Volunteer coordinators are an important part of the event that handle the tasks, responsibilities, and on-site volunteer...
Maryland Captures Mid-Atlantic Championship
USQ congratulates Maryland Quidditch on its second consecutive Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship. Maryland was undefeated on the weekend and sealed its victory with a thrilling 160*-150 OT victory over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The Mid-Atl...
USQ and The Eighth Man Announce Editorial Partnership
USQ is pleased to announce a new editorial agreement with quidditch media site The Eighth Man. Founded by Ethan Sturm and USQ Gameplay Policies Coordinator Kevin Oelze in October 2012, The Eighth Man currently features cutting-ed...
Quidditch Championship Coming to Allendale, Michigan This Weekend
This weekend, the collegiate and club quidditch teams of the Midwest will gather at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan to determine the regional champion. 30 teams and over 500 players from 12 states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missour...
OSU Becomes the Midwest Champion
USQ congratulates Ohio State University on its first Midwest Regional Championship. Ohio State was undefeated on the weekend and sealed its victory with a win over Bowling Green State University in the finals, 120*-60. ...
Quidditch Championship Coming to Rochester, NY this Weekend
This weekend, the best quidditch teams of the Northeast will gather at Total Sports Experience in Rochester, New York to determine the regional champion. Twenty-five teams and over 500 players from New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island will all be in attendance. The top teams ...
This Week on The Eighth Man: November 10-14
USQ Staff Writer and Eighth Man Correspondent Eric Wasser recaps the Midwest Regional Championship in this piece: “The Midwest often isn...
USQ Releases 2013-2014 Annual Report
The report covers the timeframe from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, the final season that this organization was called the International Quidditch Association. The report details the year's accomplishments in programming, awareness, and operations, and includes information about finances and pers...
Tufts University Takes Northeast Regional Crown
USQ congratulates the Tufts University Tufflepuffs on its first Northeast Regional Championship. Tufts was undefeated on the weekend and sealed its title with a win over the New York University Nundu in the finals, 260*-160. The Northeast qualified 12 teams for the USQ...
Archibald Selected as October Referee of the Month
USQ is pleased to announce that its October 2014 Referee of the Month is Jayke Archibald. Archibald, current captain of Q.C. Boston The Massacre, lives in Boston and works full time in finance at a telecommunications company. He began his officiating career with youth soccer leagues at ...
Introducing the Thursday Rundown
Membership Numbers Update We have over 3,350 individu...
USQ Developing Concussion Policy
As a move towards greater transparency, USQ will be posting drafts of some policies as they are being developed, along with explanations of the need ...
