ESU #6 Annual High School Quiz Bowl Held in Seward-Milford HS Places First, Seward High Second

April 11, 2022

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The annual ESU #6 High School Academic Quiz Bowl General Knowledge Quiz Bowl was held in Seward at the Seward Civic Center on Wednesday, March 30^th at the Seward Civic Center. The event featured a Round Robin Tourney in the morning, where the teams played each other to determine seeding for the afternoon single elimination tourney.  Each team played three rounds in the morning and were placed in the afternoon tourney based on wins and losses, points generated and high team score.

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The teams were divided into three divisions, Division I (Large), Division II (Medium) and Division III (Small).  Each division winner and first runner-up received a trophy and individual medals. 

Winners included…

Division I (Large School)

First Place – Norris High Team A, Coached by Sam Applegate.  Second Place – Seward High Team A Coached by Melissa Pohl.

Division II (Medium School)

First Place-Milford High-Team A, Coached by Jacob Leuenberger , Second Place-Filmore Central High Team A, coached by Ryan Komenda . 

Division II (Small School)

First Place – Nebraska Lutheran of Waco-Team A, coached by Hannah Zabel,  Second Place – Exeter/Milligan High Team A, coached by 

The Quiz Bowl Master was Riley Nuttleman of Seward, with Sydney Bristol serving as the coordinator and ESU #6 Representative, and Clark Kolterman of Seward assisting with the arrangements.  Readers/judges for the day included Pat Ohlmann, Sue Imig, Dr. Louis Reith, Bonnie Kruse all of Seward, Kathy Wilcox of Crete and Jenni Erhart of Osceola.

There were 35 teams in the tourney, with schools represented including Norris, Crete, Waverly, Seward, Milford, Wilber Clatonia, Henderson’s Heartland, Malcolm, Filmore Central, Utica Centernnial, Dorchester, Exeter – Milligan, Friend, Nebraska Lutheran, Mc Cool, Junction, Shickley.

Photo: First Runner-up-Photo: L-R Blake Austin, Wen Krahulik, Maddie Viger Ethan Wilkinson.Coached by Melissa Pohl-SHS Educator

Photo: SHS Quiz Bowl Team Photo: Natalie Axt, Ellie Wunderlich, Lydia Lobmeyer, Skoen Munk, B-R Blake Austin, Ethan Wilkinson, Maddie Viger, Owen Krahulik, Damien Gligorevic – Coach Melissa Pohl-SHS Educator.