History/Geography Quiz Bowl Results
On Wednesday, October 16, eight students from Heartland attended the History/Geography Quiz Bowl competition in Seward. During the round robin matches in the morning, the B team lost to eventual runner-up Clarkson and the team from Howells-Dodge before defeating Fullerton. The B team secured the #10 seed for the afternoon single-elimination match and faced the same team from Fullerton. Despite a furious comeback after a slow start, they ended up losing the closely contested match.
The A team finished the morning with a perfect 3-0 record with victories over teams from Dorchester, Hampton, and Shelby-Rising City to earn the #1 seed. The afternoon tournament consisted of matches against Hampton and Shelby-Rising City again before meeting up with the team from Exeter-Milligan. Unfortunately, the questions were not in our favor, and the A team was defeated by Exeter-Milligan before defeating Wilber-Clatonia to secure 3rd place.
B Team: Nic Opfer (10), Andrew Onnen (11), Rigs Newton (9), Zaine Swartzendruber (10)
A Team: Lydia Jahnke (12), Tara Buzek (10), Austin Schmidt (12), Riley Quiring (11)
Coach: Heidi Ruhl