Knowledge Bowl SEASON Kicks Off

WALLA WALLA – Fourteen teams from six schools faced off their first Knowledge Bowl meet of the year at St. Patrick’s Church in Walla Walla on Tues., Oct. 20. Dayton placed second, just two points behind DeSales, who won the match.

Waitsburg, Dayton, and Prescott KB teams were joined by DeSales, Clarkston, and Pomeroy at Tuesday’s match. DeSales 1 placed first with 80 points. Dayton1 and Waitsburg 1 were right behind with 78 and 76 points, respectively.

The remaining teams placed as follows: Dayton 2, fifth; Waitsburg 3, sixth; Waitsburg 2, eighth; Dayton 4, tenth; Dayton 3, twelfth; Prescott 2, thirteenth; Prescott 2, fourteenth.

“I was pleased with our teams in the first meet. It looks to be a very balanced region this year and it will be fun to see how our teams develop throughout the year,” said Dayton KB Coach Doug Yenney.

Dayton Team 1 includes: Zech Bryan, Cal Martin, Jennifer Warren, and Joseph Helm. Other team members are: Colton Johnson, Reed rickords, Andrew Price, Tristan STreby, Sheana Brincken, Neylan Bryan, Gavin Waggoner, Tatul Laughery, Chris Andrews, Jacob Breaux, Cristoval Garcia, Ashton Loper, and Mason D’Norfio.

“WHS teams started slow on the written round, then kicked into gear and advanced several places. Their coach is proud as punch!” said Waitsburg KB Coach Brad Green.

Waitsburg team members are:

Team 1: Stuart Walsh, Robert Walsh, Gilie Pope, Cade Branson.

Team 2: Kyle Martin, Riley Witt, Scott Leamy, Sam McGowen, Chris Philbrook.

Team 3: Leena Baker, Korben Duffy, Tom House, Aisy Pope, Julia Taylor.

In attendance from Prescott were: Eddie Perez, Kalijha Bicknell, Chris Gutierrez, Jocelyn Granados, Jackie Velazco, Maribel Mendoza, Katia Sanchez, Chris Caro, Anna Flores, and Ivan Figuroa

“We look forward to the next competiton. We had only two returning KBowl members so during this first meet we did not ability group our teams. We used the competition to learn the ins and outs of how knowledge bowl works and we plan to continue to practice and increase our overall scores in the future,” said Prescott KB Coach Jeff Foertsch.

In the second match of the season, held in Waitsburg on Nov. 17, Dayton walked away the strong victor coming in nine points above DeSales. Dayton Team 1 placed first with 84 points. DeSales 1 placed second with 73 points with Waitsburg 1 placed third with 72 points.

The remaining local teams placed as follows: Waitsburg 3, 6th; Dayton 2, 7th; Waitsburg 2, 10th; Dayton 3, 11th; Prescott 1, 12th; Prescott 2, 13th; Dayton 4, 14th.