WHS Knowledge Bowl Meet

WAITSBURG – Waitsburg was host to the November knowledge bowl meet on Thurs., Nov. 17 at the First Christian and Presbyterian Churches. A total of 14 teams competed from Dayton, DeSales, Pomeroy, Prescott, and Clarkston.

Dayton Team 1 was a dominant first place with 98 points. Dayton Team 1 members include: Benjamin White, Cal Martin, Zech Bryan, Jennifer Warren, and Kylee Harris. They are coached by Doug Yenney.

"I'm very pleased with our team's performance at Waitsburg. Anytime we can score near 100 points it's something to be proud of. We also recognize that DeSales and Waitsburg were missing some of their strongest students at the Waitsburg meet," Yenney said.

WHS Team 1 came from behind to place second in the meet with 66 points. Competing for Waitsburg were Cade Branson, Leena Baker, Gillian Pope, Seamus House, Scott Leamy, Anna Miller, Kevin Murphy, Austin James, Kyle Martin, Jacob Elder, Thomas Elder, and Riley Witt. Their coach is Mr. Brad Green.

Prescott placed 11th with 45 points. Several members were absent due to the state soccer tournament. Participating team members included: Eduardo Perez, Jocelyn Granados, Dariana Martinez, Iris Martinez, and Vianey Granados. Absent team members include: Oscar Garcia, Christian Caro, Ivan Figuroa, Maribel Mendoza, Katia Sanchez, and Anahi Diaz. Prescott is coached by Jeff Foertsch.

Waitsburg Team 2 placed 7th, Dayton Team 4 placed 10th, Dayton Team 2 placed 12th, and Dayton Team 3 placed 13th.

Teams answered 240 questions on a wide range of subjects. Try these out: The doldrums occur on either side of what line of latitude? What is the square root of the square root of 16 times 16? What is the term for the part of the body consisting of the cranium and mandible? Answers: equator, 16, skull.