LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Students from the Northwest Conference go head to head in the 3rd Scholastic Bowl Tournament.
Ohio State Lima hosted the competition, which pitted teams from eight conference schools against one another in seven rounds of questions.
Ohio State Lima hosted the competition, which pitted teams from eight conference schools against one another in seven rounds of questions in areas like history, science, math, and pop culture. There are varsity and junior varsity divisions for the tournament, with a winner crowned in each category. The tournament continues the competitive nature between the schools that goes beyond the athletic courts and fields.
There are varsity and junior varsity divisions for the tournament, with a winner crowned in each category.
"The kids really enjoy the competition, almost like the game of Jeopardy and trivia. These students really like the knowledge. A lot of them are very avid readers; they are very passionate about knowledge and learning new things, and they bring it to the competition. You can see the excitement and the passion that they have. Some teams will come and wear matching shirts and dress up. The students really get into this competition, and it is great to see, and it is great to have them out here at the college campus and to see our campus," says Bryan Albright, Assistant Dean of Students Success at Ohio State Lima.
The winners of this year's Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl are Crestview for the varsity and Spencerville for the junior varsity. Congratulations to the winners!
Ohio State Lima announces Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament 2024 results
More than 90 high school students competed
2024 NWC All Tournament Team - From left: Jacob Raczynski, Sam Boroff, Lindsey Hatcher, Carson Van Gorder, Charlie Wagner, Simon Zimmerly, Asa Clingerman and Zoe Zeller.
Crestview took home top honors at the 2024 Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament held Friday, December 13, at The Ohio State University at Lima. Columbus Grove was runner-up in varsity competition. Spencerville won the junior varsity division for the second year in a row and Crestview was runner-up.
2024 Crestview Varsity Team - From left: Noah Mosier, Saxton Short, Sam Boroff, Jacob Pawlick and Coach Aimee Bassett.
The winning varsity team from Crestview included Sam Boroff, Saxton Short, Jacob Pawlick and Noah Mosier. The team finished with a 7-0 record to win the tournament. The runner-up varsity team from Columbus Grove finished with a 6-1 record and included Hannah Cartwright, Ethan McDougle, Kaylin Grohoske, McKayla Ricker, Delaney Wintersteller, Laney Auchmuty, Will Horstman and Simon Zimmerly.
2024 Varsity Columbus Grove Team - From left: Laney Auchmuty, Ethan McDougle, Delaney Wintersteller, Will Horstman, Kaylin Grohoske, Hannah Cartwright, Simon Zimmerly and McKayla Ricker.
The winning JV team from Spencerville included Nathan Hemker, Jovie Holtzapple, Kaitlyn Clement, Nathaniel Bontrager and Jack Miller. The team finished with a 6-0 record. The runner-up JV team from Crestview included Ella Lamb, Caleb Thomas, Gwyn Kahle, Elijah Foudy, Xehrya Esparza and Harold Smazenko. Their record was 5-1.
2024 JV Spencerville Team - From left: Jovie Holtzapple, Nathan Hemker, Jack Miller, Kaitlyn Clement, Mitchell Adams and Nathaniel Bontrager.
The Crestview coach is Aimee Bassett. Columbus Grove coach is John Vennekotter and Spencerville is Joshua Vasquez.
The Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl All Tournament Team was chosen by the coaches and made up of one member from each school. The 2024 All Tournament Team members are Zoe Zeller from Allen East, Asa Clingerman from Bluffton, Simon Zimmerly from Columbus Grove, Sam Boroff from Crestview, Charlie Wagner from Delphos Jefferson, Jacob Raczynski from Lima Central Catholic, Lindsey Hatcher from Lincolnview and Carson Van Gorder from Spencerville. Zimmerly, Borhoff and Wagner repeated as members of the All Tourney Team, Boroff for the third time.
2024 JV Crestview Team - From left: Caleb Thomas, Ella Lamb, Gwyn Kahle, Harold Smazenko, Xehrya Esparza and Elijah Foudy.
High school teams went head-to-head in the round-robin scholastic bowl tournament. Varsity and junior varsity teams from Allen East (Kristin Dixon), Bluffton (Brigette Hoff), Columbus Grove (John Vennekotter), Crestview (Aimee Bassett), Delphos Jefferson (Rebekah Dubey and Marie Groch), Lima Central Catholic (Bonnie Brunelle), Lincolnview (Deb Stetler), and Spencerville (Joshua Vasquez) competed. Coaches’ names are in parentheses.
The competition is hosted and sponsored by The Ohio State University at Lima.
