HHS Scholars Bowl Team
Coaches Darlene Griffiths & Janet Gonzolas
Created by IHT Member Cherie Hartman
February 03, 2012
Regional Scholars Bowl
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The 2A Regional Scholars Bowl tournament was held at Herington Middle School on Thursday, February 2, 2012. Fifteen teams from around the state traveled to Herington to compete. The high school teams included: Alma – Wabaunsee, Burlingame, Mission Valley, Herington, Northern Heights, Howard – West Elk, Lebo, Lyndon, Olpe, Melvern-Marais Des Cygnes Valley, Onaga, Peabody-Burns, Sedan, Solomon, and Washington County. The competition began at 3:00 with two pools of round robin play. The Herington team competed in pool A where their record of 4 wins and 3 losses placed them 4th in their pool at the end of 7 rounds. The top 3 teams advanced to the championship rounds. At the end of 5 championship rounds, Onaga was the victor with 5 wins.
The Herington High School team consisted of Sarah Bender, Anthony Gutsch, James Mulderrig, Phillip Lavery, Sarah Nistler (captain), and Luke Weber.
Round 1
Herington vs Burlingame 60 – 40 win
Round 2
Herington vs Olpe 40 – 30 win
Round 3
Herington vs Lyndon 20 – 10 win
Round 4
Herington vs Howard-West Elk 20 – 70 loss
Round 5
Herington vs Alma-Wabaunsee 30 – 40 loss
Round 6
Herington vs Solomon 50 – 40 win
Round 7
Herington vs Melvern-Marais Des Cygnes Valley 30 – 40 loss
Flinthills League Scholars Bowl
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Coaches, Mrs. Griffiths and Mrs. Gonzolas, took the Herington High School Scholars Bowl team to Lyndon on Thursday, January 26 for the Flinthills League tournament. Students participating included: Tori Addis, Sarah Bender, Anthony Gutsch, James Mulderrig, Sarah Nistler, and Luke Weber. The team ended the tournament with 4 wins and 3 losses. This put Herington’s team in a 3-way tie for 2nd place. However, when the points were tallied, Herington ended up with 4th place.
Results:
Round 1
Herington vs West Franklin 40 – 50 loss
Round 2
Herington vs Mission Valley 50 – 40 win
Round 3
Herington vs Lyndon 50 – 40 win
Round 4
Herington vs Council Grove 0 - 100 loss
Round 5
Herington vs Chase County 40 – 10 win
Round 6
Herington vs Northern Heights 30 – 70 loss
Round 7
Herington vs Osage City 35 – 20 win
Personal Stats:
Sarah Nistler – 9 questions answered correctly
James Mulderrig – 7 questions answered correctly
Anthony Gutsch – 5 questions answered correctly
Luke Weber – 4 questions answered correctly
JV Scholars Bowl Meet at Bennington
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Two junior varsity Scholars Bowl teams traveled to Bennington on December 15. The teams competed in two different pools. The Herington #1 team comprised of Tori Addis, Matt Roe, Jordan Herpich, Katie Martin, and Charles Kluth competed in the blue pool. The Herington #2 team comprised of Riley Herrington, Kaitlyn Clark, Sarah Bender, Cuyler Cowart, and Kirsten Smart competed in the red pool.
Team #1 Results
Round 1
Herington vs Bennington (50 – 40 win)
Round 2
Bye
Round 3
Herington vs Sacred Heart (0 – 80 loss)
Round 4
Herington vs Smoky Valley (30 – 80 loss)
Round 5
Herington vs Republic County (10 – 80 loss)
Round 6
Herington vs St. John’s Beloit (30 – 60 loss)
Round 7
Herington vs Miltonvale (30 – 20 win)
Round 8
Herington vs Canton-Galva (20 – 40 loss)
Round 9
Herington vs Lincoln (10 – 110 loss)
Record 2 wins, 6 losses
Tori Addis led her team with 8 questions answered correctly.
Charles Kluth answered 5 questions correctly.
Matt Roe answered 3 questions correctly.
Jordan Herpich answered 1 question correctly.
Katie Martin answered 1 question correctly.
Team #2 Results
Round 1
Herington vs SE of Saline (50 – 95 loss)
Round 2
Herington vs Minneapolis (100 – 20 win)
Round 3
Herington vs Inman (40 – 50 loss)
Round 4
Herington vs Tescott (40 – 80 loss)
Round 5
Herington vs Wakefield (70 – 20 win)
Round 6
Herington vs Beloit (50 – 65 loss)
Round 7
Herington vs Concordia (50 – 40 win)
Round 8
Bye
Round 9
Herington vs Burton (90 – 30 win)
Record 4 wins, 4 losses
Kaitlyn Clark led her team with 15 questions answered correctly.
Cuyler Cowart answered 12 questions correctly.
Sarah Bender answered 11 questions correctly.
Riley Herrington answered 10 questions correctly.
Kirsten Smart didn’t answer any questions.
Tournament Results
12.1.11
El Dorado High School Tournament
Coaches, Darlene Griffiths and Janet Gonzolas, took two teams to the El Dorado Scholars Bowl tournament on Dec 1, 2011.
Teams competed in two 9 team pools for round robin play.
Team #1 consisted of Riley Herrington (3 correct), Phillip Lavery (8 correct), Anthony Gutsch (9 correct), Luke Weber (1 correct), and Sarah Nistler (9 correct).
Team #1’s record:
Round 1
Herington vs Eureka (20 – 40 loss)
Round 2
Herington vs Conway Springs (40 – 50 loss)
Round 3
Herington vs Wichita East (40 – 55 loss)
Round 4
Herington vs Douglass (20 – 60 loss)
Round 5
Herington vs Augusta (70 – 10 win)
Round 6
Herington vs Mulvane (60 – 10 win)
Round 7
Herington vs Fredonia (10 – 30 loss)
Round 8
Herington vs Neodesha (40 – 60 loss)
Record: 2 wins, 6 losses
Team #2 consisted of Alex Keithline (9 correct), Tori Addis (2 correct), Sarah Bender (2 correct), Chris Cain (2 correct), and Charles Kluth (0 correct).
Team #2’s record:
Round 1
Herington vs Maize (10 – 40 loss)
Round 2
Herington vs Bluestem (40 – 30 win)
Round 3
Herington vs Maize South (20 – 70 loss)
Round 4
Herington vs Council Grove (10 – 80 loss)
Round 5
Herington vs El Dorado (50 – 40 win)
Round 6
Herington vs Andale (0 – 60 loss)
Round 7
Herington vs Wellington (10 – 50 loss)
Round 8
Herington vs Kingman (10 – 45 loss)
Record: 2 wins, 6 losses
Quest: Super Saturday Qualifying Event
Sat, Dec 3
Anthony Gutsch, Luke Weber, Phillip Lavery, Sarah Nistler, and Sarah Bender traveled to Washburn University on Saturday to compete in the Super Saturday Qualifying Event. A team of 4 students was asked 60 toss up questions. If the team answered a toss up question correctly within 3 seconds, they were given 3 bonus questions to answer. The team scored 410 points, with each correct answer earning 10 points.
Luke Weber lead the team with 15 questions answered correctly. Then Anthony Gutsch answered 12 correctly. Phillip Lavery answered 8 correctly. Sarah Nistler answered 5 correctly, and Sarah Bender answered 1 question correctly.
11.10.11
Scholars Bowl Competes & Wins 1st Place
The HHS Scholars Bowl team traveled to Flinthills High School in Rosalia to compete on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Coaches, Darlene Griffiths and Janet Gonzolas, took two teams to the competition.
Team #1 included Anthony Gutsch, Josh Brunner, Kirsten Smart, Luke Weber, Phillip Lavery, Sarah Bender, and Sarah Nistler. Below is team #1’s record:
Round 1 – Herington vs Waverly 60 – 10 win
Round 2 – Herington Ghost Round (Bye) 80 points
Round 3 – Herington vs Oxford 30 – 40 loss
Round 4 – Herington vs Southern Coffee County 80-30 win
Round 5 – Herington vs Hamilton 40 – 0 win
This team was the wildcard going into the final rounds. Oxford and Olpe played each other and Herington played Circle in the first round of finals.
Finals
Round 1 – Herington vs Circle 40 -30 win
Round 2 – Herington vs Olpe 50 – 20 win
Team #2 included Charles Kluth, Chris Cain, Donavan Davis, James Mulderrig, Jenna Rivera, Kaitlyn Clark, and Tori Addis. Below is team #2’s record:
Round 1 – Herington vs Eureka 10 – 60 loss
Round 2 – Herington vs Olpe 20 – 50 loss
Round 3 – Herington vs Peabody 20 – 10 win
Round 4 – Herington vs Ghost Round 30 points
Round 5 – Herington vs Lebo 20 -10 win
Heringon Scholars Bowl teams also traveled to Chapman on Nov 8, 2011. We took two teams to that event as well.
Team #1 included Anthony Gutsch, James Mulderrig, Josh Brunner, Luke Weber, Phillip Lavery, & Sarah Nistler. Team #1’s record is below for the Chapman tournament:
Round 1 – Herington vs Wamego 40 – 35 win
Round 2 – Herington vs Southeast of Saline 40 – 35 win
Round 3 – Herington vs Chapman 50 – 30 win
Round 4 – Herington vs Concordia 50 – 40 win
Round 5 – Herington vs Council Grove 10 – 40 loss
Round 6 – Herington vs Solomon 20 – 30 loss
Round 7 – Herington vs Hope 15 – 20 loss
Round 8 – Herington vs Salina South 20 – 60 loss
Team #2 included Tori Addis, Kaitlyn Clark, Chris Cain, Sarah Bender, Riley Herrington, Jenna Rivera, and Kirsten Smart. Team #2’s record is below:
Round 1 – Herington vs Saint John’s 0 – 50 loss
Round 2 – Herington vs Manhattan 10 – 60 loss
Round 3 – Herington vs Rock Creek 30 – 60 loss
Round 4 – Herington vs Frankfort 10 – 40 loss
Round 5 – Herington vs Clifton-Clyde 20 – 30 loss
Round 6 – Herington vs Abilene 0 – 50 loss
Round 7 – Herington vs Salina Central 0 – 40 loss
Round 8 – Herington vs Miltonvale 10 – 20 loss
I would like to mention that Riley Herrington answered 7 questions correctly for his team at the Chapman tournament.
The HHS Scholars Bowl team will be back in action on December 1 at El Dorado.
