KNOWLEDGE BOWLERS — The 2010-11 NRHEG High School Knowledge Bowl team. Front from left: Kirby Butler, Douglas Rudau, Kyle Wallerich, Adam Anderson and Maverick Waltz. Row two: Matt Dahle, Rachel Ledding, Bethany Stenzel, Emily Riihl and Tony Wacholz. Row three: Jessica Stenzel, Carly Krippner, Crystal Olson, Liz Eder, Kyle Bayerkohler, Jade Waltz and Hans Frank. Back: Pieter Majeski, Kristina Cole, Alexis Tieskotter, Amanda Anderson and Logan Davis. (Submitted photo)
STANDOUTS — This NRHEG Knowledge Bowl team advanced to regions and finished in 13th place. Front from left: Matt Dahle, Pieter Majeski and Tony Wacholz. Back: Christopher Bently and Hans Frank. (Submitted photo)
The NRHEG High School Knowledge Bowl teams have completed a very successful season.
Knowledge Bowl is open to students in grades 9 - 12. Students sign up and practice beginning in late October, with 30 enthusiastic young people participating this year. More than half of the students were joining for the first time.
Weekly practices were held where speed and correct answers were honed. Due to conflicts with other activities, numbers dropped to 24.
NRHEG registered four teams for the competition season. These teams are made up of five members. The South Central Region of Knowledge Bowl includes 83 teams from 29 school districts. Meets included: January 6th in Fairmont, January 21st in Mankato (hosted by MNCS), January 28th in Blue Earth, February 17th in Mankato (hosted by NRHEG) and February 25th in Cleveland.
“The meet that we hosted was a great success, especially since one of our teams finished in second place,” said the team’s coach, Mary Sack.
The regular season is followed by two sub-region meets and a regional tournament that includes the top 27 teams. NRHEG’s team of Pieter Majeske, Tony Wacholz, Matt Dahle, Christopher Bently and Hans Frank advanced to regions and finished in 13th place.
Said Mrs. Sack, “Congratulations to them and all of the students who represented our school so well.”
Team members are: seniors Amanda Anderson, Kyle Bayerkohler, Kristina Cole, Logan Davis, Pieter Majeske, Emily Riihl, Bethany Stencel, Jessica Stenzel, and Tony Wacholz; juniors Matt Dahle, Rachel Ledding, Jill Theur, Kyle Wallerich and Jade Waltz; sophomores Adam Anderson, Christopher Bently, Kirby Butler, Liz Eder, Hans Frank, Carly Krippner, Crystal Olson, and Maverick Waltz; freshmen Jessica Katsung and Douglas Rudau.
Sack also wishes to thank those people who helped as adult judges and readers: Ted Pelzl, Jean Pelzl, Nat Jensen and Amy Holmgren.
