Hallsville Third, Centralia 8th At Small School Nationals

Members of Hallville’s quiz bowl team appear on stage to receive their third place trophy in the Traditional Public Division of the 2024 Small School National Championship Tournament, which took place Aug. 26-28 in Rosemont, Ill. (Kyle Hill, Regional Radio)

Boone County was well represented at the Small School National Championship Tournament, as two quiz bowl teams from the area finished in the top 12 Sunday. Regional Radio’s Kyle Hill has a recap.

Central MO Info · 24 0429 Kyle Hill recaps Sunday’s playoff performance for area teams at SSNCT

College Heights Christian of Joplin also finished in the top 12 of the open division, falling to the B team from Saint Mark’s School of Texas 410-365. The Cougars finished 12-3.

Teams From Missouri At The 2024 NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament
Individual standings are points per 20 tossups heard, based on performance during the ten preliminary matches
Hallsville – 15-3 – 3rd (Luke Ketchum – 59.46 – 20th)
Centralia – 9-6 – T-8th (Susanna Nix – 49.08 – 48th)
Fair Grove – 10-4 – T-13th (Aidyn Owings – 74.16 – 10th; Charlie Harp – 54.07 – 27th)
Weaubleau – 10-4 – T-21st (Tommy Nance – 51.58 – 29th)
Winfield – 9-4 – T-21st (Jacob Harl – 80.09 – 6th)
Clever A – 9-5 – T-21st (Karli Hedge – 64.38 – 14th)
Bayless – 7-6 – T-33rd (Elmedin Karamovic – 49.07 – 34th)
Lathrop – 7-6 – T-33rd (Jesse Moore – 56.40 – 24th)
Skyline – 6-6 – T-33rd
Butler – 5-5 – 45th
Southern Boone – 4-6 – 51st (Max Rice – 51.36 – 31st)
Eldon – 3-7 – 62nd
Canton – 3-7 – 65th (Avery Uhlmeyer – 46.46 – 38th)
Lafayette County – 2-8 – 66th
Clopton – 2-8 – 70th
Clever B – 2-8 – 71st