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2023-2024 Season Highlights
SCHOLARS BOWL FINISHES 5TH AT STATE TOURNAMENT
Amy Brownlee FEB 12, 2024 The SHS Black Bears earned 5th place at the 2A State Scholars Bowl tournament in Moundridge on Saturday. They finished 4-1 in preliminary pool play and advanced to the finals where they finished 2-3 to tie for fourth place with Hutchinson Trinity Catholic but ended up in fifth place since Trinity beat Sterling head-to-head. During preliminary rounds, Sterling defeated teams from Sacred Heart, Conway Springs, Lyndon, and Howard-West Elk but lost to Moundridge. During finals, Sterling won rounds against Sacred Heart and Thomas More Prep Hays and lost to Trinity, Wichita Independent, and Moundridge. 2A state winners included: 1st place Salina Sacred Heart; 2nd place Wichita Independent; and 3rd place Moundridge. Sterling beat Salina Sacred Heart twice, handing the 2A state champions their only losses of the day. “Our final round of the day was against Sacred Heart,” explained coach Amy Brownlee. “We were down 30-50 with three questions remaining but had an amazing comeback.” Junior Fallon Brown answered two fine arts questions correctly to tie the score, and junior Mason Lockhart clinched the win on the final current events question. “It was an exciting way to end the season,” Brownlee added. Top scorers for the Black Bears: Mason Lockhart, 230 points; Fallon Brown, 50 points; Kevin Ploutz, 40 points. Lindsey Beltz and Lanae Welty were also part of the state competition team along with alternate Isaac Sant. |
SHS Takes 2nd Place at Regional Scholars Bowl, Qualifies for State
The SHS Scholars Bowl team won 2nd place at the regional tournament in Sublette last Thursday and earned a trip to the state meet in Moundridge Feb. 10. The Blackbears were first in their pool in preliminaries, winning rounds against Sublette, Stanton County, Plainville, and Medicine Lodge. Their only loss was to Hill City in a close game that was decided by a tie-breaker. After advancing to finals, Sterling defeated Oakley, Hoxie, and Ellinwood and lost to Sublette and tournament champions Thomas More Prep of Hays. The top three teams from the regional meet advance to the state finals: 1st TMP, 2nd Sterling, 3rd Ellinwood. Top scorers: Mason Lockhart 200 points, Kevin Ploutz 100 points, Lanae Welty 90 points. |
SHS Scholars Bowl Wins 2nd Place at Larned Meet
The SHS Blackbears won second place at the Larned Invitational Scholars’ Bowl meet on Jan. 11. Sterling defeated teams from Lyons, Larned, Macksville, and Kiowa County but were beaten by Hoisington. They lost to Pratt, the tournament champions, on a tie-breaker question. Top scorers for Sterling were Kevin Ploutz with 145 points and Fallon Brown with 60 points. SHS team members competing: Chris Childs, Kevin Ploutz, Fallon Brown, Lanae Welty, Porter Anderson |
Blackbears take 2nd at Home Scholars Bowl Meet
The Sterling High School Scholars Bowl team took second place at their home meet Tuesday. Their only loss was to Moundridge, the tournament champions. Sterling defeated teams from Lyons, Fairfield, Inman, Larned, and Nickerson. Top scorers for Sterling were Mason Lockhart with 210 points and Lanae Welty with 80 points. |