O'HARA SELECTING PLAYERS FOR ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE BOWL

Preparing to improve on their second place varsity finish in the West Central Conference Academic Knowledge Bowl, and to defend their championships on the junior varsity and freshman levels, the 2010 teams are being formed at Archbishop O'Hara High School. _____ The only varsity player that was not a senior last year from the 2009 squad is Mike Berney. Andy Meyer, a member of the 2009 junior varsity team (along with Mike Berney) got varsity experience from the 2009 District Competition in which O'Hara were Runners-Up. _____ Two other junior varsity players who may have a chance to move up to the varsity level are Erin Lynch and Allison Seck. _____ Three sophomores from last year's freshman team that will have an opportunity to compete on a higher level are Kierra Jackson, George Morejon, and Jake Fortin. ____ The freshman team, as is the case every year, will be newly selected members. _____ The 2009 O'Hara varsity came in second to Saint Pius with Smith-Cotton taking third place in the Conference. _____ The O'Hara junior varsity teams won First Place for three consecutive years while the O'Hara freshman teams have taken top honors eight years in a row. Two of the JV championships and four of the freshman championships were by default when the other schools failed to field teams. _____ This year's competition is scheduled for March 13 in Sedalia at Smith-Cotton. ____ Brother Richard Geimer, room 414, has been the moderator of the O'Hara teams since 1999. The 2005 and 2008 varsity teams won First Place plaques.