Thirteen To Represent O'Hara at Knowledge Bowl

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Academic Knowledge Bowl has been preparing for the March 13th West Central Conference competition. _____ This year's team will be the youngest to compete for O'Hara in the eleven years Brother Richard has been the moderator. ______ The one senior returning from last year is Mike Berney. _____ The juniors on the squad are Andy Meyer, Josh Bonello, and Kayla Henderson. ______ Sophomores that will be included this year are Jeff Best, Kierra Jackson, and Jake Fortin. ______ The remaining participants are freshmen: Tony Darling, Alex Countee, Maddie Champion, James Campo, James Bradish, and Claire Bandaras. _____ Last year's varsity from O'Hara came in second place while the JV team and freshmen team won by default when the other five schools did not field teams. _____ In the West Central Conference sequence, the event is scheduled for Smith-Cotton in Sedalia this year and Warrensburg the following year. ____ Since joining the West Central Conference, Smith-Cotton has only hosted one Conference meet and that was in 2004. _____ Last year Saint Pius X was the host and won the varsity Championship while the year before O'Hara hosted the day and also was the Champion. _____ O'Hara's freshman teams have been Champs from 2002 to the present. ______ The JV teams from O'Hara have won the past three years in succession. _____ Although there are six schools in the West Central Conference, the last time more than four of them fielded teams was the year 2002. _____ Center High who joined the Conference two years ago has yet to compete in the WCC Bowl.