O'HARA WINS ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP

Archbishop O'Hara High School won the West Central Conference Academic Knowledge Bowl varsity championship on March 26th and took second place in the junior varsity division. _____ O'Hara had won the Conference Championship in 2005 and 2008; last year Saint Pius had won it. _____ None of the other teams fielded a freshman team to oppose the Celtics on that level so three O'Hara ninth graders were moved up to the junior varsity team. ____ Mike Berney, Andy Meyer, Josh Bonello, and Kierra Jackson each won varsity medals for winning the First Place plaque. _____ Sophomores Jake Fortin and Jeff Best were joined by freshmen Tony Darling, Claire Banderas, and Alex Coutree to make up a five-person JV squad. ______ Freshmen Maddie Champion, James Campo, and James Bradish who have been on the O'Hara Academic Bowl roster since January did not compete. _____ On Friday on the varsity level, the Celtics were 3-0 in round robin play with Saint Pius, Warrensburg, and the host team Smith-Cotton. _____ O'Hara's closest win of the evening was 230-200 against Warrensburg which went down to the final questions. _____ This year Saint Pius won the junior varsity division. _____ Center and Clinton declined to field any teams this year. ______ Next year's competition is scheduled for Warrensburg.