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Sandy Creek Freshmen Travel to Seward for Quiz Bowl Competition

November 15, 2018

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Mr. Pernicek is very thankful for having had the opportunity to work with the talented young people and quality individuals that represented Sandy Creek as part of the Freshman Quiz Bowl Teams.  On Wednesday, November 14^th a group of Freshman traveled to The Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward to participate in a Quiz  Bowl Tournament.  The morning consisted of a Round Robin competition where each team competed three times.  The morning results were used to seed the teams for an eight-team bracket single elimination tournament in the afternoon.

In the morning the team of Josh Shaw, Hayden Shuck, Megan Slechta, and Jaylin Sutton faced Kearney Catholic, overcoming a 50 point deficit to lead the contest at one time before losing 55 to 100.  In their second match SC defeated Shelby-Rising City 115 to 35.   In the third match SC was defeated by Howells-Dodge 25 to 115.  The team ended up seeded 5^th in the afternoon tournament and earned the right to play – Sandy Creek.

The team of Claire Galaway, Jenna Heinz, Jacob Hagemeier, and Jake Shuck faced Central City – ending the contest in a 65 to 65 tie before losing the match on the 3^rd sudden death tiebreaker question.  In the second match SC defeated Fillmore Central 130 to 15.  The third match found SC facing York B, a match SC lost 55 to 170.  The team was seeded 4^th and was matched against the other SC team in the first round of the afternoon tournament.

In the afternoon tournament Sandy Creek defeated Sandy Creek by a score of 70 to 40, with the team of Claire, Jenna, Jacob, and Jake being victorious.  This team went on to face York B (the number 1 seed) in a rematch.  This match was much closer; SC was defeated 75 to 90 (one toss up question and one bonus question).  A consolation match was held between SC and Kearney Catholic to determine 3^rd place.  SC faced some adversity in this match.  SC led much of the match before Kearney Catholic mounted a comeback.  A malfunctioning buzzer prevented an SC player from being recognized for an attempt to answer several questions.  The match ended tied 70 to 70.  SC lost on the tiebreaker question ending the match 70 to 80.  The loss was heartbreaking, but the team members handled it with grace and dignity.  UNL has a new advertising slogan “In our grit, our glory.”  This slogan certainly applied to the efforts of the Sandy Creek teams throughout the day and especially during the last match.  Final results:  1^st – York B, 2^nd – Central City, 3^rd – Kearney Catholic, 4^th Sandy Creek.

EVERY team member contributed to the success of their team by answering questions correctly during the competition.   At some point during the match, Sandy Creek led in EVERY match they played.  The Sandy Creek community was represented extremely well by their young people  in this tournament.