Heartland Competed at State Quiz Bowl
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Launch the media gallery 1 playerOn Wednesday, April 30, the Heartland Quiz Bowl Team traveled to North Shore Church in Hastings to participate in the 2025 Nebraska State Quiz Bowl Tournament. They earned this honor by winning the small school division at the ESU #6 competition in March.
Thirty teams from across the state of Nebraska, representing the 15 Educational Service Units in the state were in attendance. The morning began with an assembly of everyone in attendance to review the rules for the competition. ESU #2 in Hastings hosts many quiz bowl competitions and did an excellent job of making sure the rules were clear and followed diligently.
The tournament consisted of a randomly generated double elimination bracket with a total of 58 matches to be played. Four rooms were used during each round and Heartland was able to watch a round before they were scheduled to compete. The first round for the Huskies was a match up against the team representing Southern Valley. After a somewhat slow start, Heartland settled down and beat the Eagles by a score of 85-50.
The next match was against the team from Lyons-Decatur Northeast. It was a low-scoring match and going into the last question, the score was tied 35 to 35. Unfortunately, the Cougars buzzed in first and won the match 40-35.
The third match of the day pitted Heartland against the team from Meridian. This too was a low-scoring game with the Huskies coming out on top 55-45.
The final match of the day for Heartland was against the team from O'Neill. The Huskies were never able to get going in the round and lost 75-15.
The tournament was won by the team from Elkhorn North, followed by Elkhorn High, and Central City. Central City is a team that Heartland is familiar with, having lost to them at the Central City Invite before defeating them at the Nebraska Christian Tournament.
The quiz bowl team has had a tremendous season, and the community should be very proud of them.
The final tournament is designed as a sneak peek at the next school year by not allowing seniors to compete. This contest is scheduled for May 7 in Seward.
-Coach Heidi Ruhl