1/27 Scholars Bowl

MOUND CITY - The Altoona-Midway High School junior varsity quiz bowl team enjoyed a very successful day here Saturday, coming home with a fourth-place finish at the Jayhawk-Linn Tournament.

         A dozen high schools were represented at the Jayhawk-Linn event, and the Altoona-Midway quiz bowl squad was able to collect wins in seven out of 11 rounds on the day.

         The Jet scholars were victorious in rounds against Chetopa, Southeast-Cherokee, Jayhawk Linn, Uniontown, Crest, Pleasanton and St. Paul.

         Individually, Clement Huffman was the highest scorer on the night for AMHS, followed by Caitlin Maxwell. Kyle Wade and Travis McDonald tied for third in individual scoring for the Jets, followed by Sophia Willard.