EHS Scholastic Bowl Squad Competes at Scholastic Hi-Q

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Published on January 4 2016 9:49 am
Last Updated on January 4 2016 10:59 am
Written by Greg Sapp

Effingham High School Varsity Scholastic Bowl participated in the Scholastic Hi-Q tournament at Southern Illinois University.

Scholastic Hi-Q was a single elimination tournament in which 32 teams competed. The Scholastic Hi-Q Tournament is produced by WSIU television in a game show format. Effingham played Hamilton County in their first match and defeated them with a score of 365 to 90. That match was televised on WSIU.

Competing in the match vs. Hamilton County was Drake Hill, T.J. Bleeker, Ashton Haythorne, and Trent Pearcy. The team then went on to play Carbondale. Team members in the Carbondale match were Drake Hill, T.J. Bleeker, Ashton Haythorne, and Devin Hart. The squad lost to Carbondale. That match will air on WSIU in January.   

Visit the Scholastic Hi Q website at http://www.wsiu.org/hiq for more information.

The EHS Scholastic Bowl teams will be back in conference action in January.