Heartland Community Schools Press Release
The Heartland quiz bowl team traveled to Seward on Wednesday, May 7th, to attend the “Underclassmen” tournament held at Living Word Lutheran Church. The morning started with a round robin tournament in which both Heartland teams finished with a 2-1 record. After lunch, the twenty teams in the small school division were placed in a single-elimination tournament where the A team was seeded 5th and the B team was seeded 10th.
Both Heartland teams faced tough competition in their first round. The A team lost its match against the team from BDS by one question, 105-115. The B team faced the A team from Friend for a rematch of their first match of the day and ended up falling during the second meeting. Both teams ended the tournament with a 2-2 record.
The team looks forward to a great year in 2025-2026.
Team members included:
A Team: Adi Duerksen, Andrew Onnen, Tara Buzek and Brian Bearinger
B Team: Mia Hiebner, Faith Hiebner, Emma Ott, Nic Opfer, Rigs Newton
Pictured: Tara Buzek (10), Andrew Onnen (11), Nic Opfer (10), Adi Duerksen (11), Rigs Newton (9), Mia Hiebner (11), Brian Bearinger (9), Emma Ott (10), Faith Hiebner (11)
