By Mariah Lewis
Tension mounts as nerves are pushed considerably near the breaking point. It has come down to this; the final few moments of the contest. It is do or die, win or lose. The competition is one of great stamina and concentration. Does this scene sound like a championship basketball game, or perhaps a football or volleyball thriller? Maybe, but this scenario actually describes, in tremendous detail, the mood of a Knowledge Bowl match.
On November 2, the Interstate 35 Knowledge Bowl team participated in the preliminary Pride of Iowa Conference Championship competition (the final round will be held sometime in January) at Southwestern Community College. This competition consisted of twelve teams. The Roadrunners made their presence known by coming in second place, undefeated save only to the preliminary champion, Nodaway Valley. However, this competition did not determine the “official” conference champs but only the seeding for the final competition.
Interstate 35 certainly had its work cut out for it with only two veteran members returning to this year’s team, seniors Kaley Chicoine and Mariah Lewis. The rest of the team consisted of Knowledge Bowl newcomers, senior Alex Bertrand, junior Rachael Wiggins, junior Jake Peters, sophomore Paul Queck, and freshman Josh Hughes. The novices caught on in record time and all participants contributed greatly to the Roadrunners’ second place success.
Even though they may not run laps or do pushups, the Knowledge Bowl Roadrunners have the competitive edge of the best and brightest athletic team on the court or the field. The Interstate community proudly supports and applauds these conference crushers as one of our many talented teams.
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