Mansfield Knowledge Bowl Team heads to state

MANSFIELD – The Mansfield Knowledge Bowl Team cleared a major hurdle at the North Central Washington Regional competition held in Wenatchee, Feb. 24, by placing first among 1B teams to qualify for the state finals next month.
Mansfield will travel to West Valley High School in Yakima on March 21 for the state meet.
During a season that began last December and concluded on Feb. 12 in Omak, the Shockers were among some three dozen teams that competed at either northern or southern NCW sites. For example, on Jan. 15, 21 teams including Mansfield met in Wenatchee where the Shockers placed ninth among 12 teams in Group Two. On the same date 14 teams converged on Liberty Bell High School for their three rounds of competition.
A pair of Brewster Knowledge Bowl teams were among the 14 teams competing at Liberty Bell. Team Two placed 10th and Team One 13th. Brewster’s Knowledge Bowl group is comprised of five students, senior Kimberlee Mota (first year), junior Benjamin Witt (second year), sophomores Gabriela Ramos-Arellano (second year), Victoria Reagles (first year), and Justice Serrano (first year), and freshman Kara Pulsifer (first year). The advisor is Jessica Cole.
The Bears placed sixth at Regionals among the six North Central Washington 2B teams. The top three finishers, Liberty Bell (first), Tonasket (second), and Soap Lake (third) advanced to state.
Cole said Brewster returned to Knowledge Bowl competition after taking a few years off.
Pateros High School’s Knowledge Bowl Team competed in the CW1B division but did not qualify for state.