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|citystate = White Cloud, MI | |citystate = White Cloud, MI | ||
|currentcoach = '''Head Coaches:''' <br/> Stephen Smith (2022-Present) <br/> Tony McHattie (1986-2022) <br/><br/> '''Assistant Coaches:''' <br/> Allison McPhall <br/> Arnie Baker <br/> Dallas Dowling | |currentcoach = '''Head Coaches:''' <br/> Stephen Smith (2022-Present) <br/> Tony McHattie (1986-2022) <br/><br/> '''Assistant Coaches:''' <br/> Allison McPhall <br/> Arnie Baker <br/> Dallas Dowling | ||
− | |state = 1992, 2005, 2023 | + | |state = '''Class B:''' <br/> 2005 <br/><br/> '''Class C:''' <br/> 1992 and 2023 <br/><br/> '''State Qualifier:''' <br/> 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 |
− | |nats = 2005 Runner-up | + | |nats = '''NAQT Small School Division:''' <br/> 2005 Runner-up <br/> <br/> '''National Qualifier:''' <br/> 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 |
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|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
|size = 240 | |size = 240 | ||
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+ | ==Overview== | ||
− | White Cloud, often abbreviated WC, is a | + | '''White Cloud''', often abbreviated '''WC''', is a Class C school located in White Cloud, Michigan which is about an hour drive north of Grand Rapids, nestled in Northern rural Newaygo County. With much of the community alongside the banks of the White River and the Manistee National Forest, White Cloud is home to many rich scenic views and family activities. WC continues to maintain a proud tradition of quiz bowl at both the middle and high school level. |
− | For years, White Cloud has hosted its annual Jan Rademacher Memorial Invitational typically held in the Fall. | + | For over 20 years, White Cloud has hosted its annual Jan Rademacher Memorial Quiz Bowl Invitational typically held in the Fall. |
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+ | White Cloud ranks #1 all-time in Michigan among Class C-D schools for qualifying to State the most number of times (3 of those years we were Class B). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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*2023 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place | *2023 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place | ||
*2024 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place (Small School) | *2024 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place (Small School) | ||
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+ | ==Television Tournaments== | ||
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+ | *10-time television champions, winning approximately a ¼ million dollars in college scholarships | ||
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+ | *2004 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion | ||
+ | *2005 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion | ||
+ | *2009 - WCMU Quiz Central Division and Grand Champions | ||
+ | *2010 - WCMU Quiz Central Division and Grand Champions | ||
+ | *2013 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion | ||
+ | *2015-2016 - Placed 2nd on WKAR’s QuizBusters | ||
+ | *2015-2016 - Placed 3rd on WCMU’s Quiz Central | ||
+ | *2017 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Runner-up | ||
+ | *2018 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion | ||
+ | *2017-2018 - Placed 2nd on WKAR’s QuizBusters | ||
+ | *2019 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion | ||
+ | *2020 - Placed 3rd on WCMU’s Quiz Central | ||
+ | *2021 - Placed 2nd in Division on WCMU’s Quiz Central | ||
+ | *2022 - Placed 3rd in Division on WCMU’s Quiz Central | ||
+ | *2023 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion, 2nd Place Overall | ||
==All-American Players== | ==All-American Players== | ||
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*2024 - Brian Schaefer* (Class C-D #3 overall scorer) | *2024 - Brian Schaefer* (Class C-D #3 overall scorer) | ||
− | ==All-Confernce | + | ==All-Confernce Players== |
'''Overview''' | '''Overview''' |
Revision as of 12:15, 16 April 2024
White Cloud Jr/Sr High School | |
Location: White Cloud, MI | |
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Coaches | Head Coaches: Stephen Smith (2022-Present) Tony McHattie (1986-2022) Assistant Coaches: Allison McPhall Arnie Baker Dallas Dowling |
State Championships | Class B: 2005 Class C: 1992 and 2023 State Qualifier: 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 |
National Championships | NAQT Small School Division: 2005 Runner-up National Qualifier: 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 |
Program Status | Active |
School Size | 240 |
NAQT Page | link |
Overview
White Cloud, often abbreviated WC, is a Class C school located in White Cloud, Michigan which is about an hour drive north of Grand Rapids, nestled in Northern rural Newaygo County. With much of the community alongside the banks of the White River and the Manistee National Forest, White Cloud is home to many rich scenic views and family activities. WC continues to maintain a proud tradition of quiz bowl at both the middle and high school level.
For over 20 years, White Cloud has hosted its annual Jan Rademacher Memorial Quiz Bowl Invitational typically held in the Fall.
White Cloud ranks #1 all-time in Michigan among Class C-D schools for qualifying to State the most number of times (3 of those years we were Class B).
History
National Championship Meets
2000-2009
- 2004 - Placed 3rd and 5th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
- 2005 - Placed 2nd and 8th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
- 2006 - Placed 8th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
- 2007 - Placed 5th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
- 2008 - Placed 9th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
- 2009 - Placed 7th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2010-2019
- 2010 - Placed 15th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
- 2011 - Qualified to Atlanta NAQT Nationals, did not participate.
- 2012 - Placed 3rd in USA at Nationals in JV Division (Chip Beall)
- 2013 - Placed 3rd in USA at Nationals in small-school division (Chip Beall)
- 2014 - Placed 7th (tie) in USA at NAQT Nationals in small-school division.
- 2015 - Placed 17th (tie) in USA at NAQT Nationals in Atlanta in small- school division
- 2016 - Placed 33rd (tie) in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago in small-school division
- 2017 - Placed 41st (tie) overall and 19th (tie) very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
- 2018 - Placed 15th (tie) overall and 7th (tie) very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
- 2019 - Placed 34th overall and 15th very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
2020-Present
- 2020 - NAQT Nationals cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
- 2021 - Placed 27th overall and 10th very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals (Online)
- 2022 - Qualified to Small-School Nationals in Chicago and to Class A Nationals in Atlanta, but we were not vaccinated for COVID so could not take part in person.
- 2023 - Placed 65th overall and 36th very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
State Championship Meets
State Championships
- 1992 - 1st Place at Class C-D Michigan High School State Championship (Defeated Detroit Country Day)
- 2005 - 1st Place at Class B Michigan High School State Championship (Defeated Ludington)
- 2023 - 1st Place at Class C-D Michigan High School State Championship (Defeated Kalamazoo Christian)
Notable State Performances
- 2014 - Runner-up Honors at Class C-D Michigan High School State Championship
- 2013 - 3rd Place at Class C-D Michigan High School State Meet (trophy)
- 2022 - 3rd Place at NAQT Class C-D State Meet hosted by DeWitt (online). 8-1 record
- 2024 - 3rd Place at NAQT Class C-D State Meet hosted by DeWitt 8-2 record
- 2021 - 4th Place at NAQT Class C-D State Meet hosted by DeWitt.
NAQT State Championship Meet
- 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 - NAQT Class B-C-D State Championship 6 times.
Central State Activities Association
Varsity Division Overall
- 12 CSAA Varsity Champions
- 1 CSAA Varsity Runner-up
- 2 CSAA Varsity B Champions
- 1 CSAA Varsity B Runner-up
Varsity
- 2010 - Varsity Meet Champions
- 2012 - Varsity Meet Runner-up
- 2013 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
- 2014 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
- 2015 - Varsity Meet Champions (1st offensively and 2nd defensively)
- 2016 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
- 2017 - Varsity Meet Champions
- 2018 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 2nd defensively)
- 2019 - Varsity Dual Champions
- 2021 - Varsity Dual Champions
- 2022 - Varsity Dual Champions
- 2023 - Varsity Dual Champions
- 2024 - Varsity Dual Champions
Varsity B
- 2018 - Varsity B Champions in Silver Division
- 2023 - Varsity B Champions
- 2024 - Varsity B Runner-up
Junior Varsity Overall
- 11 CSAA JV Champions
- 1 CSAA JV Runner-up
Junior Varsity
- 2010 - Junior Varsity Meet Champions
- 2012 - Junior Varsity Meet Runner-up (with one 9th grader and four junior high players (Mike Feldpausch, Ron Phillips, Vernon Klammer, Justin Thompson, and Bob Feldpausch)
- 2013 - Junior Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
- 2014 - Junior Varsity Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
- 2015 - Junior Varsity Champions in Silver Division
- 2016 - Junior Varsity Champions in Silver Division
- 2018 - Junior Varsity Tri-Champions in Silver Division
- 2019 - Junior Varsity Dual Champions
- 2020 - Junior Varsity Dual Champions
- 2022 - Junior Varsity Champions (with six 6th graders)
- 2023 - Junior Varsity Champions
- 2024 - Junior Varsity Champions
Junior High
- 2023 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place
- 2024 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place (Small School)
Television Tournaments
- 10-time television champions, winning approximately a ¼ million dollars in college scholarships
- 2004 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion
- 2005 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion
- 2009 - WCMU Quiz Central Division and Grand Champions
- 2010 - WCMU Quiz Central Division and Grand Champions
- 2013 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion
- 2015-2016 - Placed 2nd on WKAR’s QuizBusters
- 2015-2016 - Placed 3rd on WCMU’s Quiz Central
- 2017 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Runner-up
- 2018 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion
- 2017-2018 - Placed 2nd on WKAR’s QuizBusters
- 2019 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion
- 2020 - Placed 3rd on WCMU’s Quiz Central
- 2021 - Placed 2nd in Division on WCMU’s Quiz Central
- 2022 - Placed 3rd in Division on WCMU’s Quiz Central
- 2023 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion, 2nd Place Overall
All-American Players
- 2005 - John Gunnell: 2nd leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
- 2006 - Jerry Reid: 4th leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
- 2007 - Jerry Reid: 4th leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
- 2013 - Christian Green: Unofficial All-American at NAC Nationals
- 2014 - Christian Green: 10th leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
All-State Players
Overview
- 14 All-State First Team Player Selections, denoted by *
- 3 All-State Second Team Player Selections, denoted by ^
- 6 All-State Nominees total in 2008 and 2009 combined.
- 3 All State Nominees in 2018
Players
- 2005 - Tiffany Tremlin* (Class B)
- 2007 - Jerry Reid* (Class C-D)
- 2008 - Mitch Welch* (Class C-D)
- 2008 - Cameron Wilson and Chelcee Lawrence (Class C-D nominated)
- 2009 - Mitch Welch* (Class C-D)
- 2009 - Chelcee Lawrence* (Class C-D)
- 2009 - Cameron Wilson (Class C-D nominated)
- 2010 - Cameron Wilson* (Class C-D)
- 2013 - Christian Green* (Class C-D)
- 2014 - Christian Green* (Class C-D)
- 2015 - Mike Feldpausch* (Class C-D)
- 2016 - Ron Phillips (Class C-D received votes from officials)
- 2017 - Cameron Karnes* (Class C-D)
- 2018 - Cameron Karnes* (Class C-D)
- 2018 - Jamia Tancock* (Class C-D)
- 2018 - Delton Dowling (Class C-D nominated)
- 2019 - Jamia Tancock* (Class C-D)
- 2020 - Parker Karnes (Class C-D All-State season statistics, but the coronavirus forced the cancellation of the State Meet in 2020)
- 2021 - Parker Karnes^ (Class C-D #6 overall scorer)
- 2021 - Janessa Shepard (Class C-D missed All-State Second Team, #12 overall scorer)
- 2022 - Brian Schaefer^ (Class C-D #9 overall scorer)
- 2023 - Brian Schaefer^ (Class C-D #6 overall scorer)
- 2024 - Brian Schaefer* (Class C-D #3 overall scorer)
All-Confernce Players
Overview
- 71 Total - CSAA All-Conference Awards
- 50 1st Team All-Conference
- 21 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Players
- 2009 - Cameron Wilson: 1st Team All-Conference Top Vote Recipient
- 2009 - Mitch Welch: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2009 - Chelcee Lawrence: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2009 - Ross Pike: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2010 - Cameron Wilson: 1st Team All-Conference Top Vote Recipient
- 2010 - Kira Visser: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2011 - Riki Wilson: 1st Team All-Conference Top Vote Recipient
- 2011 - Dwight Phillips: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2011 - Brock Mirkle: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2012 - Christian Green: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2012 - David Feldpausch: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2012 - Howard York: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2012 - Dillon Gehrett: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2013 - Christian Green: 1st Team All-Conference Top Vote Recipient
- 2013 - Howard York: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2013 - David Feldpausch: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2013 - Dillon Gehrett: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2014 - Christian Green: 1st Team All-Conference (Leading scorer in conference)
- 2014 - David Feldpausch: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2014 - Howard York: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2014 - Mike Feldpausch: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2015 - Mike Feldpausch: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2015 - Ron Phillips: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2015 - Cordell Talbott: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2015 - Sariena Maka: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2016 - Cordell Talbott: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2016 - Ron Phillips: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2016 - Cameron Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2016 - Sariena Maka: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2016 - James Shepard: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2017 - Cameron Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2017 - Sariena Maka: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2017 - Delton Dowling: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2017 - Jennifer Shepard: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2017 - Kiranna Franklin: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2018 - Cameron Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2018 - Delton Dowling: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2018 - Parker Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2018 - Janessa Shepard: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2018 - Jamia Tancock: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2018 - Jennifer Shepard: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2018 - Kiranna Franklin: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2019 - Delton Dowling: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2019 - Jamia Tancock: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2019 - Parker Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2019 - Janessa Shepard: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2020 - Parker Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2020 - Janessa Shepard: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2020 - Anthony Solis-Victoria: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2020 - Brendan Lodden: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2021 - Parker Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2021 - Janessa Shepard: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2022 - Brian Schaefer: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2022 - Zane Keith: 1st Team All-Conference in 2022
- 2022 - Anthony Solis-Victoria: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2022 - Malachi Graves: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2023 - Malachi Graves: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2023 - Brian Schaefer: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2023 - Zane Keith: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2023 - Wyatt Karnes: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2023 - Jarrett Warlick: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2023 - Andrea Feldpausch: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2023 - Anna Mohr: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2024 - Brian Schaefer: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2024 - Samuel Viher: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2024 - Wyatt Karnes: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2024 - Jarrett Warlick: 1st Team All-Conference
- 2024 - Andrea Feldpausch: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2024 - Anna Mohr: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2024 - Samantha Kukal: Honorable Mention All-Conference
- 2024 - Charlotte Karnes: Honorable Mention All-Conference