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− | The '''Minnesota High School | + | The '''Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League''' is a quiz bowl league located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. It is currently run on questions supplied by [[NAQT]], derived from one of the A series they produce each year, as well as from an IS set for its playoff rounds. The league is directed by [[Erik Nelson]] and takes place over multiple nights at separate divisions, which compete at different sites. Each night, a team plays four rounds within its division. After all divisions have played 12 rounds, teams from the top 16 schools convene for a double-elimination playoff. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. The MNHSQB League championship tournament is considered by many to be more prestigious than the official [[NAQT Minnesota State Championship]], as it is generally has a more challenging field. |
== Divisions == | == Divisions == | ||
− | + | Schools are listed in the division they play in for the 2022-23 season. | |
− | ===List of | + | ===List of divisions and competition dates=== |
{| class="navbox wikitable " style="width:60%; text-align:left" | {| class="navbox wikitable " style="width:60%; text-align:left" | ||
! style="background:white; width:12%" | Division | ! style="background:white; width:12%" | Division | ||
! style="background:white; width:17%" | School | ! style="background:white; width:17%" | School | ||
! style="background:white; width:15%" | City | ! style="background:white; width:15%" | City | ||
− | ! style="background:white; width:13%" | | + | ! style="background:white; width:13%" | Coach(es) |
! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams | ! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams | ||
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− | ! style=background:# | + | ! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan="7" | Division I |
− | 11/ | + | 11/3, 12/1, 1/12 |
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+ | | '''[[Benilde-St. Margaret's]]''' | ||
+ | | St. Louis Park | ||
+ | | Matt McMerty-Brummer | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Eden Prairie]]''' |
− | | | + | | Eden Prairie |
− | | | + | | William Bednar |
| 3 | | 3 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Holy Family (MN)|Holy Family]]''' |
− | | | + | | Victoria |
− | | | + | | Jim Walker |
− | | | + | | 1 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Minnetonka]]''' | ||
+ | | Minnetonka | ||
+ | | Judith Thomas | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[St. Louis Park]]''' | ||
+ | | St. Louis Park | ||
+ | | Peter Dangerfield | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
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+ | | '''[[Wayzata]]''' | ||
+ | | Plymouth | ||
+ | | Lucas Sun | ||
+ | | 7 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan="12" | Division II | ||
+ | 11/10, 12/8, 1/19 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Blake]]''' |
| Minneapolis | | Minneapolis | ||
− | | | + | | Jonathan Osters |
− | | | + | | 2 |
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| '''[[DeLaSalle]]''' | | '''[[DeLaSalle]]''' | ||
| Minneapolis | | Minneapolis | ||
| Martin Marrin | | Martin Marrin | ||
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| '''[[Hudson]]''' | | '''[[Hudson]]''' | ||
| Hudson, WI | | Hudson, WI | ||
− | | | + | | Roberta Naujok and Kristin Bores |
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | |'''[[Irondale]]''' |
− | | New | + | | New Brighton |
− | + | | Mia McGill | |
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| '''[[Mounds Park]]''' | | '''[[Mounds Park]]''' | ||
− | | | + | | St. Paul |
− | | Wade Peterson | + | | Jay Noland and Wade Peterson |
− | | | + | | 3 |
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− | | '''[[Mounds View]]''' | + | | '''[[Mounds View]]''' |
| Arden Hills | | Arden Hills | ||
| Justin Benolkin | | Justin Benolkin | ||
− | | | + | | 3 |
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− | |'''[[North | + | | '''[[North St. Paul]]''' |
− | | North | + | | North St. Paul |
− | | | + | | Joe Simms |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Roseville]]''' |
− | | | + | | Roseville |
− | | | + | | Ira Sanders |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
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− | + | | '''[[Saint Agnes]]''' | |
− | + | | St. Paul | |
− | + | | Jackie Cates, Matthew O'Keefe, and Jared Taggart | |
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[St. Croix Prep]]''' |
− | | | + | | Stillwater |
− | | | + | | CarlaJoy Strand, Craig Wolke, and Will Palus |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[St. Paul Academy]]''' |
− | | | + | | St. Paul |
− | | | + | | Kate Lockwood |
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− | | | + | ! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan="17" | Division III |
− | + | 11/17, 1/5, 1/26 | |
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| '''[[Apple Valley]]''' | | '''[[Apple Valley]]''' | ||
| Apple Valley | | Apple Valley | ||
− | | | + | | Shawn Dylla |
− | | | + | | 3 |
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| '''[[Burnsville]]''' | | '''[[Burnsville]]''' | ||
| Burnsville | | Burnsville | ||
| Les Moffitt | | Les Moffitt | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Chaska]]''' | ||
+ | | Chaska | ||
+ | | Rory Bartels and Gretchen Oppriecht de Garcia | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
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− | | '''[[Eagan]]''' | + | |'''[[Eagan]]''' |
| Eagan | | Eagan | ||
− | | | + | | Brett Melton and Francis Samuel |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
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| Apple Valley | | Apple Valley | ||
| John Kelly | | John Kelly | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Edina]]''' | ||
+ | | Edina | ||
+ | | Jennifer Stone | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Hill-Murray]]''' |
+ | | Maplewood | ||
+ | | Louise Head and Kevin Ryan | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Kennedy]]''' | ||
| Bloomington | | Bloomington | ||
− | | | + | | Chris Lyons |
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Lakeville South]]''' | ||
+ | | Lakeville | ||
+ | | Alec Chamberlain | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Orono]]''' | ||
+ | | Long Lake | ||
+ | | Brian McCollor and Joseph Suchomel | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
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| '''[[Prior Lake]]''' | | '''[[Prior Lake]]''' | ||
− | | | + | | Prior Lake |
− | | | + | | Brian Olsen |
+ | | 3 | ||
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− | | '''[[Rosemount]]''' | + | | '''[[Providence]]''' |
+ | | Plymouth | ||
+ | | Kevin Keiser and Emily Semsch | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Rosemount]]''' | ||
| Rosemount | | Rosemount | ||
| Chris Kauffeld | | Chris Kauffeld | ||
− | | | + | | 3 |
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− | |'''[[ | + | | '''[[Shakopee]]''' |
− | | | + | | Shakopee |
− | | | + | | Matthew Johnston |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]''' | + | | '''[[Shattuck-St. Mary's]]''' |
+ | | Faribault | ||
+ | | Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]''' | ||
| Mendota Heights | | Mendota Heights | ||
− | | Peter Wynia | + | | Doug Hoverson, Peter Wynia, Melissa Judy, and James Jurkovich |
− | | | + | | 2 |
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|} | |} | ||
+ | == Format == | ||
+ | The current format consists of two eight-minute halves of [[NAQT]] tossups and bonuses, with a pair of [[lightning rounds]] after the first half. The lightning round consists of groups of ten related questions worth ten points each. The team that is not in the lead gets the first choice of three subjects for their round, and has one minute to answer as many as they can. The other team then gets a 30 second bounce-back phase on questions the first team missed. After this, the process is repeated with the leading team choosing from the remaining two choices. 15-point powers are used in league play, but -5 interrupt penalties are not. | ||
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+ | In previous years, MNHSQB games consisted of four "phases." The first phase consisted of twelve very short warm-up tossups. The second phase consisted of standard tossups with powers and bonuses. The first two phases were combined for timing purposes, and were 9 minutes long. The third phase was a lightning round, and the fourth was more tossups and bonuses, for 6 minutes. | ||
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+ | == Questions == | ||
+ | Regular season play uses tossups and bonuses from [[NAQT]]'s A-Series and lightning rounds from its Standard Television Series. The playoffs use questions from a regular NAQT set, which are more difficult. A sample packet of A-Series questions can be found [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/2008/sample-packet.pdf here]. | ||
− | + | == History == | |
− | + | Much of the league's early history is currently unknown. For many years of the pre-NAQT era, all events were held at [[Burnsville]], so that all schools had an opportunity to appear on public television. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP. As of 2022, matches are no longer televised. | |
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+ | [[Patrick's Press]] questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and [[Questions Unlimited]] provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on [[NAQT]] questions. | ||
− | + | [[Wayzata]] has the most titles in the NAQT era, with eight. [[Eden Prairie]] is second with five. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in the league's NAQT era, having scored 1,035 points against [[Edina]] during round 6 of the 2017-18 season. | |
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− | + | The league's directors have included: | |
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− | + | * [[George Leiter]] (19??-2006) | |
− | + | * [[Robert Hentzel]] (2006-2022) | |
+ | * [[Erik Nelson]] (2022-present) | ||
== Past Results== | == Past Results== | ||
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" | ||
! Year | ! Year | ||
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! Champion | ! Champion | ||
− | ! | + | ! Runner-up |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | | 1972 | |
+ | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1973 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1974 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1975 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1976 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1977 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1978 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1979 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1980 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1981 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1982 | ||
+ | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1983 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1984 | ||
+ | | [[St. Paul Academy]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1985 | ||
+ | | [[St. Paul Academy]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1986 | ||
+ | | [[Blake]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987 | ||
+ | | [[St. Paul Academy]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds Park]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1989 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991 | ||
+ | | [[Rosemount]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Paul Academy]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1992 | ||
+ | | [[Chaska]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1993 | ||
+ | | [[Chaska]] | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994 | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1995 | ||
+ | | Blake | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996 | ||
+ | | Blake | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1997 | ||
+ | | Blake | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1998 |
− | | | + | | Blake |
− | | | + | | Unknown |
− | | | + | |- |
− | | | + | | 1999 |
− | | | + | | [[Chaska]] |
− | | | + | | Unknown |
|- | |- | ||
| 2000 | | 2000 | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Chaska]] |
− | | | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
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| 2001 | | 2001 | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
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| Minneapolis Southwest | | Minneapolis Southwest | ||
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| 2002 | | 2002 | ||
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| [[St. Thomas Academy]] | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
− | | | + | | [[St. Louis Park]] |
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| 2003 | | 2003 | ||
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| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
− | | | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
|- | |- | ||
| 2004 | | 2004 | ||
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| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
− | | | + | | [[Eden Prairie]] |
|- | |- | ||
| 2005 | | 2005 | ||
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| [[St. Thomas Academy]] | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
− | | | + | | [[Chaska]] |
|- | |- | ||
| 2006 | | 2006 | ||
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| [[St. Thomas Academy]] | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
− | | | + | | [[Chaska]] |
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===NAQT era=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" | ||
+ | ! Year | ||
+ | ! Set Used | ||
+ | ! # of Teams | ||
+ | ! Champion | ||
+ | ! Second | ||
+ | ! Third | ||
+ | ! Fourth | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2235 2007] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2235 2007] | ||
| MN-06 | | MN-06 | ||
− | | | + | | 98 |
| [[Eden Prairie ]] | | [[Eden Prairie ]] | ||
− | | | + | | St. Anthony Village |
| [[St. Thomas Academy]] | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2508 2008] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2508 2008] | ||
| MN-07 | | MN-07 | ||
− | | | + | | 112 |
| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
| [[Orono]] | | [[Orono]] | ||
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| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Louis Park]] |
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
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| 100 | | 100 | ||
| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Louis Park]] |
|- | |- | ||
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3571 2011] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3571 2011] | ||
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| 108 | | 108 | ||
| [[Chanhassen]] | | [[Chanhassen]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Paul Central]] |
| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
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| 110 | | 110 | ||
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Paul Central]] |
| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
| [[Mounds View]] | | [[Mounds View]] | ||
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| 110 | | 110 | ||
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Paul Central]] |
| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
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| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
+ | | [[Blake]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=6022 2015] | ||
+ | | MN-14 | ||
+ | | 130 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
| [[Blake]] | | [[Blake]] | ||
+ | | [[Edina]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=6853 2016] | ||
+ | | MN-15 | ||
+ | | 131 | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds Park Academy]] | ||
+ | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=7992 2017] | ||
+ | | MN-16 | ||
+ | | 139 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds Park Academy]] | ||
+ | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=8921 2018] | ||
+ | | MN-17 | ||
+ | | 134 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds View]] | ||
+ | | [[Edina]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=9971 2019] | ||
+ | | MN-18 | ||
+ | | 118 | ||
+ | | [[Mounds View]] | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=11097 2020] | ||
+ | | MN-19 | ||
+ | | 126 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds View]] | ||
+ | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=12284 2021] | ||
+ | | MN-20 | ||
+ | | 86 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds View]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=13295 2022] | ||
+ | | MN-21 | ||
+ | | 88 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Louis Park]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Paul Academy]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
− | * [ | + | * [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=12887 Current (2021-22) standings] |
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[[Category:High school leagues]] | [[Category:High school leagues]] | ||
[[Category:High school quizbowl in Minnesota]] | [[Category:High school quizbowl in Minnesota]] | ||
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] |
Latest revision as of 17:57, 17 January 2023
The Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League is a quiz bowl league located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. It is currently run on questions supplied by NAQT, derived from one of the A series they produce each year, as well as from an IS set for its playoff rounds. The league is directed by Erik Nelson and takes place over multiple nights at separate divisions, which compete at different sites. Each night, a team plays four rounds within its division. After all divisions have played 12 rounds, teams from the top 16 schools convene for a double-elimination playoff. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. The MNHSQB League championship tournament is considered by many to be more prestigious than the official NAQT Minnesota State Championship, as it is generally has a more challenging field.
Divisions
Schools are listed in the division they play in for the 2022-23 season.
List of divisions and competition dates
Division | School | City | Coach(es) | # of teams |
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Division I
11/3, 12/1, 1/12 | ||||
Benilde-St. Margaret's | St. Louis Park | Matt McMerty-Brummer | 1 | |
Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | William Bednar | 3 | |
Holy Family | Victoria | Jim Walker | 1 | |
Minnetonka | Minnetonka | Judith Thomas | 5 | |
St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park | Peter Dangerfield | 1 | |
Wayzata | Plymouth | Lucas Sun | 7 | |
Division II
11/10, 12/8, 1/19 | ||||
Blake | Minneapolis | Jonathan Osters | 2 | |
DeLaSalle | Minneapolis | Martin Marrin | 3 | |
Hudson | Hudson, WI | Roberta Naujok and Kristin Bores | 3 | |
Irondale | New Brighton | Mia McGill | 4 | |
Mounds Park | St. Paul | Jay Noland and Wade Peterson | 3 | |
Mounds View | Arden Hills | Justin Benolkin | 3 | |
North St. Paul | North St. Paul | Joe Simms | 2 | |
Roseville | Roseville | Ira Sanders | 2 | |
Saint Agnes | St. Paul | Jackie Cates, Matthew O'Keefe, and Jared Taggart | 3 | |
St. Croix Prep | Stillwater | CarlaJoy Strand, Craig Wolke, and Will Palus | 2 | |
St. Paul Academy | St. Paul | Kate Lockwood | 1 | |
Division III
11/17, 1/5, 1/26 | ||||
Apple Valley | Apple Valley | Shawn Dylla | 3 | |
Burnsville | Burnsville | Les Moffitt | 3 | |
Chaska | Chaska | Rory Bartels and Gretchen Oppriecht de Garcia | 4 | |
Eagan | Eagan | Brett Melton and Francis Samuel | 2 | |
Eastview | Apple Valley | John Kelly | 2 | |
Edina | Edina | Jennifer Stone | 3 | |
Hill-Murray | Maplewood | Louise Head and Kevin Ryan | 2 | |
Kennedy | Bloomington | Chris Lyons | 2 | |
Lakeville South | Lakeville | Alec Chamberlain | 1 | |
Orono | Long Lake | Brian McCollor and Joseph Suchomel | 2 | |
Prior Lake | Prior Lake | Brian Olsen | 3 | |
Providence | Plymouth | Kevin Keiser and Emily Semsch | 5 | |
Rosemount | Rosemount | Chris Kauffeld | 3 | |
Shakopee | Shakopee | Matthew Johnston | 2 | |
Shattuck-St. Mary's | Faribault | Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton | 1 | |
St. Thomas Academy | Mendota Heights | Doug Hoverson, Peter Wynia, Melissa Judy, and James Jurkovich | 2 |
Format
The current format consists of two eight-minute halves of NAQT tossups and bonuses, with a pair of lightning rounds after the first half. The lightning round consists of groups of ten related questions worth ten points each. The team that is not in the lead gets the first choice of three subjects for their round, and has one minute to answer as many as they can. The other team then gets a 30 second bounce-back phase on questions the first team missed. After this, the process is repeated with the leading team choosing from the remaining two choices. 15-point powers are used in league play, but -5 interrupt penalties are not.
In previous years, MNHSQB games consisted of four "phases." The first phase consisted of twelve very short warm-up tossups. The second phase consisted of standard tossups with powers and bonuses. The first two phases were combined for timing purposes, and were 9 minutes long. The third phase was a lightning round, and the fourth was more tossups and bonuses, for 6 minutes.
Questions
Regular season play uses tossups and bonuses from NAQT's A-Series and lightning rounds from its Standard Television Series. The playoffs use questions from a regular NAQT set, which are more difficult. A sample packet of A-Series questions can be found here.
History
Much of the league's early history is currently unknown. For many years of the pre-NAQT era, all events were held at Burnsville, so that all schools had an opportunity to appear on public television. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP. As of 2022, matches are no longer televised.
Patrick's Press questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and Questions Unlimited provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on NAQT questions.
Wayzata has the most titles in the NAQT era, with eight. Eden Prairie is second with five. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in the league's NAQT era, having scored 1,035 points against Edina during round 6 of the 2017-18 season.
The league's directors have included:
- George Leiter (19??-2006)
- Robert Hentzel (2006-2022)
- Erik Nelson (2022-present)
Past Results
Pre-NAQT era
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
1972 | St. Thomas Academy | Unknown |
1973 | Unknown | Unknown |
1974 | Unknown | Unknown |
1975 | Unknown | Unknown |
1976 | Unknown | Unknown |
1977 | Unknown | Unknown |
1978 | Unknown | Unknown |
1979 | Unknown | Unknown |
1980 | Unknown | St. Thomas Academy |
1981 | Unknown | Unknown |
1982 | St. Thomas Academy | Unknown |
1983 | Unknown | Unknown |
1984 | St. Paul Academy | Unknown |
1985 | St. Paul Academy | Unknown |
1986 | Blake | Unknown |
1987 | St. Paul Academy | Mounds Park |
1988 | Unknown | Unknown |
1989 | Unknown | Unknown |
1991 | Rosemount | St. Paul Academy |
1992 | Chaska | Unknown |
1993 | Chaska | Unknown |
1994 | Eden Prairie | St. Thomas Academy |
1995 | Blake | Unknown |
1996 | Blake | Unknown |
1997 | Blake | Unknown |
1998 | Blake | Unknown |
1999 | Chaska | Unknown |
2000 | Chaska | St. Thomas Academy |
2001 | St. Thomas Academy | Minneapolis Southwest |
2002 | St. Thomas Academy | St. Louis Park |
2003 | Chaska | St. Thomas Academy |
2004 | Chaska | Eden Prairie |
2005 | St. Thomas Academy | Chaska |
2006 | St. Thomas Academy | Chaska |