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The '''Minnesota High School Quizbowl League''' is one of the most popular quiz bowl formats in Minnesota and is a member association of the [[Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance]]. It culminates in a tournament consisting of 16 of the top team. It is currently run on questions supplied by [[NAQT]], derived from one of the A series they produce each year.  It is directed by [[R Robert Hentzel]] and takes place on four different nights over a span of five and at four separate sites.  The four sites are each home to one division, which are supposed to be divided equally by talent and location, but recently divisions have been rather lopsided.  Each night a team plays four rounds within its division, except for the last night which is the "playoff" night, where the top teams from each site come together and play for the title in a single elimination playoff bracket. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. MNHSQB League championship tournament considered by many to be more prestigious than the official [[NAQT Minnesota State Championship]], as it is generally has a more challenging field and is broadcast on television.  
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The '''Minnesota High School Quizbowl League''' is one of the most popular quiz bowl formats in Minnesota and is a member association of the [[Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance]]. It culminates in a tournament consisting of 16 of the top team. It is currently run on questions supplied by [[NAQT]], derived from one of the A series they produce each year.  It is directed by [[R Robert Hentzel]] and takes place over a span of five and at four separate sites.  The four sites are each home to one division, which are supposed to be divided equally by talent and location, but recently divisions have been rather lopsided.  Each night a team plays four rounds within its division. On the last night, the "playoff" night, the top teams from each site come together and play for the title in a single elimination playoff bracket. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. MNHSQB League championship tournament considered by many to be more prestigious than the official [[NAQT Minnesota State Championship]], as it is generally has a more challenging field and is broadcasted on television.  
  
 
== Divisions ==
 
== Divisions ==
  
 
===List of 2013-14 divisions and competition dates===
 
===List of 2013-14 divisions and competition dates===
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{| class="navbox wikitable " style="width:60%; text-align:left"
 
! style="background:white; width:12%" | Division
 
! style="background:white; width:12%" | Division
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! style="background:white; width:17%" | Team
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! style="background:white; width:17%" | School
 
! style="background:white; width:15%" | City
 
! style="background:white; width:15%" | City
 
! style="background:white; width:13%" | Head Coach
 
! style="background:white; width:13%" | Head Coach
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! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams
 
|-
 
|-
 
! style=background:#FFDDFF rowspan=11 | North Division  
 
! style=background:#FFDDFF rowspan=11 | North Division  
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| Chanhassen
 
| Chanhassen
 
| Krista Hammann
 
| Krista Hammann
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Blake (Minnesota)|Blake]]'''
 
| '''[[Blake (Minnesota)|Blake]]'''
 
| Minneapolis, Hopkins, Wayzata
 
| Minneapolis, Hopkins, Wayzata
 
| Frank Sachs
 
| Frank Sachs
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Breck]]'''
 
| '''[[Breck]]'''
 
| Minneapolis
 
| Minneapolis
 
| Brad Kohl
 
| Brad Kohl
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| 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[DeLaSalle]]'''
 
| '''[[DeLaSalle]]'''
 
| Minneapolis
 
| Minneapolis
 
| Martin Marrin
 
| Martin Marrin
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| 6
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Edina]]'''
 
| '''[[Edina]]'''
 
| Edina
 
| Edina
 
| Nickie McKeever
 
| Nickie McKeever
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| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Hopkins]]'''
 
| '''[[Hopkins]]'''
 
| Hopkins
 
| Hopkins
 
| John Sammler
 
| John Sammler
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Hudson]]'''
 
| '''[[Hudson]]'''
 
| Hudson, WI
 
| Hudson, WI
 
| Laurie Harmon
 
| Laurie Harmon
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Armstrong | Robbinsdale Armstrong]]'''
 
| '''[[Armstrong | Robbinsdale Armstrong]]'''
 
| Plymouth
 
| Plymouth
 
| Pat Quinn
 
| Pat Quinn
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Cooper| Robbinsdale Cooper]]'''
 
| '''[[Cooper| Robbinsdale Cooper]]'''
 
| New Hope
 
| New Hope
 
| Tim Darsow
 
| Tim Darsow
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Wayzata]]'''
 
| '''[[Wayzata]]'''
 
| Plymouth
 
| Plymouth
 
| Meaghan Decker
 
| Meaghan Decker
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| 6
 
|-
 
|-
 
! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan="9" | East Division  
 
! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan="9" | East Division  
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| Vadnais Heights
 
| Vadnais Heights
 
| unknown
 
| unknown
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| 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Hill-Murray]]'''
 
| '''[[Hill-Murray]]'''
 
| Maplewood
 
| Maplewood
 
| Louise Head
 
| Louise Head
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| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Irondale]]'''
 
| '''[[Irondale]]'''
 
| New Brighton
 
| New Brighton
 
| Jeremy Hieb
 
| Jeremy Hieb
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| 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Roseville]]'''
 
| '''[[Roseville]]'''
 
| Roseville
 
| Roseville
 
| Ira Sanders
 
| Ira Sanders
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mounds Park]]'''
 
| '''[[Mounds Park]]'''
 
| Saint Paul
 
| Saint Paul
 
| Wade Peterson
 
| Wade Peterson
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| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mounds View]]'''
 
| '''[[Mounds View]]'''
 
| Arden Hills
 
| Arden Hills
 
| Justin Benolkin
 
| Justin Benolkin
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''[[North Saint Paul]]'''
 
|'''[[North Saint Paul]]'''
 
| North Saint Paul
 
| North Saint Paul
 
| Michelle Zwirn
 
| Michelle Zwirn
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Saint Paul Academy]]'''
 
| '''[[Saint Paul Academy]]'''
 
| Saint Paul
 
| Saint Paul
 
| Amy Weisgram
 
| Amy Weisgram
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
! style="background:#DDDDFF" rowspan="10" | West Division
 
! style="background:#DDDDFF" rowspan="10" | West Division
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| Chaska
 
| Chaska
 
| Jennifer Stone
 
| Jennifer Stone
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| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Benilde]]'''
 
| '''[[Benilde]]'''
 
| St. Louis Park
 
| St. Louis Park
 
| Megan Kern
 
| Megan Kern
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Eden Prairie]]'''
 
| '''[[Eden Prairie]]'''
 
| Eden Prairie
 
| Eden Prairie
 
| Dan Murray
 
| Dan Murray
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| 5
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Minnetonka]]'''
 
| '''[[Minnetonka]]'''
 
| Minnetonka
 
| Minnetonka
 
| Joan Truettner
 
| Joan Truettner
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mound Westonka]]'''
 
| '''[[Mound Westonka]]'''
 
| Minnetrista
 
| Minnetrista
 
| Jim Kaeter
 
| Jim Kaeter
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Saint Louis Park]]'''
 
| '''[[Saint Louis Park]]'''
 
| Saint Louis Park
 
| Saint Louis Park
 
| Carmen Garland
 
| Carmen Garland
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Providence]]'''
 
| '''[[Providence]]'''
 
| Plymouth
 
| Plymouth
 
| Arthur Hippler, Kevin Keiser
 
| Arthur Hippler, Kevin Keiser
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Orono]]'''
 
| '''[[Orono]]'''
 
| Long Lake
 
| Long Lake
 
| Larry Williams
 
| Larry Williams
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| 1-2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Saint Paul Central]]'''
 
| '''[[Saint Paul Central]]'''
 
| Saint Paul
 
| Saint Paul
 
| Randy Knoche (de jure)
 
| Randy Knoche (de jure)
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan=10 | South Division
 
! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan=10 | South Division
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| Apple Valley
 
| Apple Valley
 
| Brett Melton
 
| Brett Melton
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| 1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Burnsville]]'''
 
| '''[[Burnsville]]'''
 
| Burnsville
 
| Burnsville
 
| Les Moffitt
 
| Les Moffitt
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| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Eagan]]'''
 
| '''[[Eagan]]'''
 
| Eagan
 
| Eagan
 
| Brian Poehler
 
| Brian Poehler
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Eastview]]'''
 
| '''[[Eastview]]'''
 
| Apple Valley
 
| Apple Valley
 
| John Kelly
 
| John Kelly
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| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Kennedy (MN)|Kennedy]]'''
 
| '''[[Kennedy (MN)|Kennedy]]'''
 
| Bloomington
 
| Bloomington
 
| Christopher Lyons
 
| Christopher Lyons
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|-
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| 2
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| '''[[Minneapolis South]]'''
 
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| Minneapolis
 
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| Macy Ashby
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Prior Lake]]'''
 
| '''[[Prior Lake]]'''
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| Rosemount
 
| Rosemount
 
| Chris Kauffeld
 
| Chris Kauffeld
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| 5
 
|-
 
|-
 
|'''[[Simley]]'''
 
|'''[[Simley]]'''
 
|Inver Grove Heights
 
|Inver Grove Heights
 
| John Severson
 
| John Severson
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| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]'''  
 
| '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]'''  
 
| Mendota Heights
 
| Mendota Heights
 
| Peter Wynia
 
| Peter Wynia
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| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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Past teams: 
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* [[Minneapolis South]]
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* [[St. Anthony Village]]
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== Format ==
 
== Format ==
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== Questions ==
 
== Questions ==
 
The questions are very easy, generally easier than [[NAQT]] A-Series questions.  You can read a sample packet [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/2008/sample-packet.pdf here].
 
The questions are very easy, generally easier than [[NAQT]] A-Series questions.  You can read a sample packet [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/2008/sample-packet.pdf here].
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== History ==
 
== History ==
 
Since the 2006-2007 season League play has been on [[NAQT]] questions.  Before that it was run on [[Patrick's Press]] questions, and on [[Questions Unlimited]] in the mid-eighties.  In 2009, [[Chaska]] won the league title; the two previous seasons were won by [[Eden Prairie]].  Very shady records can be found [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/history.html here]. At one time, the MNHSQB league was the sole venue of high school quiz bowl competition in Minnesota, but many other tournaments on the circuit has since been held.
 
Since the 2006-2007 season League play has been on [[NAQT]] questions.  Before that it was run on [[Patrick's Press]] questions, and on [[Questions Unlimited]] in the mid-eighties.  In 2009, [[Chaska]] won the league title; the two previous seasons were won by [[Eden Prairie]].  Very shady records can be found [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/history.html here]. At one time, the MNHSQB league was the sole venue of high school quiz bowl competition in Minnesota, but many other tournaments on the circuit has since been held.
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== Past Results==
 
== Past Results==
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
* [http://naqt.com/mqba/ Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance]
 
* [http://naqt.com/mqba/ Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance]

Revision as of 17:18, 29 December 2013

The Minnesota High School Quizbowl League is one of the most popular quiz bowl formats in Minnesota and is a member association of the Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance. It culminates in a tournament consisting of 16 of the top team. It is currently run on questions supplied by NAQT, derived from one of the A series they produce each year. It is directed by R Robert Hentzel and takes place over a span of five and at four separate sites. The four sites are each home to one division, which are supposed to be divided equally by talent and location, but recently divisions have been rather lopsided. Each night a team plays four rounds within its division. On the last night, the "playoff" night, the top teams from each site come together and play for the title in a single elimination playoff bracket. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. MNHSQB League championship tournament considered by many to be more prestigious than the official NAQT Minnesota State Championship, as it is generally has a more challenging field and is broadcasted on television.

Divisions

List of 2013-14 divisions and competition dates

Division School City Head Coach # of teams
North Division

11/7, 12/12, 1/23

Chanhassen Chanhassen Krista Hammann 3
Blake Minneapolis, Hopkins, Wayzata Frank Sachs 3
Breck Minneapolis Brad Kohl 1
DeLaSalle Minneapolis Martin Marrin 6
Edina Edina Nickie McKeever 4
Hopkins Hopkins John Sammler 3
Hudson Hudson, WI Laurie Harmon 2
Robbinsdale Armstrong Plymouth Pat Quinn 3
Robbinsdale Cooper New Hope Tim Darsow 2
Wayzata Plymouth Meaghan Decker 6
East Division

11/14, 12/19, 1/30

AFSA Vadnais Heights unknown 1
Hill-Murray Maplewood Louise Head 4
Irondale New Brighton Jeremy Hieb 1
Roseville Roseville Ira Sanders 2
Mounds Park Saint Paul Wade Peterson 4
Mounds View Arden Hills Justin Benolkin 2
North Saint Paul North Saint Paul Michelle Zwirn 2
Saint Paul Academy Saint Paul Amy Weisgram 2
West Division

11/21, 1/9, 2/20

Chaska Chaska Jennifer Stone 4
Benilde St. Louis Park Megan Kern 3
Eden Prairie Eden Prairie Dan Murray 5
Minnetonka Minnetonka Joan Truettner 3
Mound Westonka Minnetrista Jim Kaeter 2
Saint Louis Park Saint Louis Park Carmen Garland 3
Providence Plymouth Arthur Hippler, Kevin Keiser 3
Orono Long Lake Larry Williams 1-2
Saint Paul Central Saint Paul Randy Knoche (de jure) 2
South Division

12/5, 1/16, 2/6

Apple Valley Apple Valley Brett Melton 1
Burnsville Burnsville Les Moffitt 4
Eagan Eagan Brian Poehler 2
Eastview Apple Valley John Kelly 3
Kennedy Bloomington Christopher Lyons 2
Prior Lake Savage Andy Franklin
Rosemount Rosemount Chris Kauffeld 5
Simley Inver Grove Heights John Severson 2
St. Thomas Academy Mendota Heights Peter Wynia 4


Past teams:


Format

MNHSQBL uses a Four-quarter format, though they are referred to as "phases". The first phase consists of twelve warm-up tossups, which are short and worth only ten points each. The second phase consists of standard NAQT tossups with powers and bonuses. The first two phases are combined for timing purposes, and are 9 minutes long. The third phase is lightning rounds consisting of ten related questions worth ten points each. The team that is not in the lead gets to go first and picks from three subjects for their round. They then have one minute to answer as many as they can. Then the other team has a 30 second bounce-back phase on questions heard but passed on or incorrectly answered. Then the lead team picks one of the two remaining lightning rounds, and they have one minute to answer followed by their opponent's 30 second bounce-back phase. If a team manages to get all ten parts of their lightning round correct, they get an extra 20 points. The fourth phase is more tossups with powers and bonuses, for 6 minutes. Neg fives are not used. This means there are a total of 1140 points available to a team in a round.

Questions

The questions are very easy, generally easier than NAQT A-Series questions. You can read a sample packet here.

History

Since the 2006-2007 season League play has been on NAQT questions. Before that it was run on Patrick's Press questions, and on Questions Unlimited in the mid-eighties. In 2009, Chaska won the league title; the two previous seasons were won by Eden Prairie. Very shady records can be found here. At one time, the MNHSQB league was the sole venue of high school quiz bowl competition in Minnesota, but many other tournaments on the circuit has since been held.

Past Results

Year Set Used # of Teams Champion Second Third Fourth
2000 Patrick's Press missing results
2002 MN-01
2003 MN-02
2004 MN-03
2005 MN-04
2006 MN-05
2007 MN-06 111 (112 registered) Eden Prairie St. Anthony Village St. Thomas Academy Wayzata
2008 MN-07 110 (112 registered) Eden Prairie Orono Minnetonka Wayzata
2009 MN-08 100 Chaska Eden Prairie Saint Louis Park Wayzata
2010 MN-09 100 Eden Prairie Saint Thomas Academy Chaska Saint Louis Park
2011 MN-10 108 Chanhassen Saint Paul Central Eden Prairie Wayzata
2012 MN-11 110 Wayzata Saint Paul Central Chaska Mounds View
2013 MN-12 110 Wayzata Saint Paul Central Chaska Eden Prairie
2014 MN-13 ongoing

External Links

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