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− | The '''Minnesota High School Quizbowl League''' | + | The '''Minnesota High School Quizbowl League''' is one of the most popular quiz bowl competitions in Minnesota. It is currently run on questions supplied by [[NAQT]], derived from one of the A series they produce each year. The league is directed by [[R. Robert Hentzel]] and takes place over multiple nights at three 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 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 partially televised. |
== Divisions == | == Divisions == | ||
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! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams | ! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams | ||
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− | ! style=background:#FFDDFF rowspan=12 | West Division | + | ! style=background:#FFDDFF rowspan="12" | West Division |
11/7, 12/12, 1/23 | 11/7, 12/12, 1/23 | ||
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| Eden Prairie | | Eden Prairie | ||
| Josh Axtman and Alex Bauer | | Josh Axtman and Alex Bauer | ||
− | | | + | | 9 |
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Edina]]''' | | '''[[Edina]]''' | ||
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| 6 | | 6 | ||
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− | ! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan=" | + | ! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan="16" | East Division |
11/14, 12/19, 1/30 | 11/14, 12/19, 1/30 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
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− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Irondale]]''' |
| Roseville | | Roseville | ||
− | | | + | | Bryan Coyle and Anna Smithberger |
− | | | + | | 5 |
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Mounds Park]]''' | | '''[[Mounds Park]]''' | ||
− | | | + | | St. Paul |
− | | Wade Peterson | + | | Jay Noland and Wade Peterson |
− | | | + | | 3 |
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Mounds View]]''' | | '''[[Mounds View]]''' | ||
| Arden Hills | | Arden Hills | ||
| Justin Benolkin | | Justin Benolkin | ||
− | | | + | | 4 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''[[North St. Paul]]''' | ||
+ | | North St. Paul | ||
+ | | Joe Simms | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''' | + | | '''Pine City''' |
− | | | + | | Pine City |
− | | | + | | Dana Phillips |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[Roseville]]''' |
− | | | + | | Roseville |
− | | | + | | Ira Sanders |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | + | | '''[[St. Agnes|Saint Agnes]]''' | |
− | + | | St. Paul | |
− | + | | Jackie Cates and Jared Taggart | |
− | | '''[[ | ||
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− | | St. | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''' | + | | '''St. Croix Prep''' |
− | | | + | | Stillwater |
− | | | + | | Eric Blythe and Craig Wolke |
− | | | + | | 1 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | '''[[ | + | | '''[[St. Paul Academy]]''' |
− | | | + | | St. Paul |
− | | | + | | Kate Lockwood |
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''' | + | | '''St. Paul Conservatory''' |
− | | | + | | St. Paul |
− | | | + | | None |
− | | | + | | 1 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''' | + | | '''Tartan''' |
− | | | + | | Oakdale |
− | | | + | | Unknown |
− | | | + | | 2 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''' | + | | '''Washburn''' |
− | | | + | | Minneapolis |
− | | | + | | Mark Jensen |
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan= | + | ! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan=17 | South Division |
− | + | 11/21, 1/9, 2/6 | |
| '''[[Apple Valley]]''' | | '''[[Apple Valley]]''' | ||
| Apple Valley | | Apple Valley | ||
− | | | + | | Shawn Dylla |
− | | | + | | 4 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Blake]]''' | ||
+ | | Minneapolis | ||
+ | | Jonathan Osters | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Burnsville]]''' | | '''[[Burnsville]]''' | ||
| Burnsville | | Burnsville | ||
| Les Moffitt | | Les Moffitt | ||
− | | | + | | 7 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Chanhassen]]''' | ||
+ | | Chanhassen | ||
+ | | Austin Wilder and Katy Boyum-Hill | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Chaska]]''' | ||
+ | | Chaska | ||
+ | | Tucker Besel and Naomi Jones | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Eagan]]''' | | '''[[Eagan]]''' | ||
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| '''[[Eastview]]''' | | '''[[Eastview]]''' | ||
| Apple Valley | | Apple Valley | ||
− | | | + | | Kelli Donais |
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''[[Hill-Murray]]''' | ||
+ | | Maplewood | ||
+ | | Louise Head and Kevin Ryan | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Kennedy''' | ||
+ | | Bloomington | ||
+ | | Chris Lyons | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | '''[[ | + | | '''Metcalf Middle''' |
− | | | + | | Burnsville |
− | | | + | | Melinda Mallinger |
− | | | + | | 1 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''[[Orono]]''' | ||
+ | | Long Lake | ||
+ | | Joe Suchomel | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''' | + | | '''Prior Lake''' |
| Savage | | Savage | ||
− | | | + | | Brian Olsen and Jay Clausen |
+ | | 10 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Providence Academy''' | ||
+ | | Plymouth | ||
+ | | Angela Lambert and Teresa Claypool | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | '''[[Rosemount]]''' | + | | '''[[Rosemount]]''' |
| Rosemount | | Rosemount | ||
| Chris Kauffeld | | Chris Kauffeld | ||
− | | | + | | 4 |
|- | |- | ||
− | |''' | + | | '''Shakopee''' |
− | | | + | | Shakopee |
− | | | + | | Matthew Johnston |
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]''' | + | | '''[[St. Thomas (MN)|St. Thomas Academy]]''' |
| Mendota Heights | | Mendota Heights | ||
− | | | + | | Jamie Jurkovich |
− | | | + | | 3 |
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== Format == | == Format == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
− | + | 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. [[Patrick's Press]] questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and [[Questions Unlimited]] provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP. Very incomplete records of those years can be found [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/history.html here]. | |
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+ | Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on [[NAQT]] questions. With five titles each, [[Eden Prairie]] and [[Wayzata]] are tied for the most MNHSQB titles in the NAQT era. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in that era, scoring 1,035 points against [[Edina]] during round 6 of the 2017-18 season. | ||
== Past Results== | == Past Results== | ||
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| [[Patrick's Press]] | | [[Patrick's Press]] | ||
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− | | St. Thomas Academy | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
− | | Minneapolis Southwest | + | | [[Minneapolis Southwest]] |
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| 2002 | | 2002 | ||
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| [[St. Thomas Academy]] | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
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| 2003 | | 2003 | ||
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| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
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| 2004 | | 2004 | ||
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| [[Chaska]] | | [[Chaska]] | ||
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| 2005 | | 2005 | ||
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+ | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
+ | | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2006 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 88 | ||
| [[St. Thomas Academy]] | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing | | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing | ||
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! Third | ! Third | ||
! Fourth | ! Fourth | ||
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2235 2007] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2235 2007] | ||
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| 98 | | 98 | ||
| [[Eden Prairie ]] | | [[Eden Prairie ]] | ||
− | | | + | | St. Anthony Village |
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
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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]] | | [[Blake]] | ||
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| 139 | | 139 | ||
| [[Wayzata]] | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Thomas Academy]] |
| [[Mounds Park Academy]] | | [[Mounds Park Academy]] | ||
| [[Burnsville]] | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
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| [[Burnsville]] | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
| [[Eden Prairie]] | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=11097 2020] | ||
+ | | MN-19 | ||
+ | | 126 | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[Eden Prairie]] | ||
+ | | [[Mounds View]] | ||
+ | | [[Burnsville]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
− | + | * [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=11097 Current (2019-20) standings] | |
− | * [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id= | ||
[[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]] |
Revision as of 17:36, 20 March 2020
The Minnesota High School Quizbowl League is one of the most popular quiz bowl competitions in Minnesota. It is currently run on questions supplied by NAQT, derived from one of the A series they produce each year. The league is directed by R. Robert Hentzel and takes place over multiple nights at three 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 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 partially televised.
Divisions
List of divisions and competition dates
Division | School | City | Coach(es) | # of teams |
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West Division
11/7, 12/12, 1/23 | ||||
Benilde-St. Margaret's | St. Louis Park | Casey Mosich | 3 | |
Breck | Minneapolis | Brad Kohl | 1 | |
Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | Josh Axtman and Alex Bauer | 9 | |
Edina | Edina | Nickie McKeever | 3 | |
Holy Family | Victoria | Jim Walker | 1 | |
Hopkins | Minnetonka | John Sammler | 2 | |
Minnetonka | Minnetonka | Judith Thomas | 3 | |
Mound Westonka | Minnetrista | Samuel Thaler | 3 | |
Shattuck-St. Mary's | Faribault | Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton | 1 | |
St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park | Peter Dangerfield | 1 | |
Wayzata | Plymouth | Ethan Lane and Nicole Kincius | 6 | |
East Division
11/14, 12/19, 1/30 | ||||
AFSA | Vadnais Heights | Peter Zurn | 1 | |
DeLaSalle | Minneapolis | Martin Marrin | 5 | |
Hudson | Hudson, WI | Roberta Naujok and Joshua Przybylski | 2 | |
Irondale | Roseville | Bryan Coyle and Anna Smithberger | 5 | |
Mounds Park | St. Paul | Jay Noland and Wade Peterson | 3 | |
Mounds View | Arden Hills | Justin Benolkin | 4 | |
North St. Paul | North St. Paul | Joe Simms | 3 | |
Pine City | Pine City | Dana Phillips | 2 | |
Roseville | Roseville | Ira Sanders | 2 | |
Saint Agnes | St. Paul | Jackie Cates and Jared Taggart | 3 | |
St. Croix Prep | Stillwater | Eric Blythe and Craig Wolke | 1 | |
St. Paul Academy | St. Paul | Kate Lockwood | 2 | |
St. Paul Conservatory | St. Paul | None | 1 | |
Tartan | Oakdale | Unknown | 2 | |
Washburn | Minneapolis | Mark Jensen | 2 | |
South Division
11/21, 1/9, 2/6 |
Apple Valley | Apple Valley | Shawn Dylla | 4 |
Blake | Minneapolis | Jonathan Osters | 3 | |
Burnsville | Burnsville | Les Moffitt | 7 | |
Chanhassen | Chanhassen | Austin Wilder and Katy Boyum-Hill | 2 | |
Chaska | Chaska | Tucker Besel and Naomi Jones | 3 | |
Eagan | Eagan | Brian Poehler | 2 | |
Eastview | Apple Valley | Kelli Donais | 2 | |
Hill-Murray | Maplewood | Louise Head and Kevin Ryan | 2 | |
Kennedy | Bloomington | Chris Lyons | 3 | |
Metcalf Middle | Burnsville | Melinda Mallinger | 1 | |
Orono | Long Lake | Joe Suchomel | 3 | |
Prior Lake | Savage | Brian Olsen and Jay Clausen | 10 | |
Providence Academy | Plymouth | Angela Lambert and Teresa Claypool | 3 | |
Rosemount | Rosemount | Chris Kauffeld | 4 | |
Shakopee | Shakopee | Matthew Johnston | 2 | |
St. Thomas Academy | Mendota Heights | Jamie Jurkovich | 3 |
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 have 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 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. You can read a sample packet of A-Series questions here.
History
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. Patrick's Press questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and Questions Unlimited provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP. Very incomplete records of those years can be found here.
Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on NAQT questions. With five titles each, Eden Prairie and Wayzata are tied for the most MNHSQB titles in the NAQT era. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in that era, scoring 1,035 points against Edina during round 6 of the 2017-18 season.
Past Results
Pre-NAQT era
Year | Set Used | # of Teams | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
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1971 | ||||||
2000 | Patrick's Press | |||||
2001 | Patrick's Press | St. Thomas Academy | Minneapolis Southwest | |||
2002 | St. Thomas Academy | results missing | ||||
2003 | Chaska | results missing | ||||
2004 | Chaska | results missing | ||||
2005 | St. Thomas Academy | results missing | ||||
2006 | 88 | St. Thomas Academy | results missing |
NAQT era
Year | Set Used | # of Teams | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
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2007 | MN-06 | 98 | Eden Prairie | St. Anthony Village | St. Thomas Academy | Wayzata |
2008 | MN-07 | 112 | Eden Prairie | Orono | Minnetonka | Wayzata |
2009 | MN-08 | 100 | Chaska | Eden Prairie | St. Louis Park | Wayzata |
2010 | MN-09 | 100 | Eden Prairie | St. Thomas Academy | Chaska | St. Louis Park |
2011 | MN-10 | 108 | Chanhassen | St. Paul Central | Eden Prairie | Wayzata |
2012 | MN-11 | 110 | Wayzata | St. Paul Central | Chaska | Mounds View |
2013 | MN-12 | 110 | Wayzata | St. Paul Central | Chaska | Eden Prairie |
2014 | MN-13 | 105 | Eden Prairie | Wayzata | St. Thomas Academy | Blake |
2015 | MN-14 | 130 | Wayzata | Eden Prairie | Blake | Edina |
2016 | MN-15 | 131 | Eden Prairie | Wayzata | Mounds Park Academy | Burnsville |
2017 | MN-16 | 139 | Wayzata | St. Thomas Academy | Mounds Park Academy | Burnsville |
2018 | MN-17 | 134 | Wayzata | Eden Prairie | Mounds View | Edina |
2019 | MN-18 | 118 | Mounds View | Wayzata | Burnsville | Eden Prairie |
2020 | MN-19 | 126 | Wayzata | Eden Prairie | Mounds View | Burnsville |