North Kansas City
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| Location: North Kansas City, MO | |
| Coaches | Randy Jackson |
| State Championships | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008 MSHSAA; 2008, 2009 NAQT |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
North Kansas City High School, also known as NKC or Northtown, is a suburban public school in North Kansas City. Its quizbowl team has been active since the 1980s in local, regional, and national tournaments. The team has won the MSHSAA Class 4 State Championship six times, in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2008, as well as the first two NAQT Missouri Qualifiers. The team holds a number of MSHSAA records and has seen national success, finishing 6th at the 1999 PACE NSC, 5th at the 1999 NAQT HSNCT, 13th at the 2007 NAQT HSNCT, and 5th at the 2008 PACE NSC.
Alumni
- Grant Gates 2010
- Victor Faniel 2009
- Tyler Kinshella 2009
- Brandon Roney 2009
- Derek Tran 2009
- Charlie Dees 2008
- Christine Prezwodek 2007
- Jared Goede 2006
- Jon Matthew 2002
- Andy Wehrman 1999
- Mike Wehrman 1997 - held record for the most tossups answered in the course of a MSHSAA state championship from 1997 until 2011, and was regarded as the best player ever in Missouri for several years after his graduation.
Recently hosted Tournaments
On November 17, 2007, NKC hosted a Junior Varsity tournament that had 22 teams and which was won by Park Hill South HS. It is noted for the circulation of its questions to college players for amusement. On December 8th, NKC, in an attempt to expand pyramidal questions in Missouri, tried hosting an NAQT tournament on set 69A. After a large number of dropouts within the month before the tournament, 3 teams did not show up. With only 4 teams there was a round robin, and then Lexington decided to leave after the third game, so everyone decided to just play an advantaged final and end early. Liberty HS, going undefeated in the prelims, won the final against Savannah HS. Stats are found at [1]
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