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Neighbors | Submitted.Pictured are varsity Quiz Bowl members Danny Turillo, Captain Pranav Padmanabhan, Richard Sammartino, Coach Randy Nord, Jack Pendleton and Judy Garzanich (missing from photo is Simon Pusateri).
For the third consecutive year, the Boardman High School varsity quiz bowl team earned the Mahoning League title.
The team competed for the championship at Youngstown State University on Feb. 25. They won matches over Warren Harding, United and Poland to be league tournament champions.
The Mahoning League has expanded to 24 teams this year, and students must answer academic-based questions ranging from literature, science, math, history, etc.
Boardman’s junior varsity and varsity teams are league champions for the third year in a row. Varsity team captain Pranav Padmanabhan, a junior, is the league’s leading scorer for the second consecutive year, averaging more than 100 points per game.
Coach Randy Nord said her 14-member group is hardworking.
“I continue to be amazed at not only the players’ extensive knowledge in a wide variety of subject areas, but also at their persistent dedication to win,” she said. “Two of our players have gone the extra mile by attending ‘Quiz Bowl Camp’ during the summer. The team also practices together at an online forum they’ve created, above and beyond our weekly practices at Boardman High.”
Boardman’s Quiz Bowl students are currently working on fundraising to help finance the trip to the state tournament in Columbus on April 8, and to the national tournament in Atlanta, Ga. on May 27.