On February 1 the LHS Scholars Bowl Team travelled to St. John’s-Beloit to compete in in the 1A Division II regional tournament.  Teams competing at this Regional were Glasco, Palco, Northern Valley, St. John’s-Beloit, Tipton, Natoma, Pike Valley, and Logan.  Each team played every other team and then the top four advanced to finals.  After the first rounds of play, Tipton finished in 1^st, Pike Valley was 2^nd, St. John’s-Beloit was 3^rd, and Logan was 4^th.  In the finals Logan lost to Tipton and Pike Valley to finish in 4^th.  Tipton finished in 1^st and St. John’s Beloit finished in 2^nd.  Competing for Logan were Ian Sparks, Khloee Braun, Colton Ashmore, Dylan Van Laeys, Sam Pinkerton, and Madi Brackney.  Leading scorers for the Trojans were Dylan with 85 and Colton with 50.  Congratulations to the LHS Scholars Bowl team on a terrific season!

On January 20, Logan High School’s Scholars Bowl Team comprised of Ian Sparks, Khloee Braun, Colton Ashmore, Dylan Van Laeys, Sam Pinkerton, Madi Brackney, and coach Laura Jansonius travelled to Triplains High School to compete in the WKLL Scholars Bowl Meet.  There were eleven league schools competing.  They defeated Northern Valley 40-30, Cheylin 20-10, Golden Plains 40-20, Brewster 60-0, Healy 60-20, Palco 30-20, Triplains 20-10, Weskan 30-20, and Western Plains 30-20.  They lost to Wheatland 20-30 to finish the tournament with a record of 9-1.  Logan took 1^st place, Western Plains finished 2^nd, and Golden Plains finished 3^rd.  Leading scorers for Logan were Ian Sparks with 170 and Dylan Van Laeys with 100.  Congratulations to the LHS Scholars Bowl team on their 1^st place league finish! 

On Wednesday, January 22, the LHS Scholars Bowl team competed at the League Meet at Ransom.  Team members Zachary Jansonius, Jed Peace, Ian Sparks, Khloee Braun, and Dylan Van Laeys competed against the other eleven teams in the WKLL.  The Trojans lost a tie break to eventual champions, Golden Plains, and had several other close matches. They finished the meet 6-5 which put them into 6th place.  Wheatland/Grinnell finished 2nd, and Western Plains took 3rd.  The Trojans worked really well as a team and each team member made a significant contribution to the overall scoring.  Leading the Trojans in scoring was Dylan with 100 points. Zachary scored 80 and Ian added 70.  Jed and Khloee each scored 60.  It was truly a tremendous team effort! The Trojans are looking forward to competing at Regionals on February 6.

On January 9, the LHS Varsity Scholars Bowl team comprised of Zachary Jansonius, Jed Peace, Ian Sparks, Khloee Braun, and Dylan Van Laeys competed at Osborne.  Nineteen teams were entered in the competition.  Logan’s team finished 4-5 on their side of the bracket.  Three of their losses were very close matches.  They lost two tie breaks and another match by just one question.  They competed well!  Ian was the leading scorer with 150 points.  Their next competition will be the WKLL Meet in Ransom on January 22.

On November 11 the LHS Varsity Scholars Bowl team traveled to Cheylin High School to compete in their first tournament of the year.  Competing for the Trojans were Zachary Jansonius, Jed Peace, Ian Sparks, Khloee Braun, and Dylan Van Laeys.  There were eight teams competing.  The team finished 4-3.  Their three losses were extremely close as they lost a tie-break to Triplains and only lost to Golden Plains by 10 points.  They were the only team to defeat Wheatland/Grinnell, the eventual champions.  The Trojans were proud to finish in 3^rd place and worked really well together as a team.  Leading scorers were Ian with 100 points and Zachary with 80 points.  Way to go Trojans!