More than 100 high school students competed

The Bluffton High School Academic Team won the runner up slot in the varsity division at the Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament held Friday, October 14, 2022, at The Ohio State University at Lima. Lincolnview took home top honors in both the varsity division and the junior varsity division.

The Bluffton team is coached by Brigette Hoff and Scott Hoff, who commented, "We, as coaches, are so proud of how well all of our team members contributed to this success.  They not only played well in the competition, but represented Bluffton well outside of our matches.  We look forward to seeing how they do in future tournaments this year."

High school teams went head-to-head in the round-robin scholastic bowl tournament. Varsity and junior varsity teams in the competition were from Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Leipsic, Lincolnview and Spencerville.

The Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl All Tournament Team was chosen by the coaches and is made up of one member from each school. 2022 All Tournament Team members:

• Xander Wells from Ada
• Ransom Holman from Allen East
• John-Paul Yoder from Bluffton
• Levi Schroeder from Columbus Grove
• Sam Boroff from Crestview
• Jeremy Reynolds from Leipsic
• Clayton Priest from Lincolnview
• Ashton Peters from Spencerville