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MHS Varsity Scholastic Bowl team wins sectional

Courtesy of Suellyn Rieckelman
Back row, left to right: Masonic Lodge representatives, Mr. Barry Beck, Mr. Tony Hayes, and Mr. Dan Phillips and varsity members, Celena Mangalaraj, Carl Blome, Georgeanna Greene, Henry Jones, captain; Brooke Baker, Edan Clow and Henry Egler. Front row left to right: JV team members who timed the matches: Setema Stone, Emma Haskins, Caden Knoblock, Eliza Bernards, and Lynn Akoto.

MACOMB — Macomb High School Varsity Scholastic Bowl won the Illinois Masonic Scholastic Bowl Sectional at Macomb February 19th.

The team advances to the state competition March 5th at Bloomington High School. The Illinois Masonic Lodges give out thousands of dollars every year in scholarships to teams placing in the top four at both competitions. The team thanks the Masons for sponsoring these tournaments and the following who moderated or kept score for the sectional: Chris and Emily Sutton, Josh Jones, Chris Norton, Angie Mendenhall Baker, Allysson Bernards, Carrie Blome, and Kerilynn Gibbs.

This article originally appeared on The McDonough County Voice: Scholastic team wins sectional and advances to state competition