West Virginia

The National History Bee and Bowl and Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, WV hosted the West Virginia History Bee and Bowl on Saturday, February 18, 2012. A massive 20 team field competed for the Varsity title, while 4 teams of sophomores, freshmen, and eighth graders competed in the Junior Varsity field.

7 teams qualified for our National tournament on April 28 by winning each of their first three preliminary matches. 6 teams ended with 5-0 prelim records, while 4 more qualified with 3-2 records. Sayre, Hurricane A, Bridgeport A, and Nitro were the semifinalists, with Hurricane A riding a big second quarter against Sayre to the final against Nitro. The final finished with an impressive display of knowledge as Nitro scored 150 of their 350 points in the last 8 questions, winning the title by 190 points.

Russell Middle School (Kentucky) entered 2 of the four JV teams; their A team was awarded the title having achieved a record of 4-1 against Varsity opposition. Russell B went 2-3 and finished in second place.

Date February 18, 2012
Registration Deadline February 17, 2012 7:00pm EST
Address 2101 Dudley Avenue, Parkersburg, WV
Question Set C
Coordinator David Madden
director@historybowl.com
Director Nick Brumfield
Teams
  1. Parkersburg A
  2. Parkersburg B
  3. Parkersburg C
  4. Parkersburg D
  5. Parkersburg E *
  6. Russell Middle School A *
  7. Russell Middle School B *
  8. Ritchie County
  9. Nitro
  10. Parkersburg Catholic
  11. Bridgeport A
  12. Bridgeport B
  13. Bridgeport C *
  14. St. Marys
  15. Notre Dame
  16. Hurricane A
  17. Hurricane B
  18. Parkersburg South A
  19. Parkersburg South B
  20. Sayre
  21. St. Albans A
  22. St. Albans B
  23. Charleston Catholic A
  24. Charleston Catholic B
  25. Charleston Catholic C
  26. Athens, OH (expressed interest)
* denotes junior varsity
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