Chipola Brain Bowl finishes fifth in national tournament
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The Chipola College Brain Bowl A team tied for 5th with Broward A in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Community College Championship Tournament on Feb. 27.
Chipola made it to the championship bracket of the 16-team tournament going 5-2 in the initial bracket. Chipola lost to Broward A and Santa Fe. Chipola beat Valencia A in the championship bracket but lost to eventual champion Jefferson. The A team included: Kiley Justice, Jack Connolly, Trevor Schrock, and Taylor Young.
Chipola Captain Kiley Justice was named a tournament all-star by placing 5th in individual scoring. Justice also played in the 2020 and 2019 Community College Championship and the 2019 Intercollegiate Championship.
Chipola Brain Bowl to compete in national tournament
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CHIPOLA BRAIN BOWL TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT Pictured are just a few of the Chipola Brain Bowl competitors, (from left): Trevor Schrock, Kaleb Todd, Kiley Justice (Captain), Taylor Young and Jon Proctor.
With its championship win in the online sectional tournament on Jan. 23, the quiz bowl team from Chipola College proved themselves worthy to play on a national stage. On Saturday, Feb. 27, the team will represent their school in a 16-team national competition: National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Community College Championship Tournament.
Quiz bowl is a competitive, academic, interscholastic activity for teams of four students. Quiz bowl teams use buzzers to answer questions about science, math, history, literature, mythology, geography, social science, current events, sports, and popular culture. The matches feature a blend of individual competition and team collaboration, since no individual player is l
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