Petoskey High School wins final Char-Em Quiz Bowl tournament

Pictured (left to right) is the winning Petoskey team of Owen Ruckman, Carter Kowalewicz, Nathaniel Haines, Mason Cross, Conner Meengs, Dane Smith, Juan Espinoza, Ainslee Glass, Emmet Sisson, Brady Olson, Quincy DeMarco, Luke Ingalls, Aiden Cleary and Jase Williams. Not pictured are Natalie Overton, Tsipurrah Chu and Simon Gelb.
Pictured (left to right) is the winning Petoskey team of Owen Ruckman, Carter Kowalewicz, Nathaniel Haines, Mason Cross, Conner Meengs, Dane Smith, Juan Espinoza, Ainslee Glass, Emmet Sisson, Brady Olson, Quincy DeMarco, Luke Ingalls, Aiden Cleary and Jase Williams. Not pictured are Natalie Overton, Tsipurrah Chu and Simon Gelb.

PETOSKEY —  Petoskey High School finished the Char-Em Quiz Bowl season on a high note, winning its fourth tournament of the year on March 3 at North Central Michigan College.

After a rigorous morning round robin, both Petoskey C and Petoskey A teams finished first and second in their division with 5-0 and 4-1 records, respectively. Waiting to meet them in the afternoon semifinals from the other division were Harbor Springs A and Boyne City A, both with 4-1 records.

Both Petoskey teams won their semifinal matches for a rematch, only to have the Petoskey C team remain undefeated for the day and the overall champion.

Both Harbor Springs teams finished in the top five with Harbor Springs A winning the Consolation bracket trophy over Boyne City A. Also finishing high was Ellsworth’s A team in sixth place followed by Charlevoix’s B team.

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Petoskey High School wins final Char-Em Quiz Bowl tournament