The second annual Pittsburgh Kickoff Tournament was held on October 13, 2007 at Homestead Park UMC, Munhall Pennsylvania. The First Place team was Amherst, NY--congratulations to Stacey, Christy, Sam
and Josh. The third annual Pittsburgh Kickoff Tournament is scheduled for October 4, 2008 at Homestead Park UMC, Munhall Pennsylvania (Minutes from Pittsburgh, PA).
42
Teams in 3 divisions attended the Great
Lakes Regional on November 17, 2007 at Cornerstone Presbyterian
Church in Brighton, Michigan. Congratulations to all teams
and to the following Division Winners: Berrien Neither Jew
nor Greek (Varsity); DBQ Tried to Destroy It (Junior Varsity);
and CHCA Captives (Little League). Top quizzers were Josh
Kauzlarich (Var, DBQ One Sows); Kristina Cherniauski (JV,
DBQ Absolutely Not!); and Michael Kristen (LL, CHCA Captives).
The Third Annual Heartland
Regional in Rochester, MN was a great success, drawing
30 teams and 125 quizzers in 3 divisions. The Phillies (Rochester
YFC) earned first place in Little League. Bethel Fellowship
(Nazarene Minnesota District) earned the Championship in
JV. Still Being Persecuted (Cedar Rapids) won the Varsity
Finals, with Pillars (Cedar Rapids) winning the consolation
Bracket. Grace Boyum from The Phillies was top Little League
Quizzer with a rate of 86.00. Matt Eastwood from Bethel
Fellowship (76.00) was top JV Quizzer. Alan Talmage from
Still Being Persecuted led the varsity division with a rate
of 78.33.
The Blue Ridge Tournament on January 12, 2008 drew 95 quizzers from 25 teams to Woodbridge, VA. Congratulations to Abi Clark from Clowers, the top quizzer in Varsity with a rate of 66.7. Austin Steelman from Bacon 5 was second, and Blake Maust from Walker Texas Bacon placed third. The top JV quizzer was Alexander Godwin from Bacon Bits with an amazing rate of 85.7. Kirsten Buckwalter of Crimson Gold was second, and Holly Goin from Woo was third. Thank you everyone who has made this a top WBQA event!
The Pacific Region Held the inagural Evergreen
Invitational in Renton, WA on October 20th, 2007. Trinity
Baptist "Set Free" earned the championship, followed
by Trinity Baptist "Redemption and New Life 2. Mary
Charvet from TBC Redemption was the top Quizzer. Veronica
Mitchum has been Named Pacific Regional Director and is
planning several events, including the Best in the West.
All plans are listed at pcwbqa.com.
Chicago
'08 attracted 48 teams to Geneva, IL on March 29, 2008.
Congratulations to all teams and to the following Division
Winners: DBQ 2: Sisters and Soldier (Varsity); DBQ 1: Work Out
(Junior Varsity); and CHCA 3: Captives (Little League). Top
quizzers were Clay Stanton (Var, DBQ3 Confident of your Obedience); Jonathan Robey (JV, Quizbusters); and Gabrielle Baut (LL, DBQ2 Standing Firm). Special Thanks to First
Baptist Church of Geneva for their wonderful hospitality
in hosting this event.
This Year's Snowflake
Tournament at Hershey Evangelical Free Church drew 39
Teams in 3 divisions on February 16, 2008. Bacon 5 achieved an exciting win in Varsity Finals.
Fairview Avenue BiC won the JV division, and TF3 was
victorious in the Novice Division. Top Quizzers in their
respective divisions were Julie Buckwalter (Varsity, Elizabethtown BiC); Amanda Mank (JV, GEPCP Galz) ; and Alexander Godwin (Novice, Belburg).
42 quizzers from seven churches participated in the WBQA Pacific Region sponsored Emerald City Invitational at Puyallup Church of the Nazarene in Puyallup, WA. The quizzing competition was held on Saturday,
May 17, 2008. The top three teams were Yakima West Valley, Trinity Baptist One Hope, and Trinity Baptist Watchful. Andrea Redshaw, from Hillsboro was the top Quizzer.
Presenting
the Bible Quiz Toolbox!
We have designed the Bible Quiz Toolbox to concisely display
all key Links on Quiz Connection. The toolbox will be
shared with other quizzing sites, so that all quiz organizations
can share contact and event info.
Start
Your Bible Quiz Team Today!
Encourage
your young people to study the Scriptures by starting
a Bible Quizzing team! Through quizzing they will experience
a deep fellowship commitment with their own team, their
competition, and, most importantly, with Jesus Christ. "There
simply is no better ministry out there than Bible Quizzing.
All who get involved with it—quizzers, coaches and
quizmasters— are enriched by the exposure to Gods Word."
— TTTraynor from Wilson
Christian Academy in the "Testimonials
Forum." Currently,
at least 20,000 young people
across the country are learning the same Books of Scripture
through their local Bible Quizzing Teams!
