New Haven High held scholar bowl Districts here at New Haven on Saturday, April 6th. The Shamrocks played against Belle, Bismark, Brentwood, Crystal City, and Valley. The varsity team won second place overall at districts.
Jared Pruessner, coach of the New Haven scholars, discussed his thoughts on how his team performed, and he said, “It was probably the best we have played all season, which is what we want at districts. We had some close games against Brentwood that didn't work out quite in our favor, but we were right there with them. The championship probably could have gone either way. I also liked that they played hard. The team took some guesses which really helped at times, and they got a lot of the math problems which can be tough to do in the short time given.”
The scholars then gave their opinions, and senior Travis Schroeder said, “I think we had great team cohesion. It was a very good competition with Brentwood. We went blow for blow in most matches. Overtime was interesting since we didn't have many questions. We played fantastic all in all.”
“We performed well enough to put ourselves in a position to win the District. I think it was a good day overall for us,” responded senior Martin Lewis.
Next, the students were asked what they wished they could’ve done differently, and senior Cecelia Malone said, “I feel like we could've thought through the questions more. I, personally, should have taken things slower.”
Junior Samuel Penning replied with, “After we finished, I felt like I could have done way better then how I performed.”
Lastly, seniors on the scholar bowl team discussed what they would miss about scholar bowl and senior Martin Lewis replied with, “I enjoyed the whole trivia aspect of scholar bowl. I liked to be questioned [about] what I know.”
“I think I'm going to miss the team itself. I'll miss making memories with them, even though we do get a little mean. And I'm definitely going to miss our coach, Mr. Pruessner. He made the whole experience worth it. And he knew how to push us to do our absolute best,” said senior Cecelia Malone.
What a great season for the scholar bowl Shamrocks!