Pateros Knowledge Bowl Team wins regional crown

PATEROS – The Pateros High School Knowledge Bowl Team is headed for the Washington State Tournament XLIII at Wenatchee High School on March 22 after taking the top prize at the regional competition held at East Valley High School on Feb. 21.

Knowledge Bowl is a statewide academic competition started in 1983 between teams from each of the state’s nine Educational Service Districts (ESD). Pateros competes in Wenatchee ESD 171 that comprises North Central Washington. The other eight ESDs include:

• Spokane District 101
• Yakima District 105
• Vancouver District 112
• Tumwater District 113
• Bremerton District 114
• Renton District 121
• Pasco District 123
• Anacortes District 189

ESDs partner with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to provide essential services for school districts and communities.

Tournaments are held from November through early March. The top 18 teams in Divisions 4A, 2A. 1A, and 2B and the top 12 teams from Divisions 3A and 1B advance to state in March.

The state tournament format opens with a 35-minute written round of 50 multiple-choice questions limited to six team members. That is followed by four preliminary oral rounds of 50 questions each limited to four team members. The semifinal and championship bouts are also 50-question oral rounds limited to four team members. 

Mike Maltais: 360-333-8483 or michael@ward.media