Liberty Bell High School’s Team 3 tied for first place with Tonasket in Knowledge Bowl competition on Jan. 12.
The tournament matched five schools at Okanogan High School. The Mountain Lions’ Team 3 – captained by sophomore Sebastian Hogness and including junior Claire Waichler and freshman Noah Bastion – scored 80 points to claim the top spot along with Tonasket’s Team 1.
Liberty Bell Teams 1 and 2 tied for fifth place among the 18 teams in the tournament, each scoring 67 points. Team 1 was captained by Rowan Post and included Isaac Cordes,
Brennan Quigly and Hannah Hogness. Liberty Bell Team 2 was captained by Riley Calvert and included Danny Rodriguez and Skyler Fitzmaurice.
The tournament had two oral rounds and one written round. Manson, Okanogan and Pateros also competed.
Liberty Bell was scheduled to compete today (Jan. 21) in Omak.