Academic Team

The Apollo academic team once again placed at the top in the overall final standings for the 5-meet season of the 15-school Pennyrile Academic Association.

The varsity quick recall team placed 1st with a 10-0 record, Apollo's 9th championship, including the last 5 straight, 7th undefeated season and 15th top-3 placing in 16 years of PAA varsity quick recall. They have compiled an overall record of 158-17. The junior varsity quick recall team placed 1st with a 10-0 record, Apollo's 5th championship, 5th undefeated season and 12th top-4 placing in 14 years of PAA JV quick recall. They have compiled an overall record of 125-30.

In written assessment, AHS earned 1 of the 11 first-place overall plaques, second highest in the PAA. We earned 9 of the 51 plaques for placing in the top 5 overall, second highest in the PAA. We placed 15 team members in the top 10 overall, second highest in the PAA. We placed 32 team members in the top 20 overall, 9 more than any other PAA school. The overall standings were determined by the total of the students' top 3 scores.

AHS team members placing in the top 20 overall in the final season standings were:

Varsity: Arts & Humanities - 3rd, Taryn Rice; 8th, Caroline Buchanan; 17th, Ashley McMichael. Language Arts - 3rd, A.J. Estes; 14th, Daniel Tilford; 16th, Emily Pearl. Social Studies - 4th, Bart Swift; 5th, Tyler Sagardoy; 10th, Katrina Boone; 20th, Eric Vanover. Science - 3rd, Michael Boone; 11th, Brandon Reynolds; 13th, John Clark; 19th, Diedre Gentry. Math - 4th, Landon Basham; 20th, Paris Kidd.

Junior Varsity: Arts & Humanities - 1st, Elizabeth Rogers; 10th, Andrea Stone; 14th, Ashley Boswell; 20th, Jamie Sosh. Language Arts - 10th, Carrie Gentry; tied for 12th, Samantha Foster and Meghan Van Bussum; 17th, Natalie Johnson. Social Studies - 8th, Thomas Cameron. Science - 9th, Drew Burden; 14th, Travis Mcmaine; 17th, Derek Morgan. Math - 4th, Ryan Seabolt; 5th, Ian Wilkey; 13th, Wei Ji; 15th, Rob Milburn.

Fall 2003 KMO

Two teams of Apollo academic team members competed in the Fall 2003 Knowledge Master Open Dec. 1 & 2. Student academic teams including 27,660 students from 48 states, the District of Columbia and 6 foreign countries competed in the 200-question contest at their own schools, testing their knowledge in all areas of the curriculum, using specially programmed computer disks. Scores were based on speed and accuracy, with a perect score of 2,000 possible, if all 200 questions were answered correctly within 7 seconds!

In the junior high division, there were 147 schools competing. The top score was 1,695 and the mean score was 1,292. The Apollo High School ninth-grade team scored 1,344 points, placing third in the state and 72nd (top 49%) overall internationally.The AHS ninth-grade team included Seth Bodnar, Rory Brown, Thomas Cameron, Bailey Davis, Jeremy Early, Joseph Early, Roel Flores, Samantha Foster, Hannah Harpe, Wei Ji, Rob Milburn, Jamie Sosh, Andrew Stelmach and Adam Witt.

In the high school division, there were 872 teams competing. The top score was 1,814 and the mean score was 1,218. The Apollo High School team scored 1,446 points, placing third in the state and 119th (top 14%) overall internationally. The AHS team included Landon Basham, Michael Boone, Caroline Buchanan, A.J. Estes, Derek Holder, Travis McMaine, Derek Morgan, Branden Payton, Emily Pearl, Elizabeth Rogers, Tyler Sagardoy, Ryan Seabolt, Andrea Stone, Daniel Tilford and Ian Wilkey.

ASMA Contest #3

Eighty-one Apollo math students participated in the American Scholastic Mathematics Association Contest #3 Dec. 9. The contest involved solving seven math problems. Landon Basham, Michael Boone, Ryan Seabolt and Ian Wilkey were the top scorers with scores of 5. They were followed by: tied for 5th, Tyler Blythe, Brence Brooks, Jill Carter, T.J. Daugherty, Derek Holder, Mitchell Jones, Ryan Lilly and Travis McMaine.

2003 PAA Quick Recall Tournament

The Apollo quick recall team placed second in the 2003 Pennyrile Academic Association Quick Recall Tournament at Owensboro Community College Dec. 20. The tournament featured 10 of the 15 PAA teams. Each team played five preliminary matches, with the top eight advancing to a single-elimination playoff, based on win-loss records and total points.

The Eagles (7-1), undefeated (10-0) 2003 PAA regular season co-champions and four-time defending PAA tournament champions, placed second as the No. 2 seed. They outscored their opponents 211-146 and improved their season record to 42-13. Our teams had won 40 straight PAA tournament matches dating back to the 1998 consolation match, prior to losing to No. 1 seed Daviess County (8-0) in the championship match. Owensboro (4-4), the No. 4 seed, placed third and Madisonville-North Hopkins (5-3), the No. 3 seed, placed fourth.

Apollo teams have advanced to the PAA tournament playoffs all ten years. They have made the semifinals eight times, the finals six times and have never placed worse than sixth. AHS teams have an average finish of 2.6 and an overall record of 63-13.

Preliminary match results were: Round 1 - defeated Owensboro Catholic 31-20. Round 2 - defeated Grayson County 27-19. Round 3 - defeated Muhlenberg South 23-19. Round 4 - defeated Hopkins County Central 34-9. Round 5 - defeated Breckinridge County 28-15. Playoff match results were: Quarterfinals - defeated Grayson County 21-18. Semifinals - defeated Madisonville-North Hopkins 24-19. Championship - lost to Daviess County 27-23.

Michael Boone led the team in scoring with 8 tossups per match, follwed by A.J. Estes, Tyler Sagardoy, Bart Swift, Elizabeth Rogers, Emily Pearl and Ian Wilkey. Michael Boone and A.J. Estes made the all-tournament team.

ASMA Contest #4

Sixty-eight Apollo math students participated in the American Scholastic Mathematics Association Contest #4 Jan. 7. The contest involved solving seven math problems. Travis McMaine, Tyler Sagardoy and Ian Wilkey were the top scorers with scores of 5. They were followed by: tied for 4th, Landon Basham, Mitchell Jones, Grace Oh, Eric Perkins, and Ryan Seabolt; tied for 9th, Michael Boone, Britt Lacefield, Brittany Leach, Grant Todd and Jordan Whitehead.

NCEL Meet #2

On Jan. 8, four hundred, twenty-one AHS students took part in the National Current Events League Meet #2. The meet consisted of 30-question, multiple choice tests covering current events from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.

Grade 9 (284 participants)-1st, Chris Bartlett with a score of 28; tied for 2nd, Thomas Cameron and Jamie Sosh; tied for 4th, Nathan Burns, Roel Flores, Paige Prater and Alex Whitehead; tied for 8th, Adam Beitler, Joseph Coker, Joseph Early, Tyler Logsdon and Morgan Sumner; tied for 13th, Seth Bodnar, Nick Hobbs and Jonathan Keiser; tied for 16th, Ryan Carrico, Stephanie Cline, Sara Ford, Jordan Head, Tony Kirby, Paul Krampe, Aaron Layson, Adam Sacra, Brandon Spraggs, Jeremy Taylor and Dillon Vanover.

Grade 10-12 (137 participants)-1st, Dayved Bell with a score of 27; tied for 2nd, Michael Boone, A.J. Estes and Shane Sikes; tied for 5th, Drew Burden, Will Pierce, Brandon Reynolds and Daniel Tilford; tied for 9th, Lee Blanton, Clayton Carden, Jacob Patterson, Elizabeth Rogers, Tyler Sagardoy and Ian Wilkey; tied for 15th, Aaron Burns, Travis McMaine, Emily Pearl and Eric Pinkston; tied for 19th, Tim Hicks, Brett Maneth, Andrea Stone and Steven Wilbanks.

Fleming County Academic Tournament

Two Apollo High School quick recall teams participated in the Fourth Annual Fleming County Academic Tournament Jan. 10 in Flemingsburg. The tournament featured six A teams and five B teams from six schools. Each division played a round-robin, with the A teams advancing to a four-team, single-elimination playoff.

Russell (6-1), the No. 2 seed, won the A-team division by defeating Campbell County (6-1), the No. 1 seed, 35-23 in the championship match. Apollo (3-3), the No. 3 seed, placed third and Fleming County (2-4), the No. 4 seed, placed fourth. Mason County (1-4) placed fifth and Menifee County (0-5) placed sixth. Apollo A went 3-3 in the tournament, outscored their opponents 175-145 and brought their overall record to 46-18. Michael Boone led the team in scoring with 7 tossups per match, followed by A.J. Estes, Bart Swift and Tyler Sagardoy. Match results for Apollo A were: Round 1 - lost to Russell 41-22. Round 2 - lost to Campbell County 32-24. Round 3 - defeated Menifee County 43-9. Round 4 - defeated Mason County 43-6. Round 5 - defeated Fleming County 25-21. Semifinals - lost to Russell 36-18.

Russell (4-0) won the B-team division, Apollo (2-2) placed second, Campbell County (2-2) placed third, Fleming County (2-2) placed fourth and Menifee County (0-4) placed fifth. Apollo B went 2-2 in the tournament, outscored their opponents 106-77 and brought their overall record to 10-10. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 8 tossups per match, followed by Ian Wilkey, Travis McMaine, Daniel Tilford, Branden Payton and Derek Morgan. Match results for Apollo B were: Round 1 - lost to Campbell County 33-18. Round 2 - lost to Russell 26-22. Round 3 - defeated Fleming County 28-15. Round 4 - defeated Menifee County 38-3.

"Academic Challenge"

The Apollo quick recall team placed second in this year's "Academic Challenge" series. The taping of the program for 2003-2004 season took place on Jan. 6, 13 and 20 at the Owensboro High School TV studio. Dr. Ellen Dugan-Barrette, professor of English at Brescia University, served as moderator and host of the program for the ninth straight year. The show, featuring the quick recall teams of Apollo High School, Daviess County High School, Owensboro High School and Owensboro Catholic High School, is televised on Adelphia Cable OPS Channel 53 and DCPS Channel 54.

Senior captain A.J. Estes, who averaged 8 questions per match in the series, led the team in scoring, followed by Michael Boone, Bart Swift, Elizabeth Rogers and Tyler Sagardoy. The team improved its overall record to 49-21. AHS results in the three tapings were: Jan. 6: Match 1 - lost to Daviess County 280-110. Match 2 - lost to Owensboro 295-260. Match 3 - defeated Owensboro Catholic 250-115. Jan. 13: Match 1 - lost to Owensboro 225-220. Match 2 - lost to Daviess County 375-190. Match 3 - defeated Owensboro Catholic 255-225. Jan. 20: Match 1 - defeated Owensboro Catholic 370-180. Match 2 - defeated Daviess County 260-255 in overtime. Match 3 - lost to Owensboro 254-165.

Daviess County (7-2) placed first in the series for the sixth time in the 20-year run of the program. The Panthers have won three outright championships and three co-championships and have a total of six firsts, six seconds, six thirds and two fourths and an all-time series record of 88-76. Apollo (4-5) placed second in the series for the fourth time. Apollo has won 12 outright championships and three co-championships and has a total of 15 firsts, four seconds and one third and an all-time series record of 125-39. Owensboro (4-5) tied for second place. The Red Devils have won two outright championships and have a total of two firsts, six seconds, eight thirds and four fourths and an all-time series record of 77-87. Owensboro Catholic (3-6) placed fourth. The Aces have a total of four seconds, five thirds and 11 fourths and an all-time series record of 38-126.