Teams

The Apollo freshman academic team placed 5th in both written assessment and quick recall in the 12th Annual Apollo High School 9th Grade Academic Tournament Jan. 24.

The written assessment competition consisted of up to three students from each school taking 50-question, multiple-choice tests in six subject areas, with the top two scores being totaled to determine the team score. Medals were awarded to the top three students in each subject area and trophies were awarded to the top four teams.

Madisonville-North Hopkins (487) won the written assessment competition, becoming the first non-Daviess County Public Schools team to do so. Owensboro Catholic (453) placed second, Breckinridge County (448) placed third, five-time winner Daviess County (436) placed fourth, six-time winner Apollo (425) placed fifth, Owensboro (361) placed sixth and Franklin-Simpson (256) placed seventh.

AHS team members placing in the top 10 in the individual subject areas were:

Arts and Humanities - 10th, Rory Brown. Language Arts - 5th, Bailey Davis; tied for 10th, Wei Ji and Rob Milburn. Social Studies - 7th, Thomas Cameron; 10th, Seth Bodnar. Science - 9th, Roel Flores. Mathematics - 5th, Wei Ji; 7th, Rob Milburn; 9th, Adam Witt. Spelling - 10th, Hannah Harpe. Others taking tests were: Arts and Humanities - Jeremy Early, Joseph Early. Social Studies - Tristan Hoover. Science - Samantha Foster, Thomas Cameron. Spelling - Joseph Early, Roel Flores.

In the round-robin quick recall competition, each of the seven teams played the six other teams, with the placings being determined by win-loss records. Trophies were awarded to the top four teams. Results were: 1st, Madisonville-North Hopkins (6-0); 2nd, Owensboro Catholic (5-1); 3rd, 2000 champion Breckinridge County (3-3); 4th, 1998 and 2002 champion Daviess County (3-3); 5th,1997 and 1999 champion Apollo (2-4); 6th, Franklin-Simpson (1-5); 7th, Owensboro (1-5).

Thomas Cameron led the team in scoring with 5 tossups per match and made the all-tournament team. He was followed by Roel Flores, Rory Brown, Rob Milburn, Seth Bodnar, Bailey Davis, Joseph Early, Tristan Hoover, Jeremy Early, Hannah Harpe and Adam Witt. Match results were: Round 1 - lost to Breckinridge County 33-19. Round 2 - lost to Daviess County 37-18. Round 3 - defeated Franklin-Simpson 24-23. Round 4 - lost to Owensboro Catholic 38-13. Round 5 -lost to Madisonville-North Hopkins 29-15. Round 6 - defeated Owensboro 27-23.

Brescia University Academic Competition

The Apollo quick recall A team placed 1st and AHS writers place 1st and 3rd in the2004 Brescia University Academic Competition Jan. 31. The competition consisted of contests in English composition and quick recall.

In the English composition portion of the competition, students were given a prompt and allowed 90 minutes in which to write their compositions. Elaina Reid placed 1st and Rachel Gentry placed 3rd. They were awarded medals for their achievement and are eligible for $2,500 Brescia University Writing Scholarships. Ashley Boswell placed fifth, Caroline Buchanan placed sixth, Carrie Gentry placed seventh and Andrea Stone placed eighth.

The quick recall portion of the competition featured 10 teams from 5 high schools. The teams were randomly placed in pools, with each team playing three or four preliminary matches. Preliminary match point results were used to seed the teams for a single-elimination playoff.

Apollo A (6-0), the No. 1 seed, won the tournament for the sixth time, including four of the last six, by defeating No. 2 seed Madisonville-North Hopkins A (6-1) 20-18 in the championship match. Apollo continued a streak of 13 straight Brescia tournaments in which AHS teams have placed third or better and have compiled a 13-year record of 65-10. The Eagles outscored their opponents 174 to 81 and improved their overall season record to 55-21. Michael Boone led the team in scoring with 6 tossups per match, followed by A.J. Estes, Bart Swift and Tyler Sagardoy. Members of the first-place team were awarded a trophy and medals and are eligible for $2,500 Brescia University Scholarships. Owensboro A (6-1), the No. 3 seed, placed 3rd and No. 8 seed Madisonville-North Hopkins B (2-5) placed 4th. No. 4 seed Apollo B (2-3) placed sixth. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 7 tossups per match, followed by Ian Wilkey, Landon Basham, Caroline Buchanan and Daniel Tilford. No. 10 seed Apollo C (0-4) placed 10th. Thomas Cameron and Roel Flores led the team in scoring, followed by Branden Payton, Ryan Seabolt, Rory Brown and Derek Morgan

Preliminary match results were: Round 1 - Apollo B defeated Madisonville-North Hopkins B 21-14; Apollo C lost to Owensboro Catholic B 12-6. Round 2 - Apollo A defeated Daviess County 49-9; Apollo B defeated Owensboro Catholic A 26-20; Apollo C lost to Madisonville-North Hopkins A 34-8. Round 3 - Apollo A defeated Owensboro B 24-19; Apollo B lost to Owensboro A 22-21. Round 4 - Apollo A defeated Owensboro Catholic A 20-14; Apollo B lost to Madisonville-North Hopkins A 34-10; Apollo C lost to Daviess County 16-13.

Playoff match results were: Round 1 - Apollo C lost to Daviess County 13-7.

Quarterfinals - Apollo A defeated Owensboro Catholic A 29-12; Apollo B lost to Madisonville-North Hopkins B 24-19. Semifinals - Apollo A defeated Madisonville-North Hopkins B 32-9. Championship - Apollo A defeated Madisonville-North Hopkins A 20-18.

ASMA Contest #5

Seventy-four Apollo math students participated in the American Scholastic Mathematics Association Contest #5 Feb. 12. The contest involved solving seven math problems. Ian Wilkey was the top scorer with a score of 6. He was followed by: tied for 2nd, Landon Basham, Michael Boone and Ryan Seabolt; 5th, Travis McMaine; tied for 6th, Tyler Blythe, Chris Conkright, Zach Greer, Britt Lacefield, Jerry Leftwich, Crystal Marsh, Grace Oh, Elizabeth Rogers, and Stephanie Schmitt.

KAAC 10th District Governor's Cup

The Apollo academic team placed 2nd overall in the KAAC 10th District Governor's Cup Competition held Jan. 22 and Feb. 14 at Owensboro Catholic High School. Team standings were: 1st, Daviess County, 57 points; 2nd, Apollo, 36 points; 3rd, Owensboro, 16 points; 4th, Owensboro Catholic, 15 points. This is the 17th straight time that AHS teams have placed 1st (10 times) or 2nd (7 times) in the district in overall points!

Team members advancing to the regional by placing in the top two in team events or in the top five in individual written categories were:

Quick Recall, 2nd Place Team - Bart Swift led the team in scoring with 7 tossups per match, followed by Michael Boone, A.J. Estes, Elizabeth Rogers, Landon Basham, Tyler Sagardoy, Ian Wilkey and Daniel Tilford. The team went 2-2 and brought their overall record to 57-23. Match results were: Round 1 - defeated Owensboro Catholic 50-34. Round 2 - lost to Daviess County 50-30. Round 3 - defeated Owensboro Catholic 47-33. Championship Match - lost to Daviess County 47-33. This is the 17th time AHS quick recall teams have advanced to the regional in 19 years!

Future Problem Solving, 2nd Place Team - Michael Boone, Caroline Buchanan, Ed Cureton, Delana Hill, Samantha Foster and Andrew Stelmach. This is the 16th time Apollo FPS teams have advanced to the regional!

Arts and Humanities - 1st, Elizabeth Rogers; 4th, Caroline Buchanan; 5th, Taryn Rice. Language Arts - 5th, A.J. Estes. Social Studies - 2nd, Bart Swift. Science - 2nd, Michael Boone; 5th, Brandon Reynolds. Mathematics - 1st, Landon Basham; 3rd, Ian Wilkey; 5th, Ryan Seabolt.