On Thursday, April 23, Mena’s 5th & 6th grade Quiz Bowl Team brought home a 4th place trophy from the Murfreesboro Invitational Quiz Bowl Tournament. A total of 14 teams from Ashdown, Blevins, Caddo Hills, Center Point, Delight, Dierks, Hope, Mena, Mineral Springs, Murfreesboro, Nashville, and Spring Hill participated in the tournament. After playing 3 qualifying rounds against Ashdown, Dierks, and Spring Hill, they were seeded 4th into the single elimination bracket. They defeated Center Point and then fell to the Ashdown team they had defeated earlier. In the match to determine 3rd and 4th place, they were defeated in a close game with Nashville. Team members include Brenna Aynes, Mason Brotherton, Tad Eccles, Maddison Gunn, Jack Hunter, Nate Jewell, Leilani Knight, Emily Liles, Allie Martin, Zachary Medlin, Annika Thompson, and Travis Thrailkill.
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