Shawnee excels in academic quiz bowl

LIMA — Shawnee High School claimed first place in the Allen County Educational Service Center’s academic quiz bowl Monday.

Teams from Allen East, Bath, Bluffton, Delphos-Jefferson, Delphos-St. Johns, Elida, Lima Central Catholic, Lima Senior, Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Wapakoneta competed in the Dec. 4 contest at Lima Central Catholic High School.

Shawnee teams came in first place in both the varsity and junior varsity contests, followed by Spencerville in second and Elida in third place in the varsity tournament.

Bath claimed second place and Wapakoneta came in third for the junior varsity round.