Large School Champ was Minford High School. Team members are, left to right, Coach Brett Oakes, Taylor Huff, Halley Scott, Noah Thiel, Sarah Balzer, Austin Riffe, Elizabeth Hammons, Nicholas Wise and Jacelyn Thornsberry. On March 11, the Southern Ohio Academic Competition Tournament took place at Shawnee State University. The Tournament was hosted by the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center and Shawnee State University. Moderators for the event were Chad and Angel King, Cathy Mullins, Angela Henderson, Marcia Tackett, Mason Bradbury, Cody Mullins and Sean Collins. Teams from Clay, East, Green, New Boston, Notre Dame, Oak Hill, Piketon, and South Webster High Schools competed for the title of Small School Division Champions, while Minford, Northwest, Portsmouth, Valley, Rock Hill, Manchester, Portsmouth West, and Wheelersburg High Schools competed for the title of Large School Division Champions. This was a double-elimination tournament with each school playing a minimum of two matches. Each round consists of questions in the following categories: American Literature, Mathematics, World History, Fine Arts, Life Sciences, World Literature, U.S. Government, Physical Sciences, Geography and U.S. History, as well as an “Alphabet Round” (where all answers begin with the same letter of the alphabet) and a Lightning Round, which consists of questions from all categories. The Green High School team, coached by John Biggs, emerged as the Small School Division Champions, Notre Dame, under the leadership of Michael Haskins, took the runner-up title. The Large School Division Championship was won by Minford High School, led by Coach Brett Oakes. The runner-up title went to Northwest High School and their coach, Mike Glenn. League winner Valley High School, along with tournament winners Green and Minford High Schools, will now advance to the Regional Competition to be held at Shawnee State University on April 24. Source: Sharee Price, South Central Ohio Educational Service Center