Welcome to the Winnebago High School quiz bowl team site! This site is run independently by Coach Strey and is not affiliated with the Winnebago School District. Use the links to the right to access resources on other websites. Use the links below to explore more of this website:
- About: A history of Winnebago quiz bowl
- New to Quiz Bowl: Links to informative articles about high school quiz bowl
- Get Started Studying: Learn about study techniques and resources
- Rule Sets: Information about and links to the rule sets we use for our competitions
- Event Schedule: Our annual calendar of tournaments and meets, including information sheets with departure and return times (when available)
- Practice Schedule: Times, dates, and locations for practices during the school year
- Summer Practice Schedule: Times, dates, and locations for practices during the summer
News
March 24, 2025: JV players, please download a new copy of the information sheet for our April 5th Stateline Quiz Bowl taping; the start time for the event has changed due to scheduling problems at the Nordlof.
GREAT JOB AT STATE, WINNEBAGO!
March 15, 2025: CONGRATULATIONS, SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS! The State Championship Tournament is this coming Saturday at Heartland Community College in Bloomington.
March 10, 2025: CONGRATULATIONS, REGIONAL CHAMPIONS! Sectionals are this Saturday at Riverdale High School in Port Byron.
February 22, 2025: CONGRATULATIONS, MASONIC SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!
February 11, 2025: CONGRATULATIONS, CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!
January 31, 2025: The team is debating between attending the SSNCT and HSNCT national tournaments this year. Download the national tournament comparison letter here.
January 21, 2025: Our Big Northern meet at Genoa-Kingston is rescheduled for Wednesday, January 22. We will leave from the middle school parking lot at 3:15pm. Please be there promptly, since we have a long drive and need to try to leave before the buses. The event information page and tournament schedule, event information sheet, have been updated to reflect the change.
January 20, 2025: Genoa-Kingston is closed for tomorrow, so it is almost certain that our Tuesday meet will be moved to Wednesday night. I will post here and in the team Discord when I have solid confirmation.
January 20, 2025: It is possible that our BNC conference match originally scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday, January 21) will be delayed to Wednesday, January 22 due to weather. If school is cancelled at Genoa-Kingston (our host school), the meet will be moved. If Winnebago does not have school on Tuesday, we will not attend the BNC conference date even if it is held. Watch the WREX closings page for updates from Genoa-Kingston.
November 18, 2024: Our Big Northern Conference (BNC) dates are now updated on the 2024-25 event schedule page. Download a new copy of our event calendar to have a convenient reference for our conference dates this January.
November 14, 2024: Team photos will be taken at 4:30pm in the high school cafeteria on Monday, November 18. Bring all uniform shirts you have since we will distribute uniforms for the rest of the year at this meeting. Ask Coach Strey for an order form if you need one. More information is on the 2024-25 event schedule page.
October 27, 2024: Our Halloween practice will be primarily for novice players (Freshmen and sophomores), and will end promptly at 4pm so I can hand out candy during trick-or-treating (4-7pm). Below: Bago and Byron in bowties at Stateline Quiz Bowl (see the episode February 15, 2025).
October 21, 2024: Our first Stateline taping time has changed. Please re-download the information sheet and tournament calendar from the 2024-25 event schedule page for the new time.
October 11, 2024: Information sheets are now available for ACF Fall and the first Stateline Quiz Bowl taping date. Keep an eye on the 2024-25 event schedule page because this news feed will not update with every information sheet update.
September 16, 2024: This Thursday is our first team practice in the library after school. this will be the only time that I run through the full plan for the year, including information about when to wear uniforms and what to expect at different types of competitions. Parents are not required to come, but parents of new players may appreciate the information they can get at this meeting when planning for our upcoming season.
June 23, 2024: The 2024-25 event schedule has been updated. Many events are still unannounced or are subject to change now and during the school year, so watch both the online and print schedules throughout the school year for changes.
CONGRATULATIONS, 2023-24 STATE RUNNERS-UP!
