2025-26 Event Schedule
Winnebago Quiz Bowl Statistics and Leaderboard
Fall Semester
Thursday, October 9, 5:30pm: Parents’ Night in the WHS library
Meet the coach to discuss the team schedule, planning ahead for our many competition dates, conditions under which competitions might be cancelled or rescheduled, team resources such as the team website, etc. You will also have the opportunity to be added to an email group and/or text group to get information about the season and transportation updates. Cookies and bottled water will be available for everyone.
Saturday, October 18: ACF Fall High School Only Site at Auburn (Rockford)
ACF Fall question set
This was a varsity only event. We took one varsity team.
Finish: 7/8
Top players: 13T. Katie, 17.86ppg; 26. Annalise, 9.29ppg; 28. Kaylee, 7.14ppg
Statistics
Sunday, October 19: Stateline Quiz Bowl taping date 1 at Nordlof Performing Arts Center (Rockford)
Questions by NAQT
Round 1: bye
Watch our round 2 game vs South Beloit on YouTube
Stateline bracket
Saturday, November 1: IHSSBCA Novice at Auburn (Rockford)
SCOP Novice 14 question set
This tournament may be played by any freshman who has never made the top 100 players at MSNCT; any sophomore who has never made the top 100 players at MSNCT, and who has never made the top ten players at a tournament or conference in high school; and any junior or senior entering their first season of high school play. We will take one team of eligible players.
Finish: 5/6
Top players: 3. Cole, 40.5ppg; 9. Josh, 30ppg
Statistics
Saturday, November 15: Scobol Solo at Sandburg (Orland Park)
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
This is an all-team event. Each person played individually in one-on-one games.
T100. Linnea
T121. Katie
Statistics
Monday, November 20: Picture Day at Winnebago High School’s Cafeteria
Meet at or before 3:30pm in the cafeteria so we can get a team photo for the yearbook. Individual player photos will be taken at the same time. Order forms are available; ask Coach Strey for a form if you didn’t get one during practice.
Bring ALL uniform shirts you have, as well as any bowties you have.
Saturday, November 22: IHSSBCA Riley Memorial Kickoff at Auburn (Rockford)
NAQT IS-242
This is an all-team event.
Finish: 13/18
Top players: 7T. Linnea, 46ppg; 35T. Cole, 19ppg
Statistics
Saturday, December 20: Reinstein Varsity at Barrington
Uber-Competitive Division question set: MRNA
Standard Division question set: NAQT IS-243A
This is an all-team event.
Finish: 39/44
Statistics
Spring Semester
Tuesday, January 6: Big Northern Conference 1 at Winnebago
NAQT 2025-26 IHSA-Style question set (Varsity)
NAQT 241A, 243A question sets (JV)
vs. Rockford Lutheran, Oregon, and [bye]
This is an all-team event. We took one varsity and one JV team. The conference results are maintained by the league commissioner and may be inaccurate. The top of the JV page is mislabeled, but the data are correct.
Varsity record: 1-1 (1-1 this season), 240 ppg, 13.3 ppb
JV record: 2-0 (2-0 this season), 245 ppg, 11.5 ppb
Results for Varsity and JV
Saturday, January 10: Auburn Knights’ Challenge at Auburn (Rockford)
NAQT IS-245A
This is a JV only event. All freshmen and sophomores are eligible to attend.
Finish: 10/11
Top players: T17. Kaylee, 20 ppg; T25. Cole and Josh, 15 ppg
Statistics
Monday, January 12: Big Northern Conference 2 at Oregon
NAQT 2025-26 IHSA-Style question set (Varsity)
NAQT 241A, 243A question sets (JV)
vs. Genoa-Kingston, [bye], and [bye]
This is an all-team event. We took one varsity and one JV team. The conference results are maintained by the league commissioner and may be inaccurate. The top of the JV page is mislabeled, but the data are correct.
Varsity record: 1-0 (2-1 this season), 240 ppg, 11 ppb
JV record: 1-0 (3-0 this season), 230 ppg, 12 ppb
Results for Varsity and JV
Tuesday, January 20: Big Northern Conference 3 at Rock Falls
NAQT 2025-26 IHSA-Style question set (Varsity)
NAQT 241A, 243A question sets (JV)
vs. Stillman Valley, Byron, and Rock Falls
This is an all-team event. We took one varsity and one JV team. The conference results are maintained by the league commissioner and may be inaccurate. The top of the JV page is mislabeled, but the data are correct.
Varsity record: 1-2 (3-3 this season), 203 ppg, 13.18 ppb
JV record: 2-1 (5-1 this season), 160 ppg, 9.5 ppb
Results for Varsity and JV
Monday, January 26: Big Northern Conference 4 at North Boone
NAQT 2025-26 IHSA-Style question set (Varsity)
NAQT 241A, 243A question sets (JV)
vs. [bye] and North Boone
This is an all-team event. We will take one varsity and one JV team.
This is an all-team event. We took one varsity and one JV team. The conference results are maintained by the league commissioner and may be inaccurate. The top of the JV page is mislabeled, but the data are correct.
Varsity record: 1-0 (4-3 this season), 280 ppg, 12.7 ppb
JV record: 1-0 (6-1 this season), 190 ppg, 10 ppb
Results for Varsity and JV
Saturday, January 31: Winnebago Invitational at Winnebago
The Rockford Quiz Bowl Company Second Set question set
This was an all-team event. All players were expected to help set up beforehand and to stay for the full duration of the event to clean up afterward. This is our responsibility as hosts.
Finish: 5/12
Top players: 4T. Linnea, 63 ppg; 12. Katie, 32 ppg
Statistics
Monday, February 2: Big Northern Conference 5 at Dixon
NAQT 2025-26 IHSA-Style question set (Varsity)
NAQT 241A, 243A question sets (JV)
vs. [bye], Dixon, and [bye]
This was an all-team event. We took one varsity team, since Dixon did not field a JV team this year.
Varsity record: 0-1 (4-4 this season), 130 ppg, 12 ppb
JV record: 6-1 this season
Results for Varsity and JV
Tuesday, February 11: Big Northern Conference Championship Tournament at Oregon
NAQT 2025-26 IHSA-Style question set (Varsity)
NAQT 241A, 243A question sets (JV)
This is an all-team event. We took one varsity and one JV team.
This tournament requires early dismissal; make arrangements with the office and your teachers ahead of time
Varsity Finish: 8th in tournament, 0-3, 123.3 ppg, 8.67 ppb
JV Finish: 4th in tournament, 2-1, 146.7 ppg, 7.5 ppb
Big Northern Conference Varsity Finish: 7th place
Big Northern Conference JV Finish: 3rd place (tied with Lutheran)
Post-Season
Saturday, February 21: Masonic Sectionals at Byron MS
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
This event has special rules about player attire and behavior. Review the rules in this document.
Finish: 1/7: Winnebago advances to Masonic State!
Saturday, March 7: Masonic State Championship at Bloomington High School
Questions by Reinstein QuizBowl
This event has special rules about player attire and behavior. Review the rules in this document.
Sunday, March 8: Stateline Quiz Bowl taping date 2 at Nordlof Performing Arts Center (Rockford)
Questions by NAQT
We WILL attend this taping because we qualified by winning our game at Taping 1 in the fall.
We will record one quarterfinal game and the All-Star game on this date.
Watch our round 3 game vs Galena on YouTube
Watch Linnea’s All-Star game on YouTube
Stateline bracket
Monday, March 9: IHSA Regionals at Morrison
Questions by Adam Silverman, et al.
Early release at 2:10pm was required for this event.
Finish: 1/7; Winnebago advanced to IHSA Sectionals
Saturday, March 14: IHSA Sectionals at Winnebago
Questions by Adam Silverman, et al.
We will attend this tournament because we qualified by finishing in first place at IHSA Regionals on March 9.
Finish: 4/4; Keith Country Day (Rockford) advanced to IHSA State