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Edison Middle School won the 2022 Region V History Bowl at Blennerhassett Middle School. They will move on to the state tournament in Charleston on April 26. (Photo Provided)

PARKERSBURG — Middle school students from Wood and Ritchie county schools tested their knowledge about West Virginia history Friday at the 2022 History Bowl at Blennerhassett Middle School.

Edison Middle School won the Region V tournament and Jackson Middle School Team 1 was the runner-up. Jackson had two teams.

Edison and Jackson will compete in the West Virginia State History Bowl on April 26 at the Culture Center in Charleston.

The West Virginia History Bowl is an academic competition that takes place in April every year, Ashlee Beatty, director of curriculum and instruction for Wood County Schools, said.

“So, annually school teams compete to earn a spot in that state-level competition,” Beatty said. “Today’s teams have participated in local scrimmages to prepare and have practiced regularly at school.”

Emcees keep score at the 2022 History Bowl at Blennerhassett Middle School on Friday. (Photo by Larry Launstein Jr.)

Winning in the regional competition will allow them a spot at the state tournament, she said.

The History Bowl is for eighth-grade students who have spent the year studying West Virginia history in class and is an opportunity for them to show what they know, Beatty said.

Among questions asked included “What river flows into the Potomac River at Harper’s Ferry?” The answer: the Shenandoah River.

“Which baseball legend nicknamed ‘Stan the Man’ played for Williamson in the Mountain State in 1938 and 1939?” The answer: Stan Musial.

“Which political body at the county level governs the operation of county governments in West Virginia?” The answer: County Commission.

Jackson Middle School Team 1 was the runner-up at the 2022 Region V History Bowl at Blennerhassett Middle School. They will also advance to the state tournament in Charleston on April 26. (Photo Provided)

Larry Launstein Jr. can be reached at [email protected].

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First round winners were:

* Edison Middle School over VanDevender Middle School

* Hamilton Middle School 1 over Jackson Middle School 2

Second Round winners in the winners bracket were:

* Blennerhassett Middle School over Hamilton Middle School School 2

* Ritchie County Middle School over Jackson 1

Third round winners in the consolation bracket were:

* Jackson 2 over VanDevender

* Jackson 1 over Hamilton 2

Fourth round winners in the winners bracket were:

* Edison over Hamilton 1

* Ritchie over Blennerhassett

Fifth round winners in the consolation bracket were:

* Jackson 2 over Blennerhassett

* Jackson 1 over Hamilton 1

Sixth round winner in the winners bracket:

* Edison over Ritchie

Sixth round winner in the consolation bracket:

* Jackson 1 over Jackson 2

Seventh Round winner in the consolation bracket:

* Jackson 1 over Ritchie

Eighth (championship) round – winner of the winners bracket and the consolation bracket:

* Edison over Jackson 1