Trinity High School Advances to Round Two of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, October 14, 2010) – Trinity High School came out on top against Littleton High School with a final score of 200 to 155 last night on Granite State Challenge, advancing the Trinity team to round two. Catch Granite State Challenge Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and again Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television, and always online.The prevailing Trinity Pioneers included seniors Jack Cummings, David Pounds and juniors Kristen Van Uden, Eric Gadecki, Karin Parodi and Tess Kucera. They were coached by Joseph Malinowski. Their opponents, the Littleton Crusaders, included seniors Hannah-Marie Smith, Tyler Ash and Allison Marsh, juniors Joe Kratman and Sarah Stinehour, and sophomore Aimee Hastings. They were coached by Rick Stinehour and Debra Stinehour. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 @ 6 p.m. BOW HIGH SCHOOL vs. FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLTune in each Wednesday night @ 6 p.m. and follow your favorite teams' progress. The popular quiz contest begins with 32 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title. There are four single-elimination rounds leading to the final contest in April. If you missed a match and want to see how your favorite team fared, watch Granite State Challenge online at www.nhptv.org/gsc and on YouTube, or download it from the Granite State Challenge website or iTunes Music Store as a video podcast.Granite State Challenge brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in spirited competition. The contest emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines – math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts - along with a smattering of pop culture trivia and New Hampshire topics. Long-time host Jim Jeannotte asks the Challenge questions to the teams; co-host Lori Warriner interviews team members prior to the game.Funding for Granite State Challenge is provided Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, Markem-Imaje and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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