Con-Val Regional High School Advances to Quarterfinals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, January 20, 2011) – Con-Val Regional High School continued to dominate, defeating Trinity High School 385 to 190 on last night's round two match of Granite State Challenge. 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 triumphant Con-Val Cougars included seniors Alice Hale, Ethan Beihl, Karissa Vincent, Mara Zrzavy, and junior Will Welch. They were coached by Molly Flower Eppig. Their opponents, the Trinity Pioneers, included seniors John (Jack) Cummings, David Pounds, and juniors Kristen Van Uden, Eric Gadecki, Karin Parodi and Tess Kucera. They were coached by Joseph Malinowski and Matthew R. Carnevale.Con-Val Regional High School will face Merrimack Valley High School on March 9 at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals.TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 6 p.m. BOW HIGH SCHOOL vs. FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Tune 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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