Winnacunnet Regional High School Defeats Goffstown High School in Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, October 25, 2007) - Winnacunnet Regional High School narrowly defeated Goffstown High School by a score of 255 to 245 to advance to Round Two of New Hampshire Public Television's Granite State Challenge. Granite State Challenge airs Wednesdays @ 7:30 p.m., and re-airs Saturdays @ 8:30 a.m. on NHPTV. The victorious Winnacunnet Warriors were comprised of seniors Jessica Noone and Gabbie Burns, juniors Casey Bradshaw and Craig Hartenstein, alternates Pat Sullivan and Laurel Weatherby, and coaches Kevin Fleming and Andy Gushee. The Goffstown Grizzly team included seniors Austin Clark, Tyler Clites, and Emily Cady, junior Brendan Bertagnoll, and alternates Spencer Frost and Mitchel Entrekin; their coaches were Dr. Mary Singer and Mr. Keith Martin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tune in Wednesday, 10/31 @ 7:30 p.m. to watch Sunapee Middle High School vs. Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tune in each Wednesday night @ 7:30 p.m. to follow your favorite teams and track their 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 May. If you miss 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.Now celebrating its 25th year, Granite State Challenge brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in spirited competition. The game 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 Tim Estiloz interviews team members prior to the game.Major funding for Granite State Challenge is provided by the New Hampshire Lottery. Additional funding is provided by Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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