Students from twelve area high schools gathered at Black Hawk College’s East Campus for the 2026 Lincoln Trail Conference Scholastic Bowl Meet on Saturday, February 28th. Over the course of nine challenging rounds, participants tackled questions spanning history, literature, mathematics, music, and science. ROWVA High School claimed top honors as the leading team, followed by Bureau Valley, West Central, and Annawan. Logan Washburn of ROWVA emerged as the highest individual scorer, with notable performances from Gus Anderson of Bureau Valley and Kendrick Haywood from Abingdon-Avon. The competition, organized by BHC faculty Georgjean Pitsoulakis and Andrew Mansheim, highlighted local academic talent and teamwork.
Abingdon-Avon, AlWood, Cambridge, Galva, Knoxville, Monmouth United, Princeville, and Wethersfield also competed in the event.
The top 10 individual scorers were:
1st – Logan Washburn, ROWVA High School
2nd – Gus Anderson, Bureau Valley High School
3rd – Kendrick Haywood, Abingdon-Avon High School
4th – Andy Zueger, Bureau Valley High School
5th – Reiley Burns, Monmouth United High School
6th – Tyler Graham, Wethersfield High School
7th – Drew Sherbyn, Annawan High School
8th – Miles Weid, Annawan High School
9th – Ryan Butterfield, Princeville High School
10th – Jackson Nanninga, Annawan High School, and Brielle Jeffrey, Galva High School – two-way tie
The top 4 teams were:
1st – ROWVA
2nd – Bureau Valley
3rd – West Central
4th – Annawan