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2024 IESA Scholastic Bowl State Finals to be Held at Peoria Civic Center on Friday, May 3; Championship Matches to be Webcast

For the eleventh year the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Scholastic Bowl State Finals will be held in Peoria at the Civic Center this Friday (May 3). The IESA state series in Scholastic Bowl began in 1988. There was one-class competition from 1988-1996, and in 1997 the state series was divided into Class A and Class AA based on school size. This is the 34th year of state series competition in Scholastic Bowl and the 26th year for Class A and Class AA competition.

A total of 16 teams will play in Peoria--eight teams in Class A and eight teams in Class AA. All teams participating will play three rounds. Each class is divided into two pools of four teams. The winners of each pool will then meet for the championship of their respective class while the runners-up in each pool will play for 3rd place honors. Assignment to each pool was done by a blind draw. Competition gets underway at 1:00 p.m. in both classes. Subsequent matches are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. After an hour break for dinner, the third place and championship matches will be played at 5:00 p.m. The awards ceremony will begin immediately after the conclusion of the final round.

The price of admission is $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for seniors (62 and over) and students (K-8) and is good for the entire tournament. Children younger than kindergarten are admitted free. Fans attending the matches will receive a wristband that is to be worn all day and will be used for entry into the facility throughout the day.

This year, 38 member schools entered the state series in Scholastic Bowl. Questions used throughout the state series are provided by Reinstein Quiz Bowl, while the lockout systems are provided by Slam-In Systems.

Complete pairings for each state final, the results after the competition on Friday, plus the FanZone, can be found at www.iesa.org. Click on the Scholastic Bowl line in the orange box at the top of the IESA Web Site Home Page.

Here is a look at each of the two 2024 State Final Tournaments:

CLASS A TOURNAMENT

POOL A TEAMS: Elmwood, Normal Metcalf, Ottawa Wallace, Springfield St. Agnes
POOL B TEAMS: Champaign Next Generation, Columbia ICS, Palatine Quest, Peoria Concordia

Pool A
1:00 p.m. – Normal Metcalf v Ottawa Wallace
1:00 p.m. – Springfield St. Agnes v Elmwood

2:00 p.m. – Normal Metcalf v Springfield St. Agnes
2:00 p.m. – Ottawa Wallace v Elmwood

3:00 p.m. – Normal Metcalf v Elmwood
3:00 p.m. – Ottawa Wallace v Springfield St. Agnes

Pool B
1:00 p.m. – Palatine Quest v Columbia ICS
1:00 p.m. – Peoria Concordia v Champaign Next Generation

2:00 p.m. – Palatine Quest v Peoria Concordia
2:00 p.m. – Columbia ICS v Champaign Next Generation

3:00 p.m. – Palatine Quest v Champaign Next Generation
3:00 p.m. – Columbia ICS v Peoria Concordia

5:00 p.m. – Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B runner-up (third place)
5:00 p.m. – Pool A winner vs. Pool B winner (championship)

CLASS AA TOURNAMENT

POOL A TEAMS: Bradley Central, Coal City, Greenville, Springfield Franklin
POOL B TEAMS: Barrington Station, Buffalo Grove Twin Groves, Champaign Franklin, Washington Central

Pool A
1:00 p.m. – Springfield Franklin v Bradley Central
1:00 p.m. – Coal City v Greenville

2:00 p.m. – Springfield Franklin v Coal City
2:00 p.m. – Bradley Central v Greenville

3:00 p.m. – Springfield Franklin v Greenville
3:00 p.m. – Bradley Central v Coal City

Pool B
1:00 p.m. – Champaign Franklin v Barrington Station
1:00 p.m. – Washington Central v Buffalo Grove Twin Groves

2:00 p.m. – Champaign Franklin v Washington Central
2:00 p.m. – Barrington Station v Buffalo Grove Twin Groves

3:00 p.m. – Champaign Franklin v Buffalo Grove Twin Groves
3:00 p.m. – Barrington Station v Washington Central

5:00 p.m. – Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B runner-up (third place)
5:00 p.m. – Pool A winner vs. Pool B winner (championship)

For the eleventh year, the lock-out systems that will be used at the IESA state finals will be provided by Slammer Systems. Slammer Systems automatically keeps score, manages time, controls the ring-in process, and produces detailed statistic spreadsheets for every match.

In addition, the IESA and Slam-In Systems will be broadcasting the Class A and AA Championship matches online. Fans can click on one of the links posted to the IESA website.

Note: Only the championship match of each class will be broadcast.

For more information, please contact IESA Assistant Executive Director and Scholastic Bowl Administrator Chris Frasco at chris@iesa.org