CLARION – St. Marys High School claimed its first championship while Clarion Area High School continued its recent domination with a victory in the 24th Annual Clarion University High School Mathematics Competition.
St. Marys won in the AA/AAA portion of the competition, becoming the fourth different winner in the last four years. It was also the first time St. Marys has taken home a trophy from the competition. Kiski, the 2006 winner was the runner-up, with Oil City third, 2007 winner Burrell fourth, and Titusville fifth.
Clarion won the A portion of the competition for the fourth time since 2004. Venango Catholic took second place, followed by defending A champion Elk County Catholic, Brockway and Karns City.
The top five, overall scores for the AA-AAA division were: Kelly Kuzemchak of Kiski, Nathan Euchler of Oil City, Zack Kurtik of Burrell, Raj Thaker of St. Marys, and Alex Kowalski of Valley.
In A, Ryan Shaffer of Brockway had the highest score, which was also the top score among all the competitors. He was followed by Bill Warren of Clarion, Tyler Healy of Elk County Catholic, Aaron Shaffer of Brockway, and Jake Smith of Venango.
The top five teams and top five individual scorers receive a trophy during an awards ceremony conducted by Dr. Ben Freed, professor of mathematics.
In the competition, teams of up to 10 participants take a 45-question mathematics test. The team scores are determined by adding the total of the top five scorers for each team. The top scorer on each team receives a mathematics magazine.
Twenty-seven schools, including first-time participant Valley High School, and 240 students participated in Clarion University’s oldest academic competition, which is sponsored by the department of mathematics.
Participating Class A schools and students included:
Brockway – Ryan Shaffer, Aaron Shaffer, Keith Weible, Josh Allen, Michelle Mancuso, Max Hrinya, Katie McAndrew, Corena Shaffer, Brandon Foradori, and Kirsten Taylor.
Clarion – Bill Warren, Chim Chune Ko, Austin Wise, Ben Stewart, Matthew Radecki, Jordan Oates, Tyler Oates, Tara Williams, Elizabeth Bailey, and Matthew Bauer.
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Clarion-Limestone team
Clarion-Limestone – Josh Park, Virgil Daugherty, Sarah Lewis, Jon O’Donnell, Hannah Keck, Grant Schirmer, Kaitlin Reddinger, Matt Wolbert, Kortnee Koziara, and Jordan Huey.
Coudersport – Trevor Sickler, Emily Giannotti, Mabel Coole, A. M. Giannotti, Chris Symans, and Carli Duffee.
DuBois Central Catholic – Zach Bauer, Shane Fassnacht, Devlin Garred, Tom Decker, Ashley Edwards, Joe Shaffer, Elizabeth Heasley, Ravi Nandan, Peter Hopkins, and Kelsea Palmer.
Elk County Catholic – Tyler Healy, Charlie O’Leary, Eric Higgins, Gary Heckman, Erica Anderson, Donnie Meier, David Rupprecht, Josh Catalano, Tricia Hoffman, and Bill Yost.
Karns City – Dan Sheehan, Aaron McGarvey, Jessyka Olkowskik, Alaina Burns, Dale Barnhart, Tyler Barger, Hannah Beck, J.M. Fallecker, Kim King, and Sarah Young.
Keystone – Dan Reed, Zach Gensler, James Gillen, Skylor Wedekind, Kayla Fulton, and Brett Zuck.
North Clarion – Emily Gatesman, Kate Coen, Ashley Maxton, Leah Gatesman, Sarah Anast, Adam DeLaney, and Lori Dechant.
Redbank Valley – Gale Garmong, Kerry Snyder, Justin Radaker, Kaitlin Holben, Dustin Gabler, Lindsay Smith, Amanda Laughlin, Tyler Ruby, and Richelle Miller.
Sheffield – Sam Penwell, Laura Penwell, Leanna Uber, Dan Dickey, Lydia Boutelle, Nick Hovey, Lyle Shine, Christian Zavinsi, Craig Fitch, and Kelsey Meachem.
Union – Jake Slease, Jenna Holden, Melissa Shook, Neil Scott, Lepha Logue, Ed Stewart, Scott Booth, and Courtney Frederick.
Venango Catholic – Jake Smith, Tony Spadaro, Chris Delaney, Ben Freeman, Adrienne Niederriter, Mark Kulinski, Doug Barber, Mercedes Hoeft, Paige Klenfelder, and Nick Fink.
Youngsville – Patrick Hoover, Sam Hendrickson, Colby Case, Ryan Pepper, Maggie Watson, Danielle Cerrie, Taylor Hansen, and B.E. Gruver.
Participating Class AA-AAA schools and students included:
Burrell – Zach Kurtick, Tess Napierkowski, Zane Spiering, Zach Tackett, Dana Sharick, Sara Kelbine, Joe Sharick, Steve Shank, Drew Klebine, Shea Liput, and Michael Pish.
Cranberry – Shawn Hogue, Cassie Groner, Caine Mitchell, Dane Neely, Laura Heineman, Dustin Flaherty, Adam Bell, and Tyler Port.
DuBois – Corey Karadeema, Angelina Castellani, Gage Ames, Mike Rajecki, Zach Armagost, Hannah Gilmore, Rick Snedden, Mike Hutchins, Mike Gallagher, and Samantha Thompson.
Hickory – Chris Ferreri, Logan Rock, Elizabeth Davis, A.M. Stigliano, Will McIntyre, Caleb Stelle, and Vince Kopen.
Jeff Tech – Kenny Vinton, Justina Burr, Robbie McMeekin, Grant Sweet, Andrew Beck, Andrew MacPherson, and Matt Spence.
Kiski Area – Kelly Kuzemchak, Vince Donatelli, John Szuch, Jake Howard, Zach Simmons, A.M. Mozga, Steve Golembiewski, and Eric Wojnar.
Marion Center – Ross Nycum, Christa Lezanic, Burkely Twiest, Nicholas Stanisha, Jed Gallo, and Sarah Wolfe.
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Oil City team
Oil City – Nathan Euchler, Christina Mariciuc, Brett Rhodes, Matt Schneider, Jacob Rothschild, Chelsea Clyde, E. M. Culbertson, Willie Winger, and J.W. Perrotti.
Punxsutawney – Kayla Burkett, Rachel Switlick, Karly Shaffer, Aaron Haag, Alexis Bianco, Dane Kopas, Gabrielle Kalus, Rachel Humble, Laybn Hollis, and Justin Kerr.
St. Marys – Raj Thaker, Dustin Smith, Sean Zimmett, Pooja Vijay, Frank Barber, Matt Guido, Justin Longhi, Ryan Quinn, David Hodsdon, Jesse Erich, and C. J. Breindel.
Titusville – Alex Furlan, Corey Jackson, Adam Schwab, Zane Lesko, Jake Jenkins, Natalie Ernecoff, Alyssa Lesko, Corey Henderson, and Rachel Barnhart.
Valley – Alex Kowalski, Colin Grau, Chris Ignozzi, John Marshall, Marcus Veltri, Carly Williams, Ramon Edwards, Corie Ravotti, Katy Wrona, and Kitty Kuchta.
Warren – Tyler Leichtenberger, Tiffanie Liu, Emily Lobdell, Elizabeth Sherman, Casey Main, Ryan Ottney, Hilary Anderson, Amy Weidbert, Jocelin Thomas, and Matt Stapleford.
