Firelands Challenge Begins Forty-sixth Season
Matches Start Next Week
The Firelands Challenge Program will begin its forty-sixth season with six matches next week. Eighteen
teams from north central Ohio will be competing for prize money and scholarships. This year the
matches will be held on the BGSU Firelands campus in the McBride Auditorium.
This season will have six rounds of competition over the next three months. The top two teams, based
on cumulative scores, will proceed to the championship rounds. The third-, fourth-, and fifth-place
teams will participate in a play-off round with the winner joining the top two teams for the
championship competition.
Edison High School will be in pursuit of its fifteenth straight championship Norwalk High School finished
in second place last season following a closely contested final match. Port Clinton High School ended
the season in third place. All eighteen teams recently participated in a practice round and are ready for
Round I matches.
The first-round schedule consists of the following matches:
Monday, Oct. 5
9:45 am Willard Bellevue Monroeville
10:45 am Danbury St. Mary CC Margaretta
11:45 am Norwalk Huron New London
Tuesday, Oct. 6
9:45 am So. Central Edison Oak Harbor
10:45 am Lakota Perkins W. Reserve
11:45 am Port Clinton Sandusky St. Paul
The Firelands Challenge Program is supported by a variety of area businesses, civic organizations, and
patrons. Croghan Colonial Bank is sponsoring the prize money for teams in the championship rounds.
BGSU Firelands is offering three scholarships for students graduating from the top three finishing
schools.