BHS upsets Hudson to retain regional championship placing
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IN THE Forensics event, students use various methods to determine unknown powders. Becca Wyss is shown testing the color of the mystery powder by burning it. Wyss and her partner Emily Fetzer (not shown) took 5th place. —photo by Steve Duerst
MENOMONIE – The Boyceville High School Science Olympiad team competed at the regional tournament at Menomonie High School on March 4th and beat Hudson after losing to them twice this year, repeating as the team tournament runner-up. Boyceville earned regional championships in nine events and runner-up finishes in an additional two events. Boyceville High School medal winners were as follows:
Gold medals were earned by the following:
Bridge – juniors Parker Coombs and Caden Wold
Experimental Design – juniors Peter Wheeldon, Becca Wyss, and Coombs
Flight – junior Zach Kersten and Wyss
Horticulture – sophomores Emily Fetzer and Delaney Olson
Robo Cross – Coombs and Wold
Scrambler – Wheeldon and Wold
Trajectory – Kersten and Coombs
Write It, Do It – Fetzer and Olson
WIFI Lab – sophomore Abigail Bauer and freshman Loralie West
Silver medals were earned by the following:
BEFORE the tournament began, Mr. Hamm (left) is shown giving last minute tips about the balsa wood plane to Zach Kersten. Kersten and his partner (not shown) Becca Wyss brought home a gold medal.
—photo by Steve Duerst
Astronomy – junior Kylie Luedtke and Wheeldon
Disease Detectives – senior Dawson Standaert and Wyss
Remote Sensing – Luedtke and freshman Anna Hafermann
Its About Time – Wheeldon and Wold
Bridge – juniors Alison McRoberts and Cora Leslie (JV)
Flight – freshmen Jon Madison and Aiden Brown (JV)
Horticulture – McRoberts and Leslie (JV)
WIFI Lab – McRoberts and Leslie (JV)
Bronze medals were earned by the following:
Anatomy & Physiology – Standaert and Luedtke
Cell Biology – Standaert and Luedtke
Detector Building – Coombs and Wyss
Detector Building – senior Kaianna Banyai and junior Treylin Thorson (JV)
Flight – freshman Aiden Brown (JV)
Fourth place medals were earned by the following:
Geocaching – Wheeldon and Kersten
Flight – Leslie and McRoberts (JV)
FOR THE “It’s About Time” event, students have to build a device that measures time and take a written test. Cade Wold (left) and Peter Wheeldon (right) are shown taking the test. The duo earned second place for their efforts. —photo by Steve Duerst
“Our high school students had an outstanding day” said Boyceville head coach Andy Hamm. “It has been really challenging on our students with all of the snow days and canceled practices to get prepared for regionals and I am impressed with the resiliency that our students have shown in challenging themselves to improve each and every day. We have less than four weeks until the state tournament so it will be another challenge to get prepared for state.”
Boyceville High School’s varsity team and first JV team has qualified for the state tournament, joining the middle school varsity team and JV teams. The state tournament is Friday-Saturday, March 31 – April 1, 2023 at UW-Milwaukee. Boyceville Science Olympiad is coached by Andy Hamm, Russ Riehbrandt, Steve Duerst, and Ian Carter.
Final Results of the Boyceville High School Regional Tournament (varsity teams only ranked):
Rank School Score
1 Menomonie 39
2 Boyceville 64
3 Hudson 65
4 Unity 121
5 Shell Lake 127
6 Baldwin-Woodville 139
7 Elmwood 152
8 Colfax 166
9 New Richmond 194
10 Elk Mound 217
11 Cadott 267
12 Eleva-Strum 295
13 Birchwood 305
14 St. Croix Central 317
