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Polo repeats as GRC Scholar Bowl Champion

By Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com

Polo defeated South Harrison on Wednesday to win their 2nd consecutive GRC Scholar Bowl championship.  The Panther team of Aden Segal, Keith Farmer, Olivia Wolf, Megan Vaughan, and Eli Clevenger defeated South Harrison in the championship match 390-220.  

Polo was seeded #1 in the tournament and received a bye into the semifinals where they defeated Milan 450-50.  South Harrison advance to the championship by defeating #2 seed Trenton 340-280.

In the quarterfinals on Monday night, Milan defeated Putnam County 270-50 and South Harrison was victorious over Maysville 200-140.

Polo also won back-to-back Scholar Bowl titles in 2018 and 2019.

Photo courtesy of Rita Hildebrand via Facebook



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