OLCHS Scholastic Bowl Beats Rival To Win Conference, On To Regional

OAK LAWN, IL — It was all academic for the Oak Lawn Community High School Varsity Scholastic Bowl team, that captured the SSC Red Conference Championship. The team won by beating Eisenhower 220-60, Evergreen Park 230-70, and conference powerhouse Argo by a score of 190-40.

This was a true team effort led by senior all-conference member Brendan Gallian, senior all-conference member Quinn Haywood, seniors Sajida Mulhem, Matthew Perry, Timothy Weber, Jonathan Mexicano and Mohammad AlSheikh. The junior Varsity team finished a great season with incredibly exciting matches, including a close loss to Argo. Shawn Perry and Allie Gabriel earned all-Conference honors with their incredible performance this year.

“It was great to get an opportunity to face Argo again in the conference finals,” said OLCHS Coach Pat DiFillipo, beaming with pride. “The Argo team has ended Oak Lawn’s hopes of a Conference Championship for the last two years. They are an excellent program, so it was great to get that win.”

“Being a part of Scholastic Bowl for four years and always falling just short of winning the conference motivated not only myself, but the rest of the team, too,” varsity stud Quinn Haywood said. “Without the support from Brendan Gallian and his inspirational messages, I don't think we would've been able to secure our white whale.”

Please wish the team luck as they try to add a Regional Championship on March 6.

~ Contributed by Jennifer Jepspon, OLCHS Staff Writer