Team wins McGuinness trivia challenge
The Bishop McGuinness Commons was overflowing Saturday night as almost 400 alumni, parents and guests attended the 12th annual Clancy’s Challenge Trivia Night.
The event was hosted by the Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Alumni Association, but open to anyone older than 21. Chairing the event was class of 1998 alum Carly Wegener. Her committee included Chris Borders, Darren Derryberry, Carly Wegener, John Edwards, Gena Wright, Shelby Steinkirchner, Danielle Cronic, Kelley Hooper and Alexa Lienhard. Dinner was catered by On the Border, and master of ceremonies was Owen Canfield.
Carly Wegener has organized and chaired the event for the last several years, increasing attendance and profits every year. It is the main fundraiser for the Alumni Association. Proceeds for the evening benefited the Bishop McGuinness All Class Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund. Established in 1991, the fund provides tuition assistance scholarships to qualifying students who are children of a Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School graduate. Over the last 10 years, the alumni association has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to more than 100 alumni legacies.
After 10 rounds of questions, the winning team was “Basil Gang-Lea.” Team members were Tim Edwards, Cheyenne Fletcher, Carlos AcostaPonce, Mackenzie LanceJones, Caleb Jones, Jason Pann, Courtney Vogel Tetzloff, Nicole Needom, Jayme Howland and John Howland.
The winning team will have their name engraved on the traveling shillelagh trophy, which is passed from winner to winner each year. The trophy entitles the winning group to complimentary VIP seating at next year’s event.