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{{Highschoolteam|Name = North Kansas City (MO)
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{{Highschoolteam|Name = North Kansas City Hornets
 
|image = Nkc.jpg
 
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|citystate = North Kansas City, MO
 
|citystate = North Kansas City, MO
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|currentcoach = Randy Jackson
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|currentcoach = Jordan Henson, Joseph Ford
 
|state = 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008 [[MSHSAA]]; 2008, 2009 [[NAQT Missouri Qualifier|NAQT]]
 
|state = 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008 [[MSHSAA]]; 2008, 2009 [[NAQT Missouri Qualifier|NAQT]]
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|nats appearances = HSNCT: 1999, 2007-2014, 2016-2023<br>NSC: 1998, 1999, 2008, 2015
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|status = Active
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|size = 1247<ref>2023-24 MSHSAA enrollment (grades 9-11 in March 2023), from https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/SchoolEnrollments.aspx</ref>
 
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'''North Kansas City High School''', also known as '''NKC''' or '''Northtown''', is a suburban public school in North Kansas City. Its quizbowl team has been active since the 1980s in local, regional, and national tournaments.  Under longtime coach [[Larry Allen]], the team won the [[MSHSAA]] Class 4 State Championship six times, in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2008, as well as the first two [[NAQT Missouri Qualifier|NAQT Missouri Qualifiers]]. The team holds a number of MSHSAA records and has seen national success, finishing 6th at the 1999 [[PACE NSC]], 5th at the 1999 [[NAQT HSNCT]], 13th at the 2007 [[NAQT HSNCT]], and 5th at the [[2008 NSC|2008 PACE NSC]].
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'''North Kansas City High School''', also known as '''NKC''' or '''Northtown''', is a suburban public school in North Kansas City. Its quizbowl team has been active since the 1980s in local, regional, and national tournaments.  Under longtime coach [[Larry Allen]], the team won the [[MSHSAA]] Class 4 State Championship six times, in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2008, as well as the first two [[NAQT Missouri Qualifier|NAQT Missouri Qualifiers]]. The team has held a number of MSHSAA records and has seen national success, finishing 6th at the 1999 [[PACE NSC]], 5th at the 1999 [[NAQT HSNCT]], 13th at the 2007 [[NAQT HSNCT]], and 5th at the [[2008 NSC|2008 PACE NSC]].
  
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Randy Jackson assumed coaching duties following Allen's retirement after the 2010 season.
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Randy Jackson assumed coaching duties following Allen's retirement after the 2010 season. Jackson stepped down after the 2015-2016 season and was succeeded by Pat O'Keefe, who coached the team through the 2022-23 season.
  
 
==Alumni==
 
==Alumni==
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==Tournament Hosting==
 
==Tournament Hosting==
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''This section needs some improvement by [[Charlie Dees|someone who knows more about the history of NKC]]...''
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:''Main articles: [[North Kansas City Varsity Invitational]] and [[North Kansas City Junior Varsity Tournament]]''
  
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North Kansas City has hosted many tournaments over the years in varying formats. Its Varsity invitational tournament sometimes included elements of the [[Panasonic Academic Challenge]] as Larry Allen was the longtime sponsor of the Missouri team.
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North Kansas City has hosted many tournaments over the years in varying formats. Earlier iterations were generally hosted in a [[four-quarter]] format. The tournaments began to shift to the twenty [[tossup-bonus format]] and [[pyramidal]] questions in 2007, continuing to use [[single-elimination]] playoffs until the retirement of coach Larry Allen after the 2009-2010 season.
  
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On November 17, 2007, NKC hosted a Junior Varsity tournament that had 22 teams and which was won by [[Park Hill South]] HS. It is noted for the circulation of its questions to college players for amusement.
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The 2011 iteration of the varsity tournament was the first NKC tournament to be certified by the [[Missouri Quizbowl Alliance]]. Beginning in the 2011-2012 season, North Kansas City has scheduled its Junior Varsity tournament each fall and a Varsity tournament each spring, both using pyramidal sets and pooled preliminary and playoff/consolation rounds, making North Kansas City the first host in the Kansas City area to consistently offer 7-9 rounds to all teams using good questions and a fair schedule.
  
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On December 8th, 2007, NKC, in an attempt to expand pyramidal questions in Missouri, tried hosting an [[NAQT]] tournament on [[IS|set 69A]]. After a large number of dropouts within the month before the tournament, 3 teams did not show up. With only 4 teams there was a round robin, and then [[Lexington (Missouri High School)|Lexington]] decided to leave after the third game, so everyone decided to just play an advantaged final and end early. [[Liberty (MO)]], going undefeated in the prelims, won the final against [[Savannah (Missouri High School)|Savannah]]. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=NorthKansasCityNAQT&id=1&page=standings Stats]
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{{MSHSAA Class 4 Champions}}
  
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NKC hosted [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1960 a mirror] of the [[Fall Novice Tournament]] on November 7, 2009, won by Liberty.
 
  
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The [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2008 2010 iteration] of the varsity tournament was held on January 16, 2010 and was in the tossup/bonus format, written by [[Mike Wehrman]].  The questions for this tournament got significantly more difficult in the playoffs, ending with a Savannah 120, [[Cameron]] 100 final.
 
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The [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2222 2011 iteration] of the varsity tournament was held on February 26, 2011 using [[HSAPQ]] Tournament 16, and was the first NKC tournament to be certified by the [[Missouri Quizbowl Alliance]].  The field significantly shrunk the morning of the tournament due to icy weather, which also precluded tournament director [[Charlie Dees]]' attendance, so MOQBA president [[Jeffrey Hill]] assisted coach Randy Jackson with the eight team tournament.  Park Hill South went undefeated to win the tournament.
 
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{{Succession_box|Tournament = [[MSHSAA|MSHSAA Class 4 State]]
 
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|year = 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999<BR>2007, 2008
 
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|previous = (none)<BR>[[Ladue]]
 
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|next = [[Nixa]]<BR> [[Ladue]]}}
 
 
{{Succession_box|Tournament = [[NAQT Missouri Qualifier|NAQT Missouri]]
 
{{Succession_box|Tournament = [[NAQT Missouri Qualifier|NAQT Missouri]]
 
|year = 2008, 2009
 
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 5 May 2024

North Kansas City Hornets
Nkc.jpg
Location:
North Kansas City, MO
Coaches Jordan Henson, Joseph Ford
State Championships 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008 MSHSAA; 2008, 2009 NAQT
National Championships None
National Appearances HSNCT: 1999, 2007-2014, 2016-2023
NSC: 1998, 1999, 2008, 2015
Program Status Active
School Size 1247[1]
NAQT Page link

North Kansas City High School, also known as NKC or Northtown, is a suburban public school in North Kansas City. Its quizbowl team has been active since the 1980s in local, regional, and national tournaments. Under longtime coach Larry Allen, the team won the MSHSAA Class 4 State Championship six times, in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2008, as well as the first two NAQT Missouri Qualifiers. The team has held a number of MSHSAA records and has seen national success, finishing 6th at the 1999 PACE NSC, 5th at the 1999 NAQT HSNCT, 13th at the 2007 NAQT HSNCT, and 5th at the 2008 PACE NSC.

Randy Jackson assumed coaching duties following Allen's retirement after the 2010 season. Jackson stepped down after the 2015-2016 season and was succeeded by Pat O'Keefe, who coached the team through the 2022-23 season.

Alumni

Tournament Hosting

Main articles: North Kansas City Varsity Invitational and North Kansas City Junior Varsity Tournament

North Kansas City has hosted many tournaments over the years in varying formats. Earlier iterations were generally hosted in a four-quarter format. The tournaments began to shift to the twenty tossup-bonus format and pyramidal questions in 2007, continuing to use single-elimination playoffs until the retirement of coach Larry Allen after the 2009-2010 season.

The 2011 iteration of the varsity tournament was the first NKC tournament to be certified by the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance. Beginning in the 2011-2012 season, North Kansas City has scheduled its Junior Varsity tournament each fall and a Varsity tournament each spring, both using pyramidal sets and pooled preliminary and playoff/consolation rounds, making North Kansas City the first host in the Kansas City area to consistently offer 7-9 rounds to all teams using good questions and a fair schedule.

MSHSAA Class 4 State Champions

Preceded by the Missouri Academic Association state championship from 1992-1995.
1996-2010 (pre-NAQT)
1996: North Kansas City  · 1997: North Kansas City  · 1998: North Kansas City  · 1999: North Kansas City  · 2000: Nixa  · 2001: Nixa  · 2002: Cape Girardeau Central  · 2003: Liberty  · 2004: Parkway Central  · 2005: Liberty  · 2006: Ladue  · 2007: North Kansas City  · 2008: North Kansas City  · 2009: Ladue  · 2010: Kirksville
2011-2019 (NAQT, four class era)
2011: Ladue  · 2012: Ladue  · 2013: Ladue  · 2014: Ladue  · 2015: Clayton  · 2016: Hickman  · 2017: Washington  · 2018: Ladue  · 2019: Ladue
2021-present (six class era)


NAQT Missouri Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
(none)
2008, 2009
Helias
  1. ↑ 2023-24 MSHSAA enrollment (grades 9-11 in March 2023), from https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/SchoolEnrollments.aspx
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