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|Subjects = Literature, Mythology, Generalist
 
|Subjects = Literature, Mythology, Generalist
 
|middleschool = [[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley]] (2014-2017)
 
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|highschool = [[Miami Valley School|Miami Valley]]  (2014-present)
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|highschool = [[Miami Valley School|Miami Valley]]  (2017-2021)
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|nats appearances = MSNCT: 2015-2017 <b/r> HSNCT: 2017 <b/r> SSNCT: 2017
 
 
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'''William Groger''' played for [[Miami Valley School|The Miami Valley School]] in Dayton, Ohio. He is the brother of [[John John Groger]], with whom he collaborated on [[GrogerRanks]].
  
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William Groger is currently a player for [[Miami Valley School|The Miami Valley School]] in Dayton, Ohio.
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==Career==
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===Middle school===
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William consistently played with his brother John John, joining him on the team that won the first two iterations [[Ohio Middle School State Championship]]. The brothers would place t-8th at the [[2015 MSNCT]] and 5th in [[2016 MSNCT|2016]].
  
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==Middle School Career==
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After John John's graduation in 2016, William led Miami Valley to again winning the state championship and placed 4th at the [[2017 MSNCT]].
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===2014-15===
 
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As a sixth grader, William participated on the winning team of Aquilla I at Olentangy Liberty and [[Ohio Middle School State Championship|Ohio's first Middle School State Championship]], as well as the 2015 MSNCT, in which Miami Valley tied for eighth place. He scored the winning points in the eighth-place game, in which Miami Valley took Carmel Valley to a sudden-death question after three tiebreakers.
 
  
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===2015-16===
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William placed 2nd at the 2017 [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bee]] (eighth-grade division) and won the [[National Citizenship Bee]].
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As the second scorer to his brother, [[John John Groger|John John]], William contributed to wins at Give Thanks for Quizbowl II and the [[Ohio Middle School State Championship|2016 State Championship]], as well as a fifth place finish at the 2016 MSNCT.
 
  
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===2016-17===
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For his solo performance at the Copley Middle School Invitational, he was named [[NAQT Middle School Player of the Week|Middle School Player of the Week]] by NAQT. He was voted [[National Quizbowl Awards|Middle School Player of the Year]].
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Now the captain, William led his team (solo on two occasions) to victories at the Harvest Prep Fall Invitational, Third Annual Copley Middle School Invitational, Northmont Middle School Tournament, and [[Ohio Middle School State Championship|2017 State Championship]], during all of which he went undefeated and dominated the individual scoring with over 150 points per game. His team at the 2017 MSNCT, at which he also led the individual scoring, finished in fourth place.  
 
  
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William competed in the Middle School [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bee]] (eighth-grade division) after winning at his regional site in Columbus. He advanced to the finals, in which he claimed runner-up. He also won the National Citizenship Bee.
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===High school===
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Though still in middle school, William played in the high school program in 2017, placing 17th at the 2017 JV [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bowl]] and 2nd at the [[2017 SSNCT]]; he also attended the [[2017 HSNCT]] and the [[2017 NSC]]. William was the only player during that season to attend the MSNCT, HSNCT, and SSNCT.
  
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For his solo performance at the Copley Middle School Invitational, he was named [[NAQT Middle School Player of the Week|Middle School Player of the Week]] by NAQT. He was voted [[National Quizbowl Awards|Middle School Player of the Year]].
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After beginning high school, William rejoined his brother as second scorer. In the absence of John John, he lead the A team to third place at the [[2018 SSNCT|2018 SSNCT (Open division)]], and was the tournament's second-highest scorer. The following week, he led the team to an undefeated prelim finish at the OAC State Championship (which placed second, with John John in the afternoon). Miami Valley placed t-20 at [[2018 HSNCT]] and 34th at [[2018 NSC|NSC]], where they secured the JV title.
  
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==High School Career==
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William led Ohio B in scoring at [[2018 NASAT]] and was nominated for 9th grade Player of the Year.
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===2014-15===
 
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William has played for the high school team from the beginning of his career. He attended the [[Tippecanoe Academic Challenge|Tippecanoe Academic Challenge XIX]] in the JV division and played at the Northmont [[Ohio Academic Competition|OAC]] tournament (JV division).
 
  
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===2015-16===
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[MSNCT|MSNCT Leading Scorer]]
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William led Miami Valley B at the Sidney Fall Tournament and later led his team at the [[Tippecanoe Academic Challenge|Tippecanoe Academic Challenge XX]] to first place in the JV division. He also participated in several other high school tournaments.
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|year = 2017
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|previous = Arjun Subramanian
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|next = [[Shiva Oswal]]
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===2016-17===
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[HSNCT|HSNCT Leading Scorer]]
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In his eighth-grade year, William asserted himself as an invaluable second scorer on the high school A team. He participated in more than ten regular-season high school events, including five tournament victories, and he captained the B team at the Miami Invitational. He played on the A team at the [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bowl (JV)]] (which placed seventeenth), the [[2017 SSNCT]] (which placed second), the [[2017 HSNCT]], and the [[2017 NSC]]. He received the sixth-place all-star at the SSNCT, and was the only player during that season to attend the MSNCT, HSNCT, and SSNCT.
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|year = 2021
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|previous = [[Ethan Strombeck]]
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|next = TBD
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===2017-18===
 
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As a freshman, William continued to be the A team's second scorer during a successful season. In the absence of John John, he lead the A team to third place at the [[2018 SSNCT|2018 SSNCT (Open division)]], and was the tournament's second-highest scorer. The following week, he led the team to an undefeated prelim finish at the OAC State Championship (which placed second, with John John in the afternoon). In the post season William played on Miami Valley A at HSNCT and NSC, where his team finished in twentieth and thirty-fourth place respectively, and winning the JV title at the latter. He also led Ohio B in scoring at [[NASAT]], and made the finals of several events at the International History Olympiad, including the International History Bee.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:42, 30 September 2021

William Groger
Noted subjects Literature, Mythology, Generalist
High school Miami Valley (2017-2021)
Middle school Miami Valley (2014-2017)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

William Groger played for The Miami Valley School in Dayton, Ohio. He is the brother of John John Groger, with whom he collaborated on GrogerRanks.

Career

Middle school

William consistently played with his brother John John, joining him on the team that won the first two iterations Ohio Middle School State Championship. The brothers would place t-8th at the 2015 MSNCT and 5th in 2016.

After John John's graduation in 2016, William led Miami Valley to again winning the state championship and placed 4th at the 2017 MSNCT.

William placed 2nd at the 2017 National History Bee (eighth-grade division) and won the National Citizenship Bee.

For his solo performance at the Copley Middle School Invitational, he was named Middle School Player of the Week by NAQT. He was voted Middle School Player of the Year.

High school

Though still in middle school, William played in the high school program in 2017, placing 17th at the 2017 JV National History Bowl and 2nd at the 2017 SSNCT; he also attended the 2017 HSNCT and the 2017 NSC. William was the only player during that season to attend the MSNCT, HSNCT, and SSNCT.

After beginning high school, William rejoined his brother as second scorer. In the absence of John John, he lead the A team to third place at the 2018 SSNCT (Open division), and was the tournament's second-highest scorer. The following week, he led the team to an undefeated prelim finish at the OAC State Championship (which placed second, with John John in the afternoon). Miami Valley placed t-20 at 2018 HSNCT and 34th at NSC, where they secured the JV title.

William led Ohio B in scoring at 2018 NASAT and was nominated for 9th grade Player of the Year.

MSNCT Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Arjun Subramanian
2017
Shiva Oswal
HSNCT Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Ethan Strombeck
2021
TBD
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