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'''Battle of the Burgh''' is a tournament hosted by [[Pittsburgh|the University of Pittsburgh]] for high school teams. It has alternatively been known simply as '''Burgh'''. It is typically held in March of each year since 2008.
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'''Battle of the Burgh''' is a tournament hosted by [[Pitt|the University of Pittsburgh]] for high school teams. It has alternatively been known simply as '''Burgh'''. It has been held in the winter or spring since 2006, and in the March of each year since 2008. It is likely that every edition of this tournament has used questions from [[NAQT]].
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== Results ==
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! Fourth
 
! Fourth
 
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| 1999?
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| Results needed
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| Results needed
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| Results needed
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| Results needed
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| [http://web.archive.org/web/20010506175334/http://www.pitt.edu/~epsst13/qb/bobstat.htm 2000?]
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| [[State College|State College A]]
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| [[State College|State College B]]
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| [[Westmont Hilltop]]
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| [[Shady Side|Shady Side A]]
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|-
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| 2001
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| [[Woodward Academy]]
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| [[State College|State College A]]
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| Results needed
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| [[State College|State College B]]
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|-
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| 2002
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| [[State College|State College A]]
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| [[State College|State College B]]
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| [[North Allegheny|North Allegheny A]]
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| [[North Allegheny|North Allegheny B]]
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|-
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| [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quizbowl/message/11926 2003]
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| [[State College|State College A]]
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| [[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]]
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| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
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| Results needed
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|-
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| 2004*
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| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
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| [[State College|State College A]]
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| [[State College|State College B]]
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| [[NW Penn Academy]]
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|-
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| 2004*
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| [[Schenley]]
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| [[Shady Side]]
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| [[North Allegheny|North Allegheny A]]
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| [[Seneca Valley]]
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|-
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| 2006
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| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
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| [[North Allegheny|North Allegheny A]]
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| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic B]]
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| [[North Allegheny|North Allegheny C]]
 
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| 2007
 
| 2007
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| [[Mercersburg|Mercersburg Academy A]]
 
| [[Mercersburg|Mercersburg Academy A]]
 
| [[Shady Side]]
 
| [[Shady Side]]
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| [[Bridgeport|Bridgeport A]]
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| [[Bridgeport (WV)|Bridgeport A]]
 
| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
 
| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
 
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| [[Rocky Grove]]
 
| [[Rocky Grove]]
 
| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
 
| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
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|-
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| 2012
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| [[State College|State College A]]
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| [[Camp Hill]]
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| [[Winchester Thurston]]
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| [[Altoona|Altoona A]]
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| 2013
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| [[Winchester Thurston|Winchester Thurston A]]
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| [[Dubois|Dubois A]]
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| [[Warren G. Harding]]
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| Winchester Thurston B
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| 2014
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| [[Northmont]]
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| [[Boardman]]
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| [[Dubois|Dubois A]]
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| [[Lake Highland]]
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|-
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| 2015
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| [[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
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| [[Solon]]
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| [[Boardman]]
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| [[Olentangy Liberty|Olentangy Liberty A]]
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|-
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| 2016
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|[[Indiana Area|Indiana Area A]]
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|[[Fisher Catholic|Fisher Catholic A]]
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|[[Hampton]]
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|[[Shady Side]]/[[General McLane|General McLane A]]/[[Allderdice]]
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|-
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| 2017
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|[[Winchester Thurston]]
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|[[Allderdice| Allderdice A]]
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|[[Allderdice| Allderdice B]]
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|[[Huntingdon| Huntingdon A]]
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| 2018
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|[[Copley| Copley A]]
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|[[Allderdice| Allderdice A]]
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|[[Allderdice| Allderdice B]]
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|[[Copley| Copley B]]
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| 2019
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|[[Camp Hill]]
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|[[Huntingdon| Huntingdon A]]
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|[[Mercyhurst Prep]]
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|[[Morgantown]]
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|-
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| 2020
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| colspan=4|Cancelled for Coronavirus
 
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|}
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* It is assumed that an edition of this tournament was held in 1999, since "Battle of the Burgh II" was held in 2000; however, [[NAQT|NAQT's]] website does not list results for any non-[[HSNCT]] tournament for the 1998-1999 season.
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* There were two 2004 editions of this tournament: the first was held on March 20, 2004, and the second was held on November 20, 2004.
 
* In 2008, North Allegheny and Shady Side A tied for 2nd.
 
* In 2008, North Allegheny and Shady Side A tied for 2nd.
 
* In 2011, Camp Hill and Rocky Grove finished tied for 2nd.
 
* In 2011, Camp Hill and Rocky Grove finished tied for 2nd.
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* The 2011 edition was deemed "Battle of the Burgh XIV", but at this time evidence of only 13 Battles of the Burgh (Battle of the Burghs?) have been found.
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* In the 2017 Tournament, Allderdice A was initially declared the winner. However, due to an error using SQBS, Winchester Thurston had actually won and was retroactively awarded first.
  
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[[Category:High school quizbowl in Pennsylvania]]

Latest revision as of 10:38, 28 March 2020

Battle of the Burgh is a tournament hosted by the University of Pittsburgh for high school teams. It has alternatively been known simply as Burgh. It has been held in the winter or spring since 2006, and in the March of each year since 2008. It is likely that every edition of this tournament has used questions from NAQT.

Results

Year Champion Second Third Fourth
1999? Results needed Results needed Results needed Results needed
2000? State College A State College B Westmont Hilltop Shady Side A
2001 Woodward Academy State College A Results needed State College B
2002 State College A State College B North Allegheny A North Allegheny B
2003 State College A Detroit Catholic Central A Fisher Catholic A Results needed
2004* Fisher Catholic A State College A State College B NW Penn Academy
2004* Schenley Shady Side North Allegheny A Seneca Valley
2006 Fisher Catholic A North Allegheny A Fisher Catholic B North Allegheny C
2007 State College A State College B Shady Side Schenley
2008 LOT Academy North Allegheny Shady Side A Fisher Catholic A and
Garfield Heights
2009 Fisher Catholic A Northmont Solon A Solon B
2010 Mercersburg Academy A Shady Side Bridgeport A Fisher Catholic A
2011 State College A Camp Hill Rocky Grove Fisher Catholic A
2012 State College A Camp Hill Winchester Thurston Altoona A
2013 Winchester Thurston A Dubois A Warren G. Harding Winchester Thurston B
2014 Northmont Boardman Dubois A Lake Highland
2015 Fisher Catholic A Solon Boardman Olentangy Liberty A
2016 Indiana Area A Fisher Catholic A Hampton Shady Side/General McLane A/Allderdice
2017 Winchester Thurston Allderdice A Allderdice B Huntingdon A
2018 Copley A Allderdice A Allderdice B Copley B
2019 Camp Hill Huntingdon A Mercyhurst Prep Morgantown
2020 Cancelled for Coronavirus
  • It is assumed that an edition of this tournament was held in 1999, since "Battle of the Burgh II" was held in 2000; however, NAQT's website does not list results for any non-HSNCT tournament for the 1998-1999 season.
  • There were two 2004 editions of this tournament: the first was held on March 20, 2004, and the second was held on November 20, 2004.
  • In 2008, North Allegheny and Shady Side A tied for 2nd.
  • In 2011, Camp Hill and Rocky Grove finished tied for 2nd.
  • The 2011 edition was deemed "Battle of the Burgh XIV", but at this time evidence of only 13 Battles of the Burgh (Battle of the Burghs?) have been found.
  • In the 2017 Tournament, Allderdice A was initially declared the winner. However, due to an error using SQBS, Winchester Thurston had actually won and was retroactively awarded first.
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