North Metropolitan Scholastic Bowl League

The North Metropolitan Scholastic Bowl League or "North-Metro" or "NMSBL" is a league of Chicago schools created specifically to support Scholastic Bowl. The teams comprising the League are found on Chicago's north side as well as the north, northwest, and near western suburbs. The League is a mix of both small and large schools. Eight of the schools are private (6 Catholic, 2 non-religious), with the other two representing the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), which does not support Scholastic Bowl competition.

History

Loyola Academy was a founding member of the League, with David Riley a key co-founder. Loyola withdrew from the League after a few years, and now competes as an independent.

League Format

The League supports competition on both the frosh-soph and varsity levels. Each team plays the other teams twice throughout the year. Fourteen rounds are played over the course of two "Super Saturdays." The remaining six rounds are played in groups of three over the course of two nights after school. These triads are: St. Viator/St. Pat/Driscoll; Latin/St. Ignatius/Whitney Young; and Roycemore/Notre Dame/Carmel. Each round consists of 16 toss-ups and corresponding bonuses, with questions based on the Illinois distribution. Questions for the 2008-2009 season were provided by Avery Enterprises.

Membership

School	Town	Head Coach (08-09)
Carmel Catholic	Mundelein	Brian Mellon
Driscoll Highlanders	Addison
Latin School	Chicago	Dr. Matt Bardoe
Notre Dame Dons	Niles	Elizabeth Kass
Roycemore Griffins	Evanston	Larry Hunt
St. Ignatius	Chicago	Frank Bellucci
St. Patrick Shamrocks	Chicago
Saint Viator	Arlington Heights	Maureen Martin
Von Steuben Panthers	Chicago	Irene McMahon
Whitney Young Dolphins	Chicago	G. D. Pritchett

Whitney Young and Von Steuben are the only two Chicago public schools to compete in a league setting. Clemente & Lane Tech High Schools occasionally compete, though these are the only four schools from the Chicago Public Schools to field a team for any sustained period of time.

League Standings

The 2008-2009 season commenced on November 15th, 2008 at Carmel.

Varsity

Place	School	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Points	Points Per Game Played
1	Saint Viator	15	1	93.75%	3150	196.9
2	Latin School	13	3	81.25%	2890	180.6
3	Carmel Catholic	12	4	75.00%	2720	170.0
4	Roycemore	10	6	62.50%	2210	138.1
5	St. Patrick	8	8	50.00%	1995	124.7
6	St. Ignatius Wolfpack	5	11	31.25%	1735	108.4
7	Whitney Young	4	12	25.00%	1670	104.4
8	Notre Dame	3	13	18.75%	1270	79.4
9	Driscoll	2	14	12.50%	805	50.3

Frosh/Soph

Place	School	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Points	Points Per Game Played
1	Saint Viator	15	1	93.75%	2503	156.4
2	Carmel Catholic	13	3	81.25%	2405	150.3
3	Latin School	12	4	75.00%	1820	113.8
4	St. Ignatius Wolfpack	9	7	56.25%	2023	126.4
5	Roycemore	8	8	50.00%	1635	102.2
5	Notre Dame	8	8	50.00%	1115	69.7
7	Driscoll	4	12	25.00%	670	41.9
8	St. Patrick	3	13	18.75%	600	37.5
9	Von Steuben	0	16	0.00%	350	21.9

Past Results

Varsity

Season	Champion	Runner-Up	Third Place	Fourth Place
2001-2002	Latin School, Saint Ignatius (tie)	N/A	Loyola, Notre Dame (tie)	N/A
2002-2003	Saint Ignatius	Latin School	Von Steuben	Notre Dame
2003-2004	Saint Ignatius	Latin School	Notre Dame	Von Steuben
2007-2008	Latin School, Carmel (tie)	N/A	Notre Dame, Saint Viator (tie)	N/A
2008-2009	Saint Viator	Latin School	Carmel Catholic	Roycemore

Frosh/Soph

Season	Champion	Runner-Up	Third Place	Fourth Place
2001-2002	Saint Ignatius	Latin School	Loyola
2002-2003	Roycemore	Latin School	Von Steuben	Carmel Catholic
2003-2004	Saint Ignatius	Carmel Catholic	Von Steuben Notre Dame (tie)	N/A
2007-2008	Roycemore Saint Viator (tie)	N/A	Carmel Catholic	Latin
2008-2009	Saint Viator	Carmel Catholic	Latin School	Saint Ignatius

See Also

• South Metropolitan Scholastic Bowl League