White Cloud


White Cloud Jr/Sr High School
Location: White Cloud, MI
Coaches	Head Coaches: Stephen Smith (2022-Present) Tony McHattie (1986-2022) Assistant Coaches: Allison McPhall Arnie Baker Dallas Dowling
State Championships	Class B: 2005 Class C: 1992 and 2023 State Qualifier: 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
National Championships	NAQT Small School Division: 2005 Runner-up 2004 3rd-place NAQT National Playoff Finalists: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2024 National Qualifier: 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
Program Status	Active
School Size	240
NAQT Page	link

Overview

White Cloud, often abbreviated WC, is a Class C school located in White Cloud, Michigan, which is about an hour drive north of Grand Rapids, nestled in northern rural Newaygo County. With much of the community alongside the banks of the White River and the Manistee National Forest, White Cloud is home to many rich, scenic views and family activities. WC continues to maintain a proud tradition of quiz bowl at both the middle and high school level.

For over 20 years, White Cloud has hosted its annual Jan Rademacher Memorial Quiz Bowl Invitational typically held in October or November. The tournament honors Jan Rademacher, a longtime volunteer assistant coach and namesake of the event, who passed away August 23, 2003. The invitational features a trophy given to the highest individual scorer named after Brian Derks, a former captain, leading scorer, and state and national qualifier for White Cloud. He died tragically in Iraq on August 13, 2005, as he was serving his country and his God. Championship trophies for the competition now bear the name, Tony McHattie, to honor the legendary foundational leader and longtime coach of the White Cloud's quiz bowl program.

White Cloud ranks #1 all-time in Michigan among Class C-D schools for qualifying to State the most number of times (3 of those years we were Class B).

National Championship Meets

2000-2009

2004 - Placed 3rd and 5th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2005 - Placed 2nd and 8th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2006 - Placed 8th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2007 - Placed 5th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2008 - Placed 9th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2009 - Placed 7th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.

2010-2019

2010 - Placed 15th in USA at Nationals in small-school division.
2011 - Qualified to Atlanta NAQT Nationals, did not participate.
2012 - Placed 3rd in USA at Nationals in JV Division (Chip Beall)
2013 - Placed 3rd in USA at Nationals in small-school division (Chip Beall)
2014 - Placed 7th (tie) in USA at NAQT Nationals in small-school division.
2015 - Placed 17th (tie) in USA at NAQT Nationals in Atlanta in small- school division
2016 - Placed 33rd (tie) in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago in small-school division
2017 - Placed 41st (tie) overall and 19th (tie) very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
2018 - Placed 15th (tie) overall and 7th (tie) very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
2019 - Placed 34th overall and 15th very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago

2020-Present

2020 - NAQT Nationals cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2021 - Placed 27th overall and 10th very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals (Online)
2022 - Qualified to Small-School Nationals in Chicago and to Class A Nationals in Atlanta, but we were not vaccinated for COVID so could not take part in person.
2023 - Placed 65th overall and 36th very small schools in USA at NAQT Nationals in Chicago
2024 - Placed 33rd overall in USA at NAQT SSNCT in Chicago

State Championship Meets

Michigan High School Quiz Bowl State Championship

1992 - 1st Place at Class C-D (Defeated Detroit Country Day)
2005 - 1st Place at Class B (Defeated Ludington)
2023 - 1st Place at Class C-D (Defeated Kalamazoo Christian)

NAQT Michigan State Championship

2010 - 1st Place Small School Division (Awarded Trophy)
2013 - 1st Place Small School Division
2016 - 1st Place Small School Division
2017 - 1st Place Small School Division

NAQT Michigan State Qualifier

2018 - 1st Place Small School Division
2019 - 1st Place Small School Division

Notable State Performances

2014 - Runner-up Honors at Class C-D Michigan High School State Championship
2013 - 3rd Place at Class C-D Michigan High School State Meet (trophy)
2022 - 3rd Place at NAQT Class C-D State Meet hosted by DeWitt (online). 8-1 record
2024 - 3rd Place at NAQT Class C-D State Meet hosted by DeWitt 8-2 record
2021 - 4th Place at NAQT Class C-D State Meet hosted by DeWitt.

Central State Activities Association

Varsity Division Overall

12 CSAA Varsity Champions
1 CSAA Varsity Runner-up

2 CSAA Varsity B Champions
1 CSAA Varsity B Runner-up

Varsity

2010 - Varsity Meet Champions
2012 - Varsity Meet Runner-up
2013 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
2014 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
2015 - Varsity Meet Champions (1st offensively and 2nd defensively)
2016 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
2017 - Varsity Meet Champions
2018 - Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 2nd defensively)
2019 - Varsity Dual Champions
2021 - Varsity Dual Champions
2022 - Varsity Dual Champions
2023 - Varsity Dual Champions
2024 - Varsity Dual Champions

Varsity B

2018 - Varsity B Champions in Silver Division
2023 - Varsity B Champions
2024 - Varsity B Runner-up

Junior Varsity Overall

11 CSAA JV Champions
1 CSAA JV Runner-up

Junior Varsity

2010 - Junior Varsity Meet Champions
2012 - Junior Varsity Meet Runner-up (with one 9th grader and four junior high players (Mike Feldpausch, Ron Phillips, Vernon Klammer, Justin Thompson, and Bob Feldpausch)
2013 - Junior Varsity Dual Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
2014 - Junior Varsity Champions (1st offensively and 1st defensively)
2015 - Junior Varsity Champions in Silver Division
2016 - Junior Varsity Champions in Silver Division
2018 - Junior Varsity Tri-Champions in Silver Division
2019 - Junior Varsity Dual Champions
2020 - Junior Varsity Dual Champions
2022 - Junior Varsity Champions (with six 6th graders)
2023 - Junior Varsity Champions
2024 - Junior Varsity Champions

Junior High

2023 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place
2024 - Junior High Champions - 1st Place (Small School)

Western Waterways Activities Conference

2 WWAC Championships
1 WWAC Tournament Championship

2000-2001 - Tournament Championship
2005 - Division Championship
2006 - Division Championship

West-Central Regional Conference

2 WCRC Championships
1 WCRC Runner-up
1 WCRC Tournament Runner-up

1989 - League Runner-up
1990 - Dual Meet Champions
1991 - Tournament Runner-up
1992 - Dual Meet Champions

Television Tournaments

10-time television champions, winning approximately a ¼ million dollars in college scholarships

2004 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion
2005 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion
2009 - WCMU Quiz Central Division and Grand Champions
2010 - WCMU Quiz Central Division and Grand Champions
2013 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Champion
2015-2016 - Placed 2nd on WKAR’s QuizBusters
2015-2016 - Placed 3rd on WCMU’s Quiz Central
2017 - WKAR QuizBusters Division Runner-up
2018 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion
2017-2018 - Placed 2nd on WKAR’s QuizBusters
2019 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion
2020 - Placed 3rd on WCMU’s Quiz Central
2021 - Placed 2nd in Division on WCMU’s Quiz Central
2022 - Placed 3rd in Division on WCMU’s Quiz Central
2023 - WCMU Quiz Central Division Champion, 2nd Place Overall

Jan Rademacher Memorial Quiz Bowl Invitational

Fun Facts

Teams from Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana have journeyed to White Cloud to compete at the Jan Rademacher Memorial Quiz Bowl Invitational.
National champions from Danville (Kentucky) and Russell (Kentucky) traveled to White Cloud to compete.
Every year since quiz bowl began in 1987 (27 years), White Cloud has won at least one division at its own quiz bowl tournament. In 2016, we finished 2nd in the 12th-grade division to break the championship streak.

White Cloud Team Results

2012 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division
2012 - 1st Place 10th Grade Division
2013 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division
2013 - Grand Championship, defeated Holland A and B combined
2014 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division
2015 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division
2016 - Runner-up 12th Grade Division
2017 - Runner-up 12th Grade Division
2018 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division
2018 - 1st Place 9th Grade Division
2019 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division
2019 - 1st Place 9th Grade Division
2022 - 1st Place 12th Grade Division - Tier D
2023 - Runner-up 12th Grade Division – Tier C
2024 - 1st Place – Varsity Small School Division – Tier D

Brian Derks Memorial Award

Top White Cloud scorer at Jan Rademacher Memorial Quiz Bowl Invitational

2005 - Jerry Reid (Junior)
2006 - Jerry Reid (Senior)
2007 - Cameron Wilson (Sophomore)
2007 - Mitch Welch (Junior)
2008 - Cameron Wilson (Junior)
2009 - Cameron Wilson (Senior)
2010 - Riki Wilson (Senior)
2011 - Howard York (Sophomore)
2012 - Christian Green (Junior)
2013 - Christian Green (Senior)
2014 - Ron Phillips (Junior)
2015 - Cordell Talbott (Senior)
2016 - Cameron Karnes (Junior)
2017 - Cameron Karnes (Senior)
2018 - Delton Dowling (Senior)
2019 - Parker Karnes (Junior)
2020 - Parker Karnes (Senior) Received at Fulton-Middleton Invitational
2021 - Anthony Solis-Victoria (Senior)
2022 - Malachi Graves (Senior)
2023 - Brian Schaefer (Senior)
2024 - Wyatt Karnes (Senior)

Bill Martin Most-Valuable-Player Award

Initiated in 2016
Voted on by the team and coaches

2016 - Senior Captain Ron Phillips
2017 - Senior Co-Captain Sariena Maka
2018 - Senior Captain Cameron Karnes
2019 - Senior Captain Jamia Tancock
2020 - Junior Co-Captain Parker Karnes
2021 - Senior Co-Captain Parker Karnes
2022 - Senior Captain Anthony Solis-Victoria
2023 - Senior Captain Malachi Graves
2024 - Senior Captain Brian Schaefer

All-American Players

2005 - John Gunnell: 2nd leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
2006 - Jerry Reid: 4th leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
2007 - Jerry Reid: 4th leading scorer at NAQT Nationals
2013 - Christian Green: Unofficial All-American at NAC Nationals
2014 - Christian Green: 10th leading scorer at NAQT Nationals

All-State Players

Overview

14 All-State First Team Player Selections, denoted by *
3 All-State Second Team Player Selections, denoted by ^
6 All-State Nominees total in 2008 and 2009 combined.
3 All State Nominees in 2018

Players

2005 - Tiffany Tremlin* (Class B)
2007 - Jerry Reid* (Class C-D)
2008 - Mitch Welch* (Class C-D)
2008 - Cameron Wilson and Chelcee Lawrence (Class C-D nominated)
2009 - Mitch Welch* (Class C-D)
2009 - Chelcee Lawrence* (Class C-D)
2009 - Cameron Wilson (Class C-D nominated)
2010 - Cameron Wilson* (Class C-D)
2013 - Christian Green* (Class C-D)
2014 - Christian Green* (Class C-D)
2015 - Mike Feldpausch* (Class C-D)
2016 - Ron Phillips (Class C-D received votes from officials)
2017 - Cameron Karnes* (Class C-D)
2018 - Cameron Karnes* (Class C-D)
2018 - Jamia Tancock* (Class C-D)
2018 - Delton Dowling (Class C-D nominated)
2019 - Jamia Tancock* (Class C-D)
2020 - Parker Karnes (Class C-D All-State season statistics, but the coronavirus forced the cancellation of the State Meet in 2020)
2021 - Parker Karnes^ (Class C-D #6 overall scorer)
2021 - Janessa Shepard (Class C-D missed All-State Second Team, #12 overall scorer)
2022 - Brian Schaefer^ (Class C-D #9 overall scorer)
2023 - Brian Schaefer^ (Class C-D #6 overall scorer)
2024 - Brian Schaefer* (Class C-D #3 overall scorer)

All-Confernce Players