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Area Middle School Mathletes Compete to Represent Ohio, West Virginia at State Competition at 含羞草AV

St. Clairsville, OH (February 25, 2025) 鈥斅�Local middle school students recently competed to test their math and problem-solving skills at the 2025 MATHCOUNTS competition. The event was held at 含羞草AV鈥檚 Academic Technical Center in St. Clairsville on Friday, February 7^th.

Nearly 100 competitors from seven area schools participated in the event, including students from: Buckeye Trail Middle School, Powhatan Elementary School, and River Elementary School from Ohio, as well as West Virginia Teams from Brooke Middle School, Oak Glen Middle School, Triadelphia Middle School, and Warwood Middle School.

MATHCOUNTS encourages students to put their math and analytical skills to work to solve real-world problems and scenarios in competition with their peers.

For more than 35 years, volunteers, educators, and industry sponsors have come together to make MATHCOUNTS possible for middle school students around the country. The event includes both individual and team competitions. 含羞草AV has hosted the math enrichment competition for more than 25 years.

Registered local winners proceed to state competitions, where the top four 鈥渕athletes鈥� on the winning team and their coach compete to represent their state or region at the national level along with two top individuals. The Ohio State Competition is on March 15, 2025, at Columbus State Community College in Columbus Ohio and the West Virginia State Competition will be held on March 29, 2025, at Braxton County Middle School, Flatwoods, West Virginia.

Non-registered winners compete only for medallions at the local event. At all levels, MATHCOUNTS challenges students’ math skills, develops their self-confidence, and rewards them for their achievements.

Registered team awards for Ohio went to:

• 1st Place Team 鈥� River Elementary School: Rebecca Blair; Landon Indermuhle; Keller King; and Kenedi Williams. Coached by: Courtney Still.
• 2nd Place Team 鈥� Buckeye Trail Middle School: Ava Cola; Rylee Giesey; Weston Goldsmith; and Maddison Hannahs. Coached by: Toni Gallow.

Also, advancing to state as individuals are Rylee Giesey and Maddison Hannanhs both are from Buckeye Trail Middle School.

Individual Ohio registered awards were earned by:

• 1st place: Rylee Giesey from Buckeye Trail Middle School
• 2nd place: Landon Indermuhle from River Elementary

Non-Registered team awards for Ohio went to:

• 1st Place Team – Buckeye Trail Team E: Skye Bondy; Kamari Carpenter; Ella Hall; and Genevieve Hess. Coached by:聽 Toni Gallow
• 2nd Place Team: 鈥� Powhatan Elementary Team B: Dietrich Aanerud; Jack Martin; Hannah Ogilbee; and Isabella Weekley. Coached by:聽 Sheila Thomas.

Non-Registered individual awards for Ohio went to:

• 1st place Individual 鈥� Isabella Weekley from Powhatan Elementary School.
• 2nd place Individual 鈥� Skye Bondy from Buckeye Trail Middle School.

Registered team awards for West Virginia went to:

• 1st Place Team 鈥� Triadelphia Middle School: Hudson Bradshaw; William Liu; Sebastian Molina; and Peilin Yu. Coached By:聽 Scot Kangisser.
• 2nd Place Team 鈥� Brooke Middle School: Parker Bee; Ashley McDonough; Keenan Mowry; and Easton Williams. Coached by: Jami Packer & Stephanie Saldana.

Both top teams advanced to the state competition.

Also, advancing to state as individuals are Derek Sperl from Brooke Middle School, Caroline Wack and Rosalie Dobson both from Triadelphia Middle School, and Jackson Phillips from Oak Glen Middle School.

Individual West Virginia registered awards were earned by:

• 1st Place Individual: Derek Sperl from Brooke Middle School.
• 2nd Place Individual: Peilin Yu from Triadelphia Middle School.

Non-Registered team awards for West Virginia went to:

• 1st place 鈥� Triadelphia Team C: Mollie Brammer; Jay Crutchfield; Austin Robinson; and Ludovica Santini. Coached By: Scot Kangisser.
• 2nd place 鈥� Triadelphia Team B: Gabielle Kangisser; Lucy Murfin; Daisy Tuttle; and Nicola Weyand. Coached by: Scot Kangisser.

Non-Registered individual awards for West Virginia went to

• 1st Place Individual: Ludovica Santini from Triadelphia Middle School.
• 2nd Place Individual: John Green from Triadelphia Middle School.

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