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Crestview is 2018 Columbiana County Academic Challenge champion

Second place winners of the 2018 Varsity Academic Challenge are United Local students, from left, Allison Zepernick, Haley Dees, Scott King, Olivia Reick and Kylie Youst. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Second place winners of the 2018 Varsity Academic Challenge are East Palestine students, from left, coach Lisa Bircher, Matt Garcia, Connor Wisbeth, Glendon Dowd and Amy Carson. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Second place winners of the 2018 Varsity Academic Challenge are Columbiana students, from left, Lucas Duncan, Noah Horne, Darius Surgenavic, Richard Ulam and Seth Birch. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Third place winners of the 2018 Varsity Academic Challenge are Salem students, from left, Jackson Corbisello, Zach Tungate, Rylie Ziegler, Ryleigh Groom, Hayden Myers, Lizzy Gillis and Brock Powell. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Salem's Lizzy Gillis, Zach Tungate, Ryleigh Groom and Jackson Corbisello react to missing a toss-up question in the final round against United Local. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
United Local's team of Scott King, Olivia Reick, Kylie Youst try to make sense of a bonus question. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Meg McNicol gives the thumbs up as Crestview's team of Jordan Ensell, Corey Ensell, Madison Borchardt and McNicol come through with the correct answer. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Beaver Local's Katrina Malcolm, Dustin Lane, Jackie Chen and Sadie Potts listen to a toss-up question. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)
Leetonia squares off in the final round against 2018 Academic Challenge winners Crestview. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)

Crestview High School prevailed Saturday during the 2018 Varsity Academic Challenge Competition at Lisbon High School. The Columbiana County Educational Service Center and David Anderson High School hosted the event this year. Crestview won the 40th Academic Challenge and the alphabet challenge this year and advances to April 21 regional competition on Saturday, April 21, at Cloverleaf High School in Lodi. From left, Riss Raley, Noelle Nolker, Corey Ensell, Christina Guillard, Meg McNicol, Mitchell Crawford, Madison Borchardt, Jordan Ensell and Danny Moore.(Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)

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