Coaches,

Congratulations on the finish of another season of Quizbowl/Academic Team/Scholar Bowl or whatever your school calls our sport of the mind! Whether you just got back from state or have been done for a month, I know you’re making a difference in the lives of the students we teach. Thank you for a great season!

On May 9 & 10 2025, players from across the state competed in the 2025 MSHSAA Scholar Bowl Championship, which was hosted at Missouri University in Columbia. This year, MACA was please to see the return of the All-State Team. Below you will see the following Team Results as well as All-State Honors. All-State members were determined by player points in the prelim rounds of state. Players must have played in all 3 rounds to be eligible.

Class 1

Champion- North Andrew

2nd Place- North Shelby

Congratulations to all teams in attendance at the 2025 MACA JV State Contest. 

Fort Zumwalt went undefeated in the Large School division, taking 1st in the division. Rockhurst only lost to Zumwalt, taking 2nd. 

Hallsville went undefeated in the small school division, taking 1st in the division. Bayless A took 2nd losing only to Hallsville

The stats for the event can be found here. 

The Missouri Academic Coaches Association has recently learned that one of its members, Seth Brummond, was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Upon release by news organizations, the Executive Officers voted to condemn Mr. Brummond's actions and permanently expel him from the organization. At no time was Mr. Brummond an officer in the organization nor did he lead sessions at the annual meeting. MACA strongly condemns his actions and as such will not allow him to be involved with or to attend any event it sponsors in the future.

Hello Missouri Scholar Bowl Coaches,

The Missouri Academic Coaches Association (MACA) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting this year's JV State tournament on February 15 at Southern Boone High School in Ashland, MO. This tournament is open to ALL freshmen and sophomore players (NO juniors or seniors).

Games will consist of 20 tossups worth ten points each, followed by three-part non-rebounding bonuses worth up to thirty points. Tossups will include powers but will not include negs.

The 2024 annual MACA conference will be held at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center (2601 S Providence Rd, Columbia, MO 65203) on October 2nd. The conference will feature information about rules and format changes for the upcoming season along with tutorial break-out sessions on a variety of Quiz Bowl subjects that range in skill level from beginning coaches to 30 year veterans.