Mower and Freeborn County residents study rabbits from January to April and then compete to showcase their knowledge and quality of rabbits.

Those who made Rabbit Quiz Bowl Regionals on March 9 in Farmington included one junior team from Mower, a junior team combined from Freeborn/Mower, a senior team from Mower and a combined Freeborn/Mower senior team. Back row, from left: Kristin Sandager, Jacob Mueller, Beth Hill, Sam Hulst, James Bigelow, Katie Maxa, Abby Jewett, Steffanie Stundahl (coach). Middle row: Isabel Beck, Tim Farrell, Morgan Beckman, Blaine Anderson, Elizabeth Benson, Megan Maxa, Abby Mueller. front row: Korrie Sue Crouch, Brianna Klouse, Wiatte Pudenz, Kory Klouse. The two Junior teams got third and seventh, but unfortunately did not advance to state because only The senior teams both advanced to state and were only defeated in categories by themselves.

Senior Rabbit Quiz Bowl teams that advanced to state — back row, from left: Tyler Amick, Jacob Mueller, Sam Hulst, Diane Stundahl (coach); middle row: Kristin Sandager, Steffanie Stundahl (coach), Lisa Stundahl, Beth Hill; front row: Katie Maxa, Tim Farrell, Blaine Anderson, Abby Jewett.

This year’s boys team beat the girls to become champions, and the girls were reserve champions, the opposite of last year’s outcome.

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