By Lexi MooreStudents from Hills-Beaver Creek participated in the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative’s Junior High Knowledge Bowl sub-regional competition on Jan. 7 in Marshall.Forty-eight teams consisting of six to eight members participated in the event. During the contest, teams competed in a written round consisting of 60 questions and four oral rounds of 45 questions each.The questions tested students’ recall, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Questions were inter-disciplinary, including American history, world history, government, current events, economics, geography, literature, English, math, physical science, life science, earth science, health, psychology, law, art and music and general knowledge of Minnesota.The H-BC junior high team did not finish in one of the top three positions.The H-BC senior high team will continue to participate in area competition until the sub-regional meet in March.