A New Hampshire high school recently won the National Ocean Science Bowl. Conval High School's national Ocean Sciences Bowl Team consisting of captain Lily Beyer, Lindsay MacLeod, Ryan Howe, Nick Matthews and Nathan Potter won during the national championship event held at Stony Brook University. They have worked closely with Sharon Meeker and Mark Wiley over the past decade competing each year in the Nor'easter Ocean Sciences Bowl.

There were 25 regional championship teams from all over the nation. Conval was the winner of the Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont competition. On the first day of competition, Conval won all of its matches in the double elimination tournament. On the final day of competition, the team defeated the 2006 national champion, Lincoln/Sudbury High School in Sudbury, MA., and the 2005 national champion, Cranston-West High School from Cranston, RI., twice, to secure the title. Grand prize for the team is an eight-day trip to the island of Maui. Team Coaches are Jon Manley and Ken Cloutier. Congratulations!