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The Challenge

Last updated: May 15, 2013 11:02 AM

The Challenge

The Challenge airs in HD Sunday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. MSG Varsity’s The Challenge is an award-winning, academic televised quiz show for high schools featuring the best and brightest local students from across the tri-state area. Jared Cotter, former FUSE TV host and a popular semi-finalist from American Idol, serves as moderator, asking competing high school teams questions based on their knowledge of history, arts and literature, current events, math and science. Now in its 16th season, The Challenge can be seen beginning October 28.

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The Challenge: Competing Schools 2012-13 Congratulations to the following schools selected to participate in the 2012-13 season of MSG Varsity's The Challenge!
The Challenge: 2012-13 Round 3 Schedule ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Feb 25, 2013 The 16th season of The Challenge continues!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: St. Edmund vs. Leon Goldstein VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Long Island The Challenge: East Hampton vs. Port Jefferson VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Long Island The Challenge: DRS Yeshiva vs. Syosset VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
New Jersey The Challenge: Ridgewood vs. JP Stevens VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Connecticut The Challenge: Joel Barlow vs. AITE VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
The Challenge: Iona Prep vs. Haldane VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Fordham Prep vs. Horace Mann VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Long Island The Challenge: Northport vs. North Babylon VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Long Island The Challenge: Farmingdale vs. Massapequa VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
New Jersey The Challenge: Frisch School vs. Ramsey VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
New Jersey The Challenge: Mountain Lakes vs. Howell VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Westchester The Challenge: Ardsley vs. John Jay VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Midwood vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Long Island The Challenge: Riverhead vs. Kings Park VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Garden City The Challenge: Garden City vs. Hebrew Academy of Five Towns VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Greens Farms Academy The Challenge: Greens Farms Academy vs. St. Luke's VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
New Jersey The Challenge: Wayne Hills vs. Cardinal McCarrick VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Westchester The Challenge: New Rochelle vs. Irvington VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: SAR vs. Cardinal Hayes VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Long Island The Challenge: Deer Park vs. William Floyd VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
Valley Stream South The Challenge: North Shore Hebrew vs. Valley Stream South VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 3!
New Jersey The Challenge: South Amboy vs. Lakeland VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: West Essex vs. Parsippany VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
The Challenge: Warwick Valley vs. Sleepy Hollow VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Leon M. Goldstein The Challenge: It Takes a Village vs. Leon Goldstein VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: East Hampton vs. West Babylon VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
DRS Yeshiva The Challenge: DRS Yeshiva vs. Stella K. Abraham VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 12, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Connecticut The Challenge: AITE vs. Platt Tech VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Demarest The Challenge: Demarest vs. American Christian VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
The Challenge: Archbishop Stepinac vs. S.S. Seward VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Monsignor Scanlan vs. Horace Mann VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Herricks vs. Syosset VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Mount Olive vs. Randolph VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Ridgewood vs. Ocean VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
The Challenge: Iona Prep vs. Clarkstown South VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: St. Edmund vs. New Utrecht VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Northport vs. St. Anthony's VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Farmingdale vs. Island Trees VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Connecticut The Challenge: Joel Barlow vs. Amity VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Hasbrouck Heights vs. JP Stevens VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Hudson Valley The Challenge: Highland vs. Haldane VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Fordham Prep The Challenge: Fordham Prep vs. Astor Collegiate VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Massapequa vs. Friends Academy VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: The Frisch School vs. Roxbury VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Ramsey vs. Eastern Christian VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Midwood vs. East NY Family VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Riverhead vs. Half Hollow Hills West VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Paul D. Schreiber (Port Washington) The Challenge: Schreiber vs. Hebrew Academy of Five Towns VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Connecticut The Challenge: Greens Farms Academy vs. Darien VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Westchester The Challenge: Ardsley vs. Harrison VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: SAR vs. Mount St. Michael VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Half Hollow Hills East vs. Kings Park VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Garden City vs. Valley Stream North VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Cardinal McCarrick The Challenge: North Brunswick vs. Cardinal McCarrick VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Emerson vs. Mountain Lakes VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Westchester The Challenge: Blind Brook vs. Irvington VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Mar 6, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Bishop Kearney vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: East Islip vs. William Floyd VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Baldwin vs. Valley Stream South VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Fairfield-Ludlowe The Challenge: Fairfield Ludlowe vs. St. Luke's VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Ramapo vs. Wayne Hills VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
The Challenge: New Rochelle vs. Albertus Magnus VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Cardinal Hayes vs. Preston VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
Long Island The Challenge: Southold vs. Deer Park VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
The Wheatley School The Challenge: Wheatley School vs. North Shore Hebrew VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show continues in Round 2!
New Jersey The Challenge: Mount Olive vs. Mount St. Mary Academy VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Feb 26, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Edison The Challenge: Edison vs. American Christian School VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Westchester The Challenge: Stepinac vs. Thornton-Donovan VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Leon M. Goldstein The Challenge: HS Sports Management vs. Leon Goldstein VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Sachem North vs. Smithtown West VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: DRS Yeshiva vs. Our Lady of Mercy VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Connecticut The Challenge: Joel Barlow vs. Jonathan Law VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Connecticut The Challenge: Thomaston vs. Platt Tech VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: Demarest vs. Madison VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
The Challenge: Warwick Valley vs. Hendrick Hudson VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
St. Edmund Prep The Challenge: St. Edmund vs. Cultural Academy VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: It Takes a Village vs. Benjamin Banneker VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Smithtown East vs. East Hampton VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Oceanside The Challenge: Oceanside vs. Stella K. Abraham VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: West Hempstead vs. Herricks VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Connecticut The Challenge: AITE vs. Wilton VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: Lakeland vs. Dunellen VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Westchester The Challenge: Sleepy Hollow vs. Saunders VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Brooklyn Bronx The Challenge: Monsignor Scanlan vs. Harry Truman VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Horace Mann School The Challenge: Academy for Scholarship/Entrepeneurship vs. Horace Mann VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Walt Whitman vs. West Babylon VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Great Neck Village vs. Syosset VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: Parsippany vs. Wardlaw-Hartridge VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: South Amboy vs. Keansburg VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: West Essex vs. Midland Park VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Copiague vs. William Floyd VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: Highland Park vs. The Frisch School VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | May 20, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
The Challenge: Valhalla vs. Haldane VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Jan 16, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Seaford vs. Garden City VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Jan 13, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
New Jersey The Challenge: Ramapo vs. PANTHER Academy VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Jan 10, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
The Challenge: Iona Prep vs. George F. Baker VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Dec 27, 2012 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
SAR The Challenge: Institute for Math and Science vs. SAR VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Jan 8, 2013 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!
Long Island The Challenge: Southold vs. Islip VIDEO: By MSG Varsity | Dec 20, 2012 MSG Varsity's academic quiz show returns for a 16th season!

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