HAT TRICK — For the third time in a row, the Seneca Valley Academic Decathlon Team placed first in a regional Academic Decathlon Competition, this one at Edinboro University Feb. 8. The regional competition team includes Nishant Jayachandran, Megan Neely, Abigail Roeckmann, Mia Chevallier, Logan Glatz, William Firman, Julia Allman, Gabriel Sutherland and Matthew Stewart. Seneca Valley ranks first in total points for decathlon teams all across the state. At the competition, students participated in all 10 events: art, music, literature, social science, economics, math, science, essay, speech and interview. The group moves on to at state competition in March.