{"id":191261,"date":"2026-05-13T14:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/191261\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:27:05","slug":"monroe-county-mock-trial-team-beats-erie-county-juggernaut-to-take-region-i-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/191261\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe County Mock Trial Team Beats Erie County Juggernaut To Take Region I Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tMonroe County Mock Trial Team Beats Erie County Juggernaut To Take Region I Title<\/p>\n

5.12.2026<\/p>\n

By Jennifer Andrus <\/p>\n

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For the first time in more than a decade, a team from Monroe County is on its way to the state tournament representing Region I, or Western New York, in the New York State Bar Association\u2019s Mock Trail tournament. Pittsford Mendon High School beat last year\u2019s Region I champ Nichols to secure the 2026 title.<\/p>\n

The team had only three days to prepare in between its county competition and the regional tournament against several powerhouse teams in Erie County.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, we won counties, but we weren\u2019t able to go to regionals, so just winning counties alone was, like, super impressive for our team, and then this year, it\u2019s just, like really astounding to go from counties and then also regionals in the same week, too, because that was just such a short span,\u201d said Rain Royce.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more important to this team than the titles or the trophy is the camaraderie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is such an amazing opportunity, because you get to collaborate with so many different people. Even if we\u2019re not going to go into the field of law, this club provides so many thrilling life experiences that I think are just so useful,\u201d said senior Nivethiksha Mangalasubaskaran.<\/p>\n

The team is coached by government teacher Kyle Rumley and Pittsford native and local attorney Jacob Ark. In addition to giving back to the community, Ark finds the coaching is a benefit to his practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoaching mock trial helps keep my skills sharp. It helps me be more approachable to my clients, especially now that I\u2019ve been in private practice the last four years,\u201d Ark said. \u201cThe way I see it, it\u2019s a great professional sharpening tool, as well as great outreach for showing what the profession really is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NYSBA Mock Trial program celebrates its 44th year of competition this year. There are 400 teams involving 4,000 high school students in the competition. The program is sponsored by the New York State Bar Association\u2019s Law, Youth and Citizenship Committee. The New York Bar Foundation provides some of the funding.<\/p>\n

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