St. Paul Lutheran and St. Joseph Cathedral Middle School tied for first place in the MATHCOUNTS competition.

Six Northwest Missouri schools competed in the MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday as a way to learn more about mathematics and build their confidence.

Over 40 students from St. Paul Lutheran, St. Joseph Cathedral Middle School, St. Francis Xavier, East Buchanan Middle School, Maysville Junior/Senior High School and Gilman City School competed in a math tournament in the Remington/Agenstein building at Missouri Western.