Speech takes 2nd at divisional
HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 10 months AGO
The Whitefish speech and debate team took second place at the divisional tournament Saturday in Columbia Falls.
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4421. | January 24, 2017 2:59 PM
The Whitefish Bulldog speech and debate team had a solid performance last weekend at the Class A divisional tournament taking second place.
Whitefish finished second with 118 sweeps points. Columbia Falls earned first with 299 points.
The Bulldogs were lead by several strong performances. Sophomore Naya Brigette was the divisional champion in dramatic interpretation.
Whitefish heads to the Class A state tournament this weekend in Laurel.
Individual results:
Humorous oral interpretation: 3. Jasmine Reese, 13. Max Grimes
Dramatic interpretation: 1. Naya Brigette, 9. Regan Tintzman
Informative: 3. Teigen Tremper, 6. Regan Tintzman, 8. Adia Saurey
Extemporaneous: 4. Makkie Haller, 8. Zach Ade, 10. Josephine Vardel
Impromptu: 2. Teigen Tremper, 4. Makkie Haller, 11. Jessica Henson
Oratory: 2. Aidan Reid, 5. Grace Benkelman, 6. Luiz Ruiz
Memorized public address: 6. Lucy Heutmaker, 9. Zach Ade
Public forum debate: 4. Zoe Dugan and Seth Carmichael, 6. Cody Casazza and Mary Hooks, 9. Bailey McCann and Mirielle Kreuger
Policy debate: 6. Ian Caltabiano and Zach Kasselder, 7. Abby Lowry and Douglas Mercer
Lincoln-Douglas debate: 2. Lilly Butts, 3. Kelsey Macdonald, 9. Rally Belcher
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