Bozeman deals Flathead its first defeat in Class AA speech season

The Daily Inter Lake

The Flathead High speech and debate team suffered its first loss of the season at the Hawker Invitational in Bozeman last weekend.

Flathead finished second behind Bozeman. Bozeman scored 179.5 to Flathead's 131.5.

"This is a great rivalry," Flathead head coach Greg Adkins said. "Bozeman has a great team, with super coaches. They have improved a great deal in the past two months.

"We are surely not in panic mode by any means, but I hope this performance makes our team a bit hungrier," he said. "The difference in this tournament was a lack of balance from the FHS squad and domination from Bozeman in Duo Interp, Humorous Interp and the Debate events."

Bozeman scored 56 points by taking the top four slots in Duo Interpretation.

Flathead is taking a holiday break from competition, then will compete at the Magic City Olympiad in Billings before heading to the State AA Tournament in Butte at the end of January.

Columbia Falls, meanwhile, topped ABC competition in Bozeman with 13 points.

Tashia Shupert of Columbia Falls was the only Class A student to advance to the finals in Bozeman.

She finished fifth in Original Oratory.

Team scores

Class AA Sweepstakes

1. Bozeman 179.5

2. Flathead 131.5

3. Helena 64.5

4. Butte 58.5

5. Billings Skyview 49

6. Missoula Sentinel 40.5

7. Helena Capital 39

8. Billings West 36

9. Billings Senior 31.5

10. Great Falls 26.5

Class ABC Sweepstakes

1. Columbia Falls 13

2. Billings Central 9

3. Hardin 4

4. Corvallis 4

5. Belgrade 0

6. Hamilton 0

7. Butte Central 0

Flathead individual results:

-Legislative Debate - 1. Julian Malinak, 3. Mikenna Maroney, 5. Jarrett Twamley, 6. Eric Fulton

-Extemporaneous - 1. Dan Bothwell, 3. Treza Hirsch, 5. Neil Hilton

-Impromptu - 2. Lisa Musz, 3. Dan Bothwell, 4. Treza Hirsch, 7. Josh Henning

-Expository - 1. Sarah Harball, 3. Vanessa Maycumber, 4. Katie Siedel, 6. Hanna Haynes (Flathead JV), 8. Kelsi Steele

-Memorized Public Address - 3. Riata Booky, 5. Petie Booth

-Original Oratory - 2. Petie Booth, 4. Amanda Barker, 6. Evan Fricke (Flathead JV), 7. Diana Brosten

-Serious Oral Interpretation - 1. Josh Kelly, 3. Ben Clanton, 4. Mara Mercer, 7. Brice Lubitz (Flathead JV)

-Humorous Oral Interpretation - 7. Anders Lundgren (Flathead JV), 8. Laramy Applekamp

-Duo Interp - 5. Sarah Hinkle and Tabi Spencer (Flathead JV), 6. Evan Scott and Emma McLellan

Columbia Falls results:

-Original Oratory - 5. Tashia Shupert

-Serious Oral Interpretation - 9. Brittany Calderwood

-Memorized Public Address - 9. Lindie Burgess

-Extemporaneous Speaking - 12. Terri Luce

-Impromptu Speaking - 13. Michelle Cronquist, 15. Alex Branch

-Expository Speaking - 16. Maya Negron

-Novice Policy Debate - 9. Aaron Jungitsch and Joseph Peterson, 12. Ryan Cox and Patrick Ingham

-Varsity Policy Debate - 16. Andrew Dahlen and Danielle Fagre