C. Falls tops at Whitefish meet
Columbia Falls High School’s speech and debate team cleaned up at this weekend’s Whitefish Speech, Debate and Drama Tournament.
More than 250 entries from 10 schools competed in the meet. Columbia Falls finished the weekend with 120 points and the first-place Class A finish. Polson and Whitefish came in second and third, respectively, at the tournament.
“It was truly a team effort with 22 competitors in finals, four first-place finishes and debaters in the final round of both [Lincoln-Douglas] and [Policy Debate],” Columbia Falls head coach Tara Norick said. “The group is really coming together to work as a team and perform well. We are still working on having strong performances in finals.”
Bigfork and Loyola Sacred Heart High School from Missoula were the only Class B schools at the meet. Bigfork came in second in speech but took first in drama; Loyola does not compete in drama events. Overall, Bigfork came in third in drama events, behind Class A schools Ronan and Libby.
Local results are as follows:
• Policy Debate — 1. Kelsey Koberg and Logan Nutzman, Polson; 2. Becky Griffith and Mason Gedlaman, Columbia Falls; 5. Ashlee Buller and Elise Byle, Glacier; 6. Audrey Sullivan and Devon Zander, Glacier; 7. Raymond Symes and Isabeau Roettig, Flathead; 8. Thomas Henson and Kacie Reilly, Whitefish
• Lincoln-Douglas Debate — 2. Ariel Ramstad, Columbia Falls; 4. Ian McFarlane, Whitefish; 6. Kevin Kuper, Columbia Falls; 7. Rebecca Kuehne, Glacier; 8. Justin Grieve, Whitefish
• Memorized Public Address — 3. Nathan Trinatstitch, Columbia Falls; 4. Maddie Lorang, Bigfork; 5. Blake Ladenburg, Columbia Falls; 6. Brooke Waller, Flathead; 8. Beka Nichols, Columbia Falls
• Expository Speaking — 1. Leah Cook, Glacier; 2. Casey Bauer, Columbia Falls; 3. Jennifer Jurva, Columbia Falls; 4. Andy Walling, Glacier; 6. Cole Pierce, Glacier; 8. Kate Donner, Columbia Falls
• Extemporaneous Speaking — 1. Jesse Flickinger, Columbia Falls; 4. Marissa Getts, Columbia Falls; 6. Ashley Schumacker, Flathead; 8. Tom Dooling, Flathead
• Impromptu Speaking — 1. Jesse Flickinger, Columbia Falls; 4. Sloan Ellis, Whitefish; 5. Chance Morine, Columbia Falls; 7. Kian Ahern, Flathead; 8. Madi Stolte, Columbia Falls
• Original Oratory — 1. Jinise Osborne, Columbia Falls; 2. Angela Merill, Glacier; 3. Julie Peterman, Glacier; 5. Emily Wilson, Flathead; 6. Kristin Owens, Glacier; 8. Deirdra Sago, Columbia Falls
• Humorous Oral Interpretation — 2. Hannah Brinton, Columbia Falls; 3. Damaris Gemmer, Glacier; 4. Zoe Gaiser, Bigfork; 5. Ashley Carlson, Columbia Falls; 7. Lexi Brunz, Columbia Falls; 8. Olivia Witt, Bigfork
• Serious Oral Interpretation — 1. Keri Potter, Columbia Falls; 5. Merissa Cameron, Glacier; 7. Brittney Cotton, Columbia Falls; 8. Jeanie Schenck, Bigfork
• Humorous Duo — 1. Jolee Holder and Jake Schikora, Libby; 2. Nicole Short and Tia Luciano, Eureka; 3. Jacob Sefcak and James Vale, Bigfork; 4. Camas Garnett and Emily Smith, Bigfork; 5. Robert Hocker and Katie Salomon, Ronan; 6. Thomas Oschmann and Bradley Findly, Ronan
• Serious Duo — 1. Jolee Holder and Miranda Raab, Libby; 2. Jarrod Plant and Armando Garcia, Polson; 3. Amber McDaniel and Becca Sewell, Bigfork; 4. Andrew Crenshaw and Josie Benedetti, Ronan; 5. Paige Bothman and Hailey Bowe, Libby; 6. Thomas Oschmann and Bradley Findly, Ronan
• Classical Duo — 1. Robby Hocker and Josie Benedetti, Ronan; 2. Laura Barta and Sydney Gambrel, Polson; 3. Jonelle Lauer and Ebru Calin, Ronan
• Humorous Solo — 1. Danielle Smith, Eureka; 2. Andrew Crenshaw, Ronan; 3. Delaney Kohler, Polson; 4. Gwendolyn Fratt, Bigfork; 5. Kathryn Stein, Eureka; 6. Anthony Dewey, Libby; 7. Emmy Dricall, Polson; 8. Tyler Kneller, Libby
• Serious Solo — 1. Ebru Calin, Ronan; 2. Amber McDaniel, Bigfork; 3. Miranda Raab, Libby; 4. Eryn McGinnis, Polson; 5. Molly Whitewater, Polson; 6. Nicole Short, Eureka; 7. Shelby Biedermann, Bigfork; 8. Jonelle Lauer, Ronan
• Pantomime — 1. Elsie Bold, Ronan; 2. Hannah Payne, Libby; 3. Ehten Sheumaker, Ronan; 4. Shyann Brum, Ronan; 5. Chris Grilley, Bigfork