Wolfpack win inaugural speech meet
The Kalispell Kickoff might soon turn into Glacier High School’s favorite speech and debate tournament.
The Wolfpack won the season’s inaugural meet for the fourth straight year Saturday, edging out their crosstown competitors for the win. Glacier High finished the tournament with 231 points; Flathead High School finished with 227 points.
Kalispell had 15 individual event champions, eight from Glacier and seven from Flathead. In only one event, Duo Interpretation, did a student from another school take first-place honors.
Eighteen teams from eight schools competed in the kickoff at Glacier High School. Missoula Sentinel finished in third place in Class AA action with 117.5 points.
Among Class A, B and C teams, Hamilton came in first with 35 points, followed by Corvallis with 29 points. Libby High School finished in third place with 11 points.
Individual local results are as follows:
• Varsity Policy Debate — 1. Ashley Berger and Brandon Simpson, Glacier; 3. Elle Lapp and Katie Anderson, Flathead; 4. Mariah Gladstone and Levi Proctor, Glacier; 5. Bria Frame and Gabe Meyers, Flathead; 7. Cheyenne Rivera and Raymond Symes, Flathead
• Novice Policy Debate — 1. Cameron Brown and Vince Semenza, Flathead; 2. Jaclyn Rensel and Ashton Geelan, Glacier; 4. Elise Byle and Ashlee Buller, Glacier; 6. Eliza Deigel and Desarae Serrano, Flathead; 7. Daniel Wigle and Cynthia Gilbertson, Glacier; 8. Julia Cecil and Courtney Fischer, Glacier
• Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate — 1. Sam Watson, Flathead; 3. Elliott VanAllen, Glacier; 4. Serena Brosten, Glacier; 5. Emily Stoick, Flathead; 6. Izaak Castren, Glacier; 8. Zac Parker, Flathead
• Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate — 1. Lukas Dregne, Glacier; 2. Madison Bunten, Flathead; 4. Hunter Oehrtman, Glacier; 5. Spencer Gilsoul, Glacier; 6. Aryn Phillips, Flathead
• Public Forum Debate — 1. Logan Hendrix and Tucker Connell, Glacier; 2. Connell Rogers and Danielle Bowen, Flathead; 7. David Brown and Jason Ritchie, Flathead; 8. Joey Wisher and Hunter Linstead, Flathead
• Legislative Debate — 1. Barrie Sugarman, Flathead; 3. Jasmine Carlson, Flathead; 4. Reece Erickson, Glacier; 6. Andora Tutvedt, Glacier; 7. Jeremy Zug, Flathead; 8. Ian Hollander, Glacier
• Extemporaneous Speaking — 1. Elena Musz, Flathead; 2. Hannah Anderson, Flathead; 3. Josh Taira, Glacier; 4. Jon Alan Osborne, Flathead; 5. Accacia Gardener, Flathead; 6. Tom Dooling, Flathead; 7. Bekah Allen, Flathead; 8. Nick LaGrandeur, Glacier
• Impromptu Speaking — 1. Josh Taira, Glacier; 2. Jon Alan Osborne, Flathead; 3. Elena Musz, Flathead; 4. Hannah Anderson, Flathead; 5. Brandon Books, Glacier; 6. Quinn Maroney, Glacier; 7. Jasmine Carlson, Flathead; 8. Annika Hanson, Glacier
• Duo Interpretation — 3. Jake Wilson and Danny Power, Flathead; 6. Aiyana Martino and Raisa Williams, Glacier; 7. Mark Curtiss and Josh Broderick, Libby
• Humorous Oral Interpretation — 1. Natalie Griffin, Flathead; 2. Accacia Gardener, Flathead; 3. Brittanie Dull, Glacier; 5. Kristi Persinger, Flathead; 6. Josh Taira, Glacier; 8. Emily Creighton, Glacier
• Serious Oral Interpretation — 1. Brianna Boozel, Flathead; 2. Caroline Houser, Glacier; 3. Natalie Griffin, Flathead; 4. Accacia Gardener, Flathead; 6. Kat Champion, Glacier; 8. Clayton McDougall, Glacier
• Memorized Public Address — 1. Tierney Strandberg, Flathead; 2. Caroline Houser, Glacier; 3. Accacia Gardener, Flathead; 4. Brianna Larson, Glacier; 5. Brandon Books, Glacier; 6. Kaitlyn Turner, Glacier
• Original Oratory — 1. Quinn Maroney, Glacier; 2. Allison Woodruff, Glacier; 3. Emily Wilson, Flathead; 4. Keckeley Habel, Glacier; 5. Kristen Owens, Glacier; 6. Megan Larson, Flathead
• Expository Speaking — 1. Tessa King, Glacier; 2. Andy Walling, Glacier; 3. Cole Pierce, Glacier; 4. Leah Cook, Glacier; 5. Jon Alan Osborne, Flathead; 6. Toni Braig, Glacier; 8. Cassidy Madison, Glacier