Glacier, Whitefish win Kalispell Speech and Debate meet

Glacier High School took the top honors in a two-day Kalispell Speech and Debate tournament over the weekend, beating Flathead High School 224-191. The tournament featured teams from all over western Montana and one team from Pasco, Washington.

Glacier has had the edge over Flathead in the Kalispell tournament for the past four years, but this competition was much closer than most. It wasn’t decided until the final rounds, when Glacier had winners in eight of the fifteen events. Flathead had five first-place finishers and Whitefish High School and Sentinel High School in Missoula each won an event.

Whitefish as a team got first place in the ABC division, with only a slight edge over Loyola Sacred Heart High School in Missoula and about 40 points in front of Columbia Falls.

Below is the complete list of top finishers from the area:

Varsity Policy Debate – 1. Zach Ade and Ian Caltabiano, Whitefish; 2. Ashlyn Cleveland and Mercedes Altman, Glacier; 5. Harrison Rennie and Malea Bauer, Glacier; 6. Emma Trunkle and Jon Sorenson, Glacier; 7. Danielle Schwalk and Shyane Williams, Columbia Falls

Novice Policy Debate – 1. Simon Roston and Joe Schlegel, Glacier; 2. Dani Mayeauz and Ali Hirsch, Whitefish; 4. Kate Smith and Katie Foster, Flathead; 5. Hannah Fellows and Emma Lovejoy, Glacier

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 1. Eva Bruce, Flathead; 2. Dawson Lemay, Flathead; 4. Alan Taylor, Flathead; 7. Chloe Coberley, Columbia Falls; 8. Emily Woods, Glacier

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 1. Sierra Dilworth, Flathead; 2. Annabelle Pukas, Flathead; 4. Izy Lyon, Glacier; 6. Isaac Schroeder, Glacier; 8. Chris Oberling, Glacier

Public Forum Debate – 1. Hallie Nikunen and Kaite Carter, Glacier; 2. Zoe Dugan and Seth Carmichael, Whitefish; 3. Keegan Siebenaler and Millie Espeseth, Glacier; 8. Cassidy Norick and Kelsey Wright, Columbia Falls

Legislative Debate – 2. Abigail Roston, Glacier; 4. Nick Brester, Glacier; 5. Melissa Roybal, Flathead; 8. Jacob Beaudoin, Flathead

Extemporaneous Speaking – 1. Noah Love, Flathead; 3. Reed Miller, Flathead

Impromptu Speaking – 1. Noah Love, Flathead; 2. Reed Miller, Flathead; 3. Sienna Riley, Flathead; 4. Brenden Anderson, Glacier; 5. Ava Chisholm, Columbia Falls; 7. Scott O’Donnell, Flathead; 8. Brooklyn Lamers, Glacier

Duo Interpretation – 1. Drew Lorence and Zach Hill, Glacier; 2. Kenzie White and Kedryn McElderry, Glacier; 5. Tanis Hadwin and Jonah Love, Flathead; 6. Simon Hill and Matt Grimm, Glacier; 8. Hannah Greene and Marisal Jennings, Flathead

Humurous Interpretation – 1. Drew Lorenc, Glacier; 2. Annie Jones, Flathead; 4. Simon Hill, Glacier; 6. Danika Tintzman, Whitefish

Dramatic Interpretation – 1. Delaney Wilson, Glacier; 5. Brooklyn Lamers, Glacier; 6. Jez Schussler, Glacier; 7. Lucy Schindler, Whitefish; 8. Moriah Schutt, Flathead

Memorized Public Address – 1. Matt Knuffke, Glacier; 2. Taylor Jakeway, Flathead; 3. Aidan Fritz, Glacier; 4. Riley Jochim, Flathead; 5. Tanis Hadwin, Flathead; 7. Emma Erickson, Columbia Falls; 8. Julia Wynne, Flathead

Original Oratory – 1. Aidan Fritz, Glacier; 2. Carson Robison, Flathead; 4. Emma Thompson, Flathead; 5. Rebecca Vance, Flathead; 6. Galvin Ness, Glacier; 7. Joselyn Jolly, Glacier; 8. Paige Moriarty, Columbia Falls

Informatory Speaking – 1. Julia Wynne, Flathead; 2. Sienna Riley, Flathead; 3. Anya Young, Bigfork; 4. Galvin Ness, Glacier; 6. Delaney Wilson, Glacier; 7. Isabelle Thomas, Glacier; 8. Regan TIntzman, Whitefish

Program Oral Interpretation – 1. Sierra Riley, Glacier; 3. Joel Stewart, Glacier; 6. Aria Scovel, Flathead; 7. Moriah Schutt, Flathead; 8. Amanda Wiersma, Glacier