Glacier High continues speech season undefeated

Glacier High School speech and debate team bested the Class AA competition in Bozeman this weekend, continuing an undefeated season.

Glacier slipped past Bozeman for the first-place win, scoring 162.5 overall points to Bozeman’s 150.5. Flathead High School placed third with 135.5 overall points. Columbia Falls High, a Class A school, placed seventh overall with 43 points. Among Class ABC teams, Columbia Falls was first and Whitefish High School, third.

“Wow! Winning in Bozeman is a big deal. I am so excited about the direction this team is heading. Winning by 12 points in this activity is so close, ” Glacier Head Coach Greg Adkins said in a press release.

Glacier was led by eight champions: Mason Fauth and Alexandra Houseworth in Varsity Policy Debate; Kevin Fortin in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate; Kaelin Holt and Avram Bingham in Duo Interpretation; Mac Adkins in Original Oratory; Lane McKoy in Informative Speaking and Aryana Allred in Memorized Public Address.

The tournament featured 36 teams, the largest of the season, according to Flathead Head Coach Shannon O’Donnell. It was the first face-off among the top three teams.

“It was a nail-biter finish, as a mere 27 points separated the top three teams, but the Glacier competitors rallied to finish strong in finals, edging past us and Bozeman,” O’Donnell said.

Flathead had three individual champions, including

Annelise Mason in Legislative Debate, James Francis in Humorous Interpretation and Ryan Tiet in Dramatic Interpretation.

“Flathead continues to dominate in the short prep and Interp events, claiming six of the top eight spots in impromptu, four of the top eight in extemporaneous and five of the top eight in humorous Interp.”

Following are local individual results.

Varsity Policy Debate

1. Mason Fauth and Alexandra Houseworth, Glacier
2. Robert Thompson and Jack Corbett, Flathead
3. Evan Sevaly and Jillian Wynne, Flathead

Novice Policy Debate

1. Lauren Rogers and Kailey Cole, Columbia Falls
2. Owen Carpenter and Atticus Cheman, Glacier

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate

1. Raphe Salmon, Columbia Falls
2. Kait Giffin, Glacier

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate

1. Kevin Fortin, Glacier

Public Forum Debate

1. Aiden Rohn and Brayden Crawford, Columbia Falls

Legislative Debate

1. Annelise Mason, Flathead
2. Emily Hove, Flathead
3. Calvin Schmidt, Glacier
4. Kenna Sandler, Glacier

Impromptu Speaking

1. Neila Lyngholm, Flathead
2. Leah Spangler, Flathead
3. Taylor Pooton, Flathead
4. Scout McMahon, Flathead
5. Rylin Wilde, Flathead
6. Maayana Sattler, Flathead

Extemporaneous Speaking

1. Scout McMahon, Flathead
2. Leah Spangler, Flathead
3. Maayana Sattler, Flathead
4. Clara Jones, Flathead

Program Oral Interpretation

1. Alexa Wilton, Glacier
2. Bethany Nairn, Flathead
3. Ada Milner, Flathead
4. Derek Smith, Glacier

Duo Interpretation

1. Avram Bingham and Kaylin Holt, Glacier
2. Aiden Christy and Sophia Dykhuizen, Flathead
3. James Francis and Kadence Johnson, Flathead
4. Mac Adkins and Alden Lamson, Glacier
5. Bauer Hollman and Adina Lockwood, Flathead

Humorous Interpretation

1. James Francis, Flathead
2. Jasmine Anderson, Flathead
3. Davis Rennie, Glacier
4. Aiden Christy, Flathead
5. Bauer Hollman, Flathead
6. Sophia Dykhuizen, Flathead

Dramatic Interpretation

1. Ryan Tiet, Flathead
2. Kadence Johnson, Flathead
3. Bethany Nairn, Flathead
4. Brenna Ernst, Glacier
5. Zack Tillman, Columbia Falls

Original Oratory

1. Mac Adkins, Glacier
2. Sayla McCulley, Flathead

Informative Speaking

1. Lane McKoy, Glacier
2. Mason Hermann, Flathead
3. Hailey Hendrickson, Flathead

Memorized Public Address

1. Aryana Allred, Glacier
2. Alexa Wilton, Glacier
3. Avram Bingham, Glacier
4. Janasya Amaker, Glacier
5. Brooklyn Stewart, Flathead