Columbia Falls wins Frenchtown Invitational speech tourney.
The Columbia Falls High School speech and debate team topped the competition at the Frenchtown Invitational Dec. 3.
The team amassed 179 points overall for the win followed by Frenchtown in second place with 74 points. Whitefish High School placed fourth with 37 points behind Corvallis in third with 41 points.
Class AA junior varsity teammembers from Flathead and Glacier high schools also competed. Glacier earned 65 points overall to win the Class AA division. Flathead scored 41 points.
Following are individual results.
Humorous Interpretation
1 Makinzie Taylor, Columbia Falls
6 Robert Knowles, Glacier
Dramatic Interpretation
2 Noel Cantrell, Glacier
4 Hadley Dennison, Flathead
6 Tovar Rodriguez, Flathead
Duo Interpretation
1 Lucas Counts and Zack Tillman, Columbia Falls
2 Isabelle McKoy and Isabel Presnell, Glacier
Original Oratory
6 Gabby Crozier, Glacier
8 Isabelle McKoy, Glacier
Informative Speaking
1 Carson Settles, Columbia Falls
4 Ben Colby, Glacier
6 Ruby Davis, Columbia Falls
7 Katie Clark, Glacier
Extemporaneous Speaking
1 Jake Milone, Flathead
2 Sophia Petioni, Columbia Falls
3 Boden Swanson, Flathead
6 Kai Cole, Columbia Falls
7 Colton Little, Columbia Falls
Impromptu Speaking
6 Thomas Bertram, Flathead
8 B Poitra, Flathead
Memorized Public Address
2 Eleanor Smiley, Columbia Falls
4 Robyn Maddux, Columbia Falls
5 Tregan Blades, Glacier
6 Calvin Casey, Glacier
7 Marygrace Knuffke, Glacier
Policy Debate
1 Eleanor Hollingsworth and Kynsleigh Gould, Columbia Falls
2 Julianna MacPherson and Ava Prezeau, Columbia Falls
5 Marlo Carpenter and Sam Syverson, Glacier
8 Lauren Rogers and Boone Shanks, Columbia Falls
Public Forum Debate
1 Aiden Rohn and Brayden Crawford, Columbia Falls
5 Logan Emerson and Quinn Caudle, Columbia Falls
7 Monika Mendoza Stecka and Joseph Denny, Glacier
8 Rebecca Vosen and Elle Sauer, Flathead
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
2 Celestine Young, Columbia Falls
3 Eddie Chisholm, Columbia Falls
6 Melody McNally, Columbia Falls