Glacier High and Flathead High speech and debate take first and second at Kalispell Kickoff
Ed.'s note: Owing to a formatting error, the results published in the Nov. 7 edition of the Daily Inter Lake suffered from omissions. The complete results are listed below.
Glacier High School speech and debate took first place at the Kalispell Kickoff tournament with 224.5 overall points.
“I am excited that our team started the season with a big, convincing win. We lost to graduation, an exceptional group from the class of 2023, but I am encouraged by the determination of this year’s team to be competitive. We can rally around a great start as we aim to reload rather than rebuild,” GHS head speech and debate coach Greg Adkins said.
Flathead High School took second place with 162.5 points at the tournament held at Glacier, which featured 404 competitors from Class AA, A, B and C teams.
Out of all divisions, Class A team Columbia Falls ranked third overall with 119 overall points. Columbia Falls placed first in the Class A, B and C division.
Whitefish High School also competed ranking 10th out of the 18 competing schools with 12.5 points.
This weekend, teams head to Bozeman or Polson to compete.
Following are local individual results from the Kalispell Kickoff.
Varsity Policy Debate
1. Boone Shanks and Lauren Rogers, Columbia Falls
3. Kynsleigh Gould and Eleanor Hollingsworth, Columbia Falls
4. Owen Carpenter and Josh Lee, Glacier
6. Elle Sauer and Elizabeth Easley, Flathead
7. Vincent Lam and Tessa Wilson, Flathead
Novice Policy Debate
2. Deloris Home Gun and Odessa Barela, Glacier
4. Kiera Northcutt and Kendal Moultray, Columbia Falls
5. Ries Amigud and Noah Elliot, Glacier
6. Madison Stewart and Vanessa Thiessen, Flathead
7. Sam Syverson and Betim Aliu, Glacier
8. Julie Winchester and Cecilia Worth, Glacier
Novice Lincoln Douglas-Debate
3. Robert Knowles, Glacier
4. Mavery Fauth, Glacier
6. Izzy Evans, Glacier
7. Ivy Salmon, Columbia Falls
8. Mac Colley, Glacier
Varsity Lincoln Douglas-Debate
4. Anya Denmark, Glacier
7. Kevin Fortin, Glacier
Public Forum Debate
2. Lauren Todd and Bryson Herion, Flathead
7. Quinn Caudle and Christopher Daenzer, Columbia Falls
8. Brett Wehr and Rae Pesola, Flathead
Legislative Debate
1. Kaylee Hampton, Flathead
4. Jack Bodgett, Flathead
5. Emmery Schmidt, Glacier
6. Michael Palmer, Flathead
7. Jack Syverson, Glacier
Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Rachel Ottman, Flathead
2. Taylor Pooton, Flathead
4. Dalton Howser, Flathead
6. Jake Milone, Flathead
7. Thomas Bertram, Flathead
Impromptu Speaking
1. Taylor Pooton, Flathead
2. Rachel Ottman, Flathead
4. Blake Lindemann, Glacier
5. Brenna Ernst, Glacier
6. Sophia Bourriague, Glacier
8. Ruby Davis, Columbia Falls
Duo Interpretation
1. Collin Olson and Adina Lockwood, Flathead
2. Lucas Counts and Kajsa Mohr, Columbia Falls
3. Siarah Holden and Tag Schow, Flathead
4. Quindy Gronley and Alden Lamson, Glacier
5. Carson Settles and Reed Wollenzien, Columbia Falls
6. Myla Lamson and Daniel Cole, Glacier
7. Kaylin Stein and Zaden Stout, Glacier
8. Ben Moore and Ryan Kitzmiller, Flathead
Humorous Interpretation
2. Meyer Fauth, Glacier
3. Daniel Cole, Glacier
4. Siarah Holden, Flathead
6. Kory Moran, Columbia Falls
7. Collin Olson, Flathead
8. Makinzie Taylor, Columbia Falls
Dramatic Interpretation
1. Noel Cantrell, Glacier
2. Brenna Ernest, Glacier
4. Annabeth O'Shea, Glacier
6. Gabrielle Cantrell-Musson, Glacier
7. Fallon Maas, Flathead
Program Oral Interpretation
1. Anya Rountree, Glacier
2. Calvin Casey, Glacier
3. Cielo Sallee, Glacier
4. Annalise Brown, Glacier
5. Tag Schow, Flathead
7. Natalie Young, Flathead
8. Gabrielle Leduc, Glacier
Original Oratory
1. Quindy Gronley, Glacier
2. Ethan Grant, Glacier
5. Astir Pulsifer, Whitefish
7. Myla Lamson, Glacier
8. Isabelle McKoy, Glacier
Informative Speaking
1. Ruby Davis, Columbia Falls
2. Meyer Fauth, Glacier
3. Carson Settles, Columbia Falls
8. Annabeth O'Shea, Glacier
Memorized Public Address
1. Ethan Grant, Glacier
2. Eleanor Smiley, Columbia Falls
3. Gabrielle Cantrell-Musson, Glacier
4. Merell Cooley, Columbia Falls
5. Unity Loveless, Whitefish
6. Hadley Dennison, Flathead
7. Ella Walker, Whitefish
8. Ellie Fiala, Glacier