Columbia Falls High School wins Hamilton speech and debate tournament
Columbia Falls High School speech and debate secured a tournament win in Hamilton over the weekend, followed by Whitefish in second place.
Columbia Falls amassed 218 points overall for the win. Whitefish earned 165 points.
“A number of our newer competitors have hit their stride with some of them finishing for the first time in the top eight of their events,” Columbia Falls head coach Dawn Roe said. “We are now more than halfway through our season with just a few tournaments remaining before Divisionals at Polson in January.”
Teams will next compete in the Kalispell Western Regional tournament on Friday and Saturday in Kalispell.
Following are local individual results, which includes Flathead High School’s junior varsity competitors.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
1. Celestine Young, Columbia Falls
4. Anastacia Alevizos, Whitefish
5. Charlotte Perkins, Whitefish
6. Josie Ekholt, Columbia Falls
7. Melody McNally, Columbia Falls
Memorized Public Address
1. Merell Cooley, Columbia Falls
2. Kira Shanks, Columbia Falls
3. Unity Loveless, Whitefish
6. Miles Colliander, Columbia Falls
7. Mason Loeffler Whitefish
Policy Debate
1. Boone Shanks and Lauren Rogers, Columbia Falls
2. Jake Dunker and Bjorn Bungener, Whitefish
4. Andrew Gibbs and Cohen Gates, Whitefish
5. Chey Dear-Ruel and Loren Connors, Columbia Falls
Public Forum Debate
2. Kaya Carlburt and Quinn Caudle, Columbia Falls
3. Brynn McDonald and Solvei Gunderson, Whitefish
6. Malakai Shaw and Chloe Kinsella, Columbia Falls
7. Keegan West and Sarah Loran, Flathead
8. Avery McPherson and Shailey Green, Whitefish
Duo Interpretation
1. Reed Wollenzien and Carson Settles, Columbia Falls
2. Merrick Fairchild and Allycyn Palmer, Columbia Falls
3. Unity Loveless and Scarlet Burke, Whitefish
4. Brandon Widhalm and Kory Moran, Columbia Falls
6. Lynne Beisel and Myla Johnson, Flathead
Program Oral Interpretation
1. Carson Settles, Columbia Falls
2. Iona Sarraille, Whitefish
3. Kira Shanks, Columbia Falls
4. Natalie Young, Flathead
8. Keelan Moore, Flathead
Humorous Interpretation
2. Tia Marie Poor, Columbia Falls
3. Reed Wollenzien, Columbia Falls
4. Lillian Nelson, Whitefish
6. Adrien Sandon-Thompson, Columbia Falls
Dramatic Interpretation
1. Aiden Cubbage, Whitefish
2. Lynne Beisel, Flathead
4. Von Blanchard, Columbia Falls
6. Kory Moran, Columbia Falls
Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Mason Loeffler, Whitefish
2. Logan Yuasa-Green, Flathead
3. Merrick Fairchild, Columbia Falls
4. Sage Petioni, Columbia Falls
6. Jack Provo, Flathead
7. David Losee, Whitefish
8. Avery Sorensen, Whitefish
Informative Speaking
4. Greyson Pfeifle, Columbia Falls
6. Scarlet Burke, Informative Speaking
7. Brandon Widhalm, Columbia Falls
Impromptu Speaking
1. Iona Sarraille, Whitefish
2. Jack Provo, Flathead
4. Astir Pulsifer, Whitefish
5. Chris Clostio, Flathead
7. Sage Petioni, Columbia Falls
Original Oratory
1. David Losee, Whitefish
4. Astir Pulsifer, Whitefish