The results are in for the North Dakota Class B high school Speech State Tournament from Mandan. The event was held on April 25, with qualifiers from 10 regions across the state.
The Valley City Highliners bested Dickinson Trinity/New England for the Team Championship. Washburn finished third, Enderlin fourth, Our Redeemer’s fifth, and Beach finished sixth.
The Radio Broadcasting event was won by Valley City’s Carter Hass, who edged out Starkweather’s Anna Griedl.
Storytelling was won by Anna Peterson of Kenmare, with a second-place tie between Abbigail Sheldon of Central Cass and Addison Fetsch of Valley City.
The Extemporaneous Speech champion was Lorelei Emter of Dickinson Trinity/New England, with teammate Priya Pooler finishing runner-up.
The Humorous Duo title went to Ethan Skoog and Grayson Mjoness of Richland, with Siri Williams and Jack Short of Hillsboro finishing second.
Coach Paula Rauschenberger of South-Prairie Max was voted by her peers as the classification’s Coach of the Year.
HERE ARE THE FULL RESULTS PROVIDED BY THE NDHSAA:
Team Championships: 1st-Valley City; 2nd-Dickinson Trinity/New England; 3rd-Washburn; 4th-Enderlin; 5th-Our Redeemer’s; 6th-Beach.
Radio Broadcasting: 1st-Carter Hass, Valley City; 2nd-Anna Griedl, Starkweather; 3rd-Nolan Sutherland, Lisbon; 4th-Erika Littlefield, Stanley; 5th (tie)-Benjamin Weckerly, Harvey/Wells County; 5th (tie)-Alyssa Wilmes, Valley City; 7th-Grandin Black, Midkota; 8th-Connor Olson, North Sargent.
Storytelling: 1st-Anna Peterson, Kenmare; 2nd (tie)-Abbigail Sheldon, Central Cass; 2nd (tie)-Addison Fetsch, Valley City; 2nd (tie)-Gavin Farstveet, Beach; 5th-Alyson Weishaar, Beach; 6th-Bridget Pankratz, Rolette; 7th-Molly Ellerkamp, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 8th-Josephine Galvin, Harvey/Wells County.
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading: 1st-Lorelei Emter, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 2nd-Priya Pooler, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 3rd-Maximillian Bernier, Kindred; 4th-Kelsey Voightman, Central Cass; 5th-Evangeline Larson, Grafton; 6th-Melody Kempel, Central Cass; 7th-Amy Simmons, Shiloh Christian; 8th-Anna Griedl, Starkweather.
Humorous Duo: 1st-Ethan Skoog/Grayson Mjoness, Richland; 2nd-Siri Williams/Jack Short, Hillsboro; 3rd (tie)-Kelsey Voightman/Hunter Stark, Central Cass; 3rd (tie)-Evelyn Mutchler/Ava Olson, Hatton/Northwood; 5th-Karter Nielsen/Bailey Allery, Rolette; 6th-Jaret Eklei/Taylor Post, South Prairie-Max; 7th-Emily Helsper/Gavin Farstveet, Beach; 8th-Chloe Warg/Dexter Warg, Enderlin.
Dramatic Interpretation: 1st-Sidney Montgomery, Washburn; 2nd-Charlotte Johnson, Hillsboro; 3rd-Bostyn Blankenbaker, Bowman County; 4th-Paige Helde, Hazen; 5th-Barbara Rodriguez, Midway/Minto; 6th-Jaylene Herman, North Sargent; 7th-Stella Lockhart, Northern Cass; 8th-Jacob McClenahen, May-Port CG.
Speech to Inform: 1st-Jonas Jones, Our Redeemer’s; 2nd-Lia Butz, Our Redeemer’s; 3rd (tie)-Cooper Anderson, Valley City; 3rd (tie)-Hetta Skaare, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 5th-Peyton Morrow, Rolette; 6th-Ethan Swanson, Washburn; 7th-Faith Gravley, Our Redeemer’s; 8th (tie)-Peyton Heald, Central Cass; 8th (tie)-Diane Westlund, Shiloh Christian; 8th (tie)-Kalleen Lowe, Drake-Anamoose.
Serious Prose: 1st-Nevaeh Garces, Enderlin; 2nd-Alexandra Shirek, Park River Area; 3rd-Kara Coblentz, Drake-Anamoose; 4th-Riley Almen, Midway/Minto; 5th-Chloe Haar, Bowman County; 6th-Hannah Klabunde, Washburn; 7th-Sidney Montgomery, Washburn; 8th-Emersyn Morowski, May-Port CG.
Humorous Interpretation: 1st (tie)-Ethan Skoog, Richland; 1st (tie)-Ava Olson, Hatton/Northwood; 1st (tie)-Anna Petersen, Kenmare; 4th (tie)-Sawyer Farstveet, Beach; 4th (tie)-Lorelei Emter, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 6th-Bridget Pankratz, Rolette; 7th-Kaydence Gillund, Enderlin; 8th-Jack Short, Hillsboro.
Serious Duo: 1st-Bostyn Blankenbaker/Chloe Haar, Bowman County; 2nd-Chloe Eckholm/Camber Wagner, Shiloh Christian; 3rd-Emma Marten/Emma Reiersin, South Prairie-Max; 4th-Amelia Schoch/Michael Mehrer, South Heart; 5th-Peyton Steele/Kristian Trewhella, Beach; 6th-Ethan Swanson/Amelia Swanson, Washburn; 7th-Josephyne Fuglesten/Maddison Davis, Central Valley; 8th – Grayson Mjoness/Josie Davis, Richland.
Poetry: 1st-Karter Nielsen, Rolette; 2nd (tie)-Nevaeh Garces, Enderlin; 2nd (tie)-Cadence Fetsch, Valley City; 2nd (tie)-Paige Helde, Hazen; 5th-Gabriell Sutton, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood; 6th (tie)-Shelby Kalvoda, New Salem-Almont; 6th (tie)-Elizabeth Schmechel, Glenburn; 6th (tie)-Leah Swanson, Dickinson Trinity/New England.
Speech to Persuade: 1st (tie)-Cadence Fetsch, Valley City; 1st (tie)-Faith Gravley, Our Redeemer’s; 1st (tie)-Molly Ellerkamp, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 4th-Riley Nielsen, Kindred; 5th-Mikena Martens, Bowman County; 6th-Kaydence Gillund, Enderlin; 7th-MaKenna Meier, Wing; 8th-Maria Mayer, Dickinson Trinity/New England.
Speech to Entertain: 1st-Henry Sveen, Park River Area; 2nd-Addison Fetsch, Valley City; 3rd (tie)-Josie Davis, Richland; 3rd (tie)-Christine Yunker, Washburn; 3rd (tie)-Maggie Gill, Kenmare; 6th-Emily Helsper, Beach; 7th-Aiden Zacher, Grant County; 8th (tie)-Mackenzie Huizenga, Kenmare; 8th (tie)-Cambrie Erickson, Bowman County.
Extemporaneous Speaking: 1st-Carter Hass, Valley City; 2nd-Natalie Ronderos, Washburn; 3rd-Charles Dagman, Enderlin; 4th-Tylan Womelsdorf, Alexander; 5th-Micah Thompson, Maple River; 6th-Amarie Yellow Hammer, Velva; 7th-Alsu Shahbazova, Beach; 8th-Evangeline Roth, Richland.
Impromptu Speaking: 1st-Natalie Ronderos, Washburn; 2nd-Alyssa Wilmes, Valley City; 3rd (tie)-Haylie Spickler, Midkota; 3rd (tie)-Maria Mayer, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 5th-Clara Ankenbauer, Bowbells; 6th-Jade Uhlich, Drake-Anamoose; 7th-Caitlin Dronen, Hazen; 8th-Roxanne Quigley, Kenmare.
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