Columbia Falls speech and debate win divisional crown
<p>The Columbia Falls speech and debate team celebrate its win at the Divisional Tournament Jan. 23.</p>
Columbia Falls speech and debate took first place at the Western Divisional tournament in Hamilton with 232 points, Whitefish had 218. Third place was Polson with 75 points. All competitors on the team qualified for state and will be competing next weekend in Belgrade.
The team was led by first-place finishes in policy debate where Colin Norick and Annabel Conger continued their winning streak, and public forum debate with Anna Nicosia and Mary Ward. In speech first place finalists included Jerelyn Jones in dramatic oral interpretation and Ava Chisholm in humorous oral interpretation.
“The competition in the West is fierce and we were within a couple of points of Whitefish all day. The tough competition will help us prepare for state,” head coach Tara Norick said.
Final Standings:
Impromptu:
3rd Ava Chisholm
6th Tim Ingham
10th Willie Baltz
Extemporaneous:
4th Danny Morgan
6th Alex Garate
9th Tim Ingham
Humorous oral interpretation:
3rd Jerelyn Jones
5th Brandon Karberg
Dramatic oral interpretation:
3rd Estevon Torres
7th Jacob Hohman
Expository:
2nd Emily Getts
3rd Samantha Gilk
7th Danielle Rosenbaum
Original Oratory:
3rd Chloe Foster
4th Willie Baltz
5th Emily Getts
Memorized public address:
3rd Joey Chester
4th Chloe Foster
9th Emma Erickson
Public forum:
6th Cassidy Norick/Kelsey Wright
8th Sarah Posey McGough/Mike Dittrich
Lincoln Douglas:
5th Mikel Knutson
6th Tyler Brown
12th Gabby Merrel
Policy:
6th Shayne Williams/Ruth Nelson
10th Ian McKenzie/Danielle Schwalk