Speech team does well in Kalispell against AA teams

The Columbia Falls Speech and Debate team competed in a Class AA two-day tournament at Flathead and Glacier High Schools over the weekend. There were 16 schools, and 418 competitors. 

The Wildcats did an amazing job, coach Dawn Roe said, with 22 out of 34 competitors breaking into semifinals. Columbia Falls finished first in Class A and fourth overall behind Glacier, Flathead and Hellgate High Schools with Whitefish placing second in Class A and seventh overall.

The previous week the Wildcats won the Frenchtown tourney.

Kory Moran was first in humorous interpretation. Reed Wollenzein and Carson Settles, were first in in duo interpretation. Merell Cooley took first in memorized public address and Ruby Davis was first in informative to lead the Wildcats, who racked up 166 points.

Loyola was second and first in Class B with 123 points.  Whitefish was third overall and second in Class A with 96 points.

Frenchtown results:

Eleanor Smiley, second in Memorized Public Address

Celestine Young, second in Lincoln Douglas Debate

Makinzie Taylor and Ruby Davis, second in Duo Interp

Chris Daenzer and Quinn Caudle, third in Public Forum Debate

Sage Petioni, third in Extemporaneous

Petioni, third in Impromptu

Kira Shanks, fourth in Memorized Public Address

Carson Settles, fourth in Informative

Allycyn Palmer, fifth in Humorous Interp

Kendal Moultray and Keira Northcutt, fifth in Policy Debate

Lauren Rogers and Boone Shanks, sixth in Policy Debate

Brandon Widhalm, eighth in Dramatic Interp

Eleanor Hollingsworth and Kynsleigh Gould, eighth in Policy Debate

Kalispell results:

Mohr and Lucas Counts, first in Duo Interp

Davis, second in Informative

Daenzer and Caudle, second in Public Forum Debate

Smiley, fourth in Memorized Public Address

Rogers and Shanks, sixth in Policy Debate