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Wildcats win speech divisional title

by Hungry Horse News
| January 29, 2014 8:16 AM

The Columbia Falls speech and debate team easily out distanced the competition as it won the Northwest Class A title Jan. 25 in Whitefish.

The Wildcats had first-place finishes from Allison Foust, Meredith Stolte and Colter Norick, Alex Damon, Mason Gedlaman and Mark Hader.

The team racked up a whopping 207 points. Polson was a distant second with 79 points, and Whitefish came in third with 64 points. The top six speakers in each event advance to the state tourney in Hamilton this Friday and Saturday.

The Cats are ready to go, seeking their ninth-straight state Class A title. Hamilton should give the Cats a run for their money — Columbia Falls beat them by the slightest of margin in a tiebreaker earlier this season.

“There is a lot of competition on the west side of the state in speech and debate this year,” coach Tara Norick said. “But we’re well positioned and are continuing to practice hard in preparation for state. The team is well balanced, and I couldn’t do that without a solid coaching staff in all events. My assistant coaches Leslie DiMaio and Kim Gange have built strong competitors in each speech event. We all share a similar team philosophy and love working with this great group of students.”

Here’s the complete Columbia Falls results:

 Lincoln Douglas debate

1st Allison Foust

2nd Mary Gross

6th Maddie Mantell

Policy debate

1st Meredith Stolte and Colter Norick

2nd Mara Barnes and Monique Schoech

5th Annabel Conger and Colin Norick

Original oratory

2nd Casey Shea

3rd Lexi Corbett

4th Chloe Foster

Memorized public address

1st Alex Damon

2nd Bailey Duke

3rd Breanna Friar

Impromptu speaking

2nd Mason Gedlaman

3rd Casey Shea

6th Henry Chisholm

Expository speaking

3rd Baylee Brinton

4th Olivia Lewis-Peterson

5th Samantha Gilk

Humorous oral interpretation

1st Mason Gedlaman

2nd Lexi Corbett

3rd Mark Hader

Serious oral interpretation

1st Mark Hader

2nd Bailey Duke

8th Breanna Friar

Extemporaneous speaking

2nd Cody Phillips

4th Henry Chisholm

7th Emily Getts