Bigfork No. 1 in speech, drama divisionals
Bigfork High School students topped both speech and drama sweepstakes competition to win divisional championships on Saturday in Cut Bank.
Bigfork won the speech title by 50 points and edged Eureka by one point in drama competition.
Overall, 21 of 24 Bigfork competitors at divisionals qualified for the state meet this weekend in Ennis.
Grace Olechowski won the divisional championship in Original Oratory to pace the Bigfork effort.
In drama competition, Damon Maitland and KC Isaman were divisional champions in Humorous Duo and Kim McDonald was the champion in Pantomime.
Following are individual Bigfork place-winners who qualified for state:
Speech
Original oratory: 1. Grace Olechowski; 2. Melody McHaley; 5. Catelynn Henion
Expository: 2. Braeden Tovey; 4. Shannon Frizzell; 6. Kaylynn Isaman
Memorized Public Address: 2. Riley Hoveland
Dramatic Interpretation: 2. Stacey Poulson; 6. Aubrey Dixon
Humorous Interpretation: 4. Elizabeth Kalenak; 5. Keaton O’Conner
Extemporaneous: 2.Reuben Hubbard
Impromptu: 4. Ryan Shaw
Lincoln Douglas Debate: 3. Cole Hider
Drama
Humorous Duo: 1. Damon Maitland/KC Isaman
Pantomime: 1. Kim McDonald
Serious duo: 4. Ben Johnson/Madigan Kinslow
Classical duo: 6. Tanae Myers/Bella Goodson