Glacier wins final speech meet before state tournament

In the final week before area speech and debate teams in the AA division head to state, Glacier High School won the Garden City Invitational in Missoula.

Whitefish and Columbia Falls, which compete in the A division, competed at a meet in Polson. Whitefish took first. Columbia Falls took second and the hosting Polson Pirates took third place. Columbia Falls also sent debate teams to the meet in Missoula to compete against other AA teams in the weeks leading up to their state tournament.

Below are the area competitors that placed in the Garden City Invitational in Missoula:

Policy Debate – 3. Mercedes Altman Rebich and Ashlyn Cleveland, Glacier; 6. Emma Trunkle and Jon Sorenson, Glacier

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 3. Sierra Dilworth, Flathead; 4. Izy Lyon, Glacier; 6. Annabelle Pukas, Flathead

Public Forum Debate – 1. Millie Espeseth and Keegan Siebenaler, Glacier; 4. Emmett Van Allen and Jenna McCrorie, Glacier; 5. Hannah Mriss and Lilly Briney, Flathead; 6. Laney Conger and Maggia McKeon, Columbia Falls; 7. Hallie Nikunen and Kaitlyn Carter, Glacier

Legislative Debate – 1. Abigail Roston, Glacier; 4. Melissa Roybal, Flathead; 5. Nick Brester, Glacier

Extemporaneous Speaking – 1. Noah Love, Flathead; 2. Trevor Woodward, Glacier; 6. Brenden Anderson, Glacier

Impromptu Speaking – 2. Trever Woodward, Glacier; 3. Brenden Anderson, Glacier; 4. Brooklyn Lamers, Glacier; 5. Sienna Riley, Flathead; 6. Reed Miller, Flathead

Duo Interpretation – 1. Drew Lorenc and Zach Hill, Glacier; 2. Kenzie White and Kedryn McElderry, Glacier; 6. Matthew Glimm and Simon Hill, Glacier; 7. Annie Jones and Hunter Driear, Flathead

Humurous Interpretation – 3. Drew Lorenc, Glacier; 4. Simon Hill, Glacier

Dramatic Interpretation – 1. Delaney Wilson, Glacier; 2. Matthew Knuffke, Glacier; 7. Alix Major, Flathead; 8. Korbyn Howe, Flathead

Memorized Public Address – 2. Matthew Knuffke, Glacier; 4. Anna Christensen, Flathead; 5. Taylor Jakeway, Flathead; 6. Maggie Rudbach, Glacier; 7. Riley Jochim, Flathead

Original Oratory – 1. Aidan Fritz, Glacier; 3. Galvin Ness, Glacier; 7. Emma Thompson, Flathead

Informative Speaking – 3. Delaney Wilson, Glacier; 8. Galvin Ness, Glacier

Program Oral Interpretation – 2. Sierra Riley, Glacier

Here are the area finishers from the Piratepalooza Invitational held in Polson:

Impromptu Speaking – 1. Madeline Jarvis, Columbia Falls

Extemporaneous Speaking – 4. Abigail Bowden, Whitefish; 5. Madeline Jarvis, Columbia Falls; 6. Noah Golan, Columbia Falls

Humorous Interpretation – 3. Danielle Rosenbaum, Columbia Falls; 4. Jacob Hohman, Columbia Falls; 5. Logan Mercer, Whitefish; 7. Danika Tintzman, Whitefish; 8. Jasmine Reese, Whitefish

Memorized Public Address – 1. Jordyn King, Columbia Falls; 2. Grace Benkelman, Whitefish; 3. Emmalee Hellen, Columbia Falls; 4. Emma Erickson, Columbia Falls; 7. Aidan Reed, Whitefish

Dramatic Interpretation – 1. Lucy Schindler, Whitefish; 3. Lizzy Olsen, Columbia Falls; 4. Ella Shaw, Whitefish; 5. Naya Brigette, Whitefish; 6. Ave’ McDonald, Columbia Falls

Informative Speaking – 1. Jacob Hohman, Columbia Falls; 5. Regan Tintzman, Whitefish

Original Oratory – 2. Paige Moriarty, Columbia Falls; 5. Haileigh Bayee, Columbia Falls; 8. Libby Goldhirsch, Whitefish

Policy Debate – 1. Dani Mayeaux and Ali Hirsch, Whitefish; 2. Abby Lowry and Ian Caltabiano, Whitefish; 6. Douglas Mercer and Ian Lacey, Whitefish

Public Forum Debate – 1. Seth Carmichael and Zoe Dugan, Whitefish; 3. Mary Hooks and Hayden Brandt, Whitefish

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 6. Lilly Butts, Whitefish