WEST FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- This past weekend the Valley City High School Speech team participated in the Sail East Invitational Friday March 9th and Saturday March 10th. Friday’s tournament was held at West Fargo High School and Saturday’s tournament was held on the campus of Valley City State University. Both were very successful tournaments for the Hi-Liners.
Friday’s tournament at West Fargo saw the Hi-Liners take first in a field of 8 teams with 157 sweepstakes points ahead of 2nd place Enderlin-MV (with 114 points) and third place West Fargo Sheyenne (60 Points).
On Saturday, the Hi-Liners didn’t claim a sweepstakes trophy as VCHS was the host team for the tournament, but would have placed first had they taken a trophy. Throughout the weekend, the Hi-Liners picked up several new state qualifiers and advanced significant numbers of entries to final rounds. Complete results for both tournaments are listed below:
West Fargo High School Invitational (Friday, March 9th)
Humorous Duo: Jack Jordan/David Opdahl (5th)
Impromptu: Madi Klabo (Top Novice), Gabby Shipp (8th), Libby Borg (1st)
Storytelling: Elizabeth Gazeley (6th)
Speech to Persuade: Libby Borg (3rd), Abby Slyter (2nd)
Radio: John Lahlum (8th), Eliza Johnson (1st and State Qualified)
Poetry: Lily Douglass (Top Novice), David Opdahl (7th), Lillian Kiefert (4th), Rose Marcellus (2nd), Abby Slyter (1st and State Qualified)
Humorous: Ben Kruta (Top Novice), Skye Auka (8th), Dylan Quick (3rd)
Dramatic: David Opdahl (7th), Madi Klabo (5th), Rose Marcellus (4th), Maggie Oberlander (3rd), Lillian Kiefert (2nd and State Qualified on A/B split)
Speech to Inform: Aurora Ziniel (7th), Makayla Nehlich (6th)
Serious Prose: Ariana Abrahamson (Top Novice), Jack Jordan (5th), Abby Slyter (3rd), Maggie Oberlander (2nd and State Qualified on A/B split)
Speech to Entertain: Madi Knight (Top Novice), Elizabeth Gazeley (5th), Dylan Quick (4th)
Extemp Speaking: John Lahlum (Top Novice), Lillian Kiefert (8th), Libby Borg (2nd)
EPR: Lily Douglass (Top Novice), Maggie Oberlander (4th), Abby Slyter (2nd)
Serious Duo: Maggie Oberlander/Eliza Johnson (7th), Abby Slyter/Rose Marcellus (2nd and State Qualified on A/B split)
Valley City State University Viking Invitational (Saturday, March 10)
Radio: Racheal Couture (8th), Makayla Nehlich (6th), John Lahlum (5th), Jacob Jenness (3rd)
Storytelling: Morgan Jenner (Top Novice), Sophie Boe (4th), Elizabeth Gazeley (3rd)
Poetry: Lily Douglass (Top Novice), Gabby Shipp (7th), Lillian Kiefert (5th), Monisha Terry (2nd), Abby Slyter (1st)
Humorous: Morgan Jenner (Top Novice), Aurora Ziniel (8th), Jacob Jenness (1st and State Qualified)
Speech to Inform: Makayla Nehlich (8th), Dylan Quick (6th), Racheal Couture (4th), Sophie Boe (3rd)
Speech to Persuade: Libby Borg (3rd), Abby Slyter (1st and State Qualified)
Serious Duo: Madi Klabo/John Lahlum (Top Novice), Morgan Jenner/David Opdahl (2nd), Rose Marcellus/Abby Slyter (1st and State Qualified)
EPR: Lily Douglass (Top Novice), Katy Meester (6th), Maggie Oberlander (5th), Monisha Terry (2nd), Abby Slyter (1st and State Qualified)
Extemp: John Lahlum (Top Novice), Keona Munowenyu (6th), Madi Klabo (5th), Lillian Kiefert (2nd), Libby Borg (1st and State Qualified)
Humorous Duo: Jack Jordan/David Opdahl (3rd), Katy Meester/Elizabeth Gazeley (2nd), Libby Borg/Katy Borg (1st and State Qualified)
Serious Prose: Ariana Abrahamson (Top Novice), Monisha Terry (7th), Rose Marcellus (4th), Maggie Oberlander (3rd), Abby Slyter (1st and State Qualified)
Speech to Entertain: Alexis Wobbema (Top Novice), Racheal Couture (8th), Dylan Quick (4th), Elizabeth Gazeley (1st and State Qualified)
Dramatic: Gabby Shipp (Top Novice), Madi Klabo (6th), David Opdahl (2nd), Rose Marcellus (1st and State Qualified)
Impromptu: Gabby Shipp (8th), Madi Klabo (2nd), Libby Borg (1st and State Qualified)
Next up for the VCHS Speech Team is the Fargo North invitational this Saturday, March 17th. There will be one more regular season tournament the following weekend at Fargo Davies and then on April 7th is the EDC Regional Tournament.