VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City High School Speech Team had a fantastic first weekend of the season. The team hosted nearly 20 teams at their home meet on January 14th, 2023 at VCHS. The Hi-Liners finished the day with 6 state qualifiers! Individual results below:

Radio: Matthew Holm (8th), Alyssa Wilmes (7th), Kellen Westman (4th), Carter Hass (3rd)

Storytelling: Elijah Drummond (Top Novice), Matthew Holm (9th), Amelia Meester (3rd), Gabe Herzog (1st – State Qualifier)

Poetry: Emmy Jones (5th), Leah Hochhalter (2nd)

Impromptu: Abby Wilmes (6th), Carter Hass (4th), Alyssa Wilmes (3rd)

Inform: Quin Kruger (Top Novice), Elijah Drummond (Top Novice), Carter Hass (8th), Katy Borg (6th), Amelia Meester (2nd), Emmy Jones (1st – State Qualifier)

Serious Duo: Emily Hoff/Rayne Nelson (Top Novice), Gabe Herzog/Amelia Meester (8th), Abby Wilmes/Addy Loehr (6th), Teddy Hochhalter/Leah Hochhalter (5th)

Serious Prose: Emmy Jones (2nd – State Qualifier, A/B Split)

Extemp: Abby Wilmes (6th), Carter Hass (5th), Kellen Westman (4th)

Humorous Duo: Kellen Westman/Teddy Hochhalter (8th), Katy Borg/Leah Hochhalter (1st – State Qualifiers)

Dramatic: Addy Loehr (Top Novice), Emmy Jones (8th), Alexis Wobbema (1st – State Qualifier)

Entertain: Mathias Edwards (Top Novice), Teddy Hochhalter (9th), Jacob Kruger (7th), Gabe Herzog (1st – State Qualifier)

Humorous: Mathias Edwards (Top Novice), Ben Kruta (8th), Teddy Hochhalter (5th)

Persuade: Quin Kruger (Top Novice), Amelia Meester (2nd)