2012 NDHSAA Class A Speech Tournament Results

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The Sixtieth  Annual NDHSAA Sponsored State Class A Speech Tournament was held at  Devils High School on April 21, 2012. All participants qualified from one of ten regional tournaments or qualified at an invitational tournament held during the season.

Bismarck Saint Mary’s captured first place with 95 points.  Mandan took second with 81 points, Fargo Shanley  third with 76 points and Davies fourth  with 54 points.

Elected by peers as the 2012 State A Speech Coach of the Year was Gayle  Hyde, Fargo South High School.

The following are the top place winners in each of the 14 categories.

Radio Broadcasting:  1^st – Christian Novak,  Grand Forks Red River; 2^nd – James Maertens, Fargo Shanley; 3^rd – Allison Appleby, Bismarck St. Mary’s;  4^th – Mike McGurran,  Grand Forks Central; 5^th – Michael Smith, Williston; 6^th – Ben Bergstrom, Devils Lake; 7^th – Tanner Clark, Valley City; 8^th – Vibhav Singh, West Fargo.

Storytelling: 1st- Samantha Christman, Minot; 2^nd – Mallory Nygard, Williston;  3^rd – Brady Letteer, Bismarck St. Mary’s;  4^th – Lexi Streifel,  Bismarck St. Mary’s;  5^th – Paige Vance, Fargo South; 6^th – Bailey Vertin , West Fargo;  7^th – Marissa Koppy, Mandan; 8^th – Jeff Nelson, Williston.

Extemporaneous Programmed Reading:  1^st – Cara Hurdelbrink, Mandan;  2^nd – Savannah Walseth, Fargo North; 3^rd – Alexis Hagler, Bismarck Century;  4^th – Thomas Startz, Fargo Shanley; 5^th – Rachel Goettle, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 6^th – Sierra Walker, West Fargo; 7^th – Solvei  Stenslie, Mandan; 8^th – Taylor Nelson, Grand Forks Central.

Humorous Duo: 1st-Kylie Rusch/Katy Rasmussen, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 2^nd – Joe Kalka/Ryan King, Grand Forks Central; 3^rd – Genna Boehm/Dominic  Berrios, Mandan; 4^th – Neslie Christofferson/Dan Nicla, Devils Lake; 5^th – Brittany McIntyre/Jana Lynch, Jamestown; 6^th – Kellen Tibor/Sam Hager, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 7^th – Keaton Rummel/Ben Porter,  Bismarck St. Mary’s; 8^th – Tanielle Brost/Mac Russ, Dickinson.

Dramatic Interpretation: 1st- Robert Kringer, Davies; 2^nd – Mac Russ, Dickinson; 3^rd – Matty Singer,  Mandan; 4^th – Savannah Walseth,  Fargo North; 5^th – Alexis Hagler, Bismarck Century; 6^th –Shiyel Rittenbach, Mandan; 7^th – Anna Tescher, Dickinson; 8^th – Emily Dosh, Fargo Shanley.

Extemporaneous Speaking: 1st-Brett Johnson,  Fargo Shanley; 2^nd - Teagan Lende, Davies; 3^rd – Maneesh Apte, Davies; 4^th – Sebastian Startz, Fargo Shanley; 5^th – Karan Saravana, Davies; 6^th –Chase Johnson, Fargo Shanley; 7^th – Kristen Liffrig, Mandan; 8^th – Shelby Wood, Bismarck St. Mary’s.  

Poetry: 1^st – Shelby Johnson, Mandan;  2^nd – Jace  Riggin, Devils Lake;  3^rd – Jace Erickson, Jamestown;  4^th – Kasie Watkins, Valley City;  5^th – Morgan Baumgartner, Jamestown;  6^th – Paige Vance, Fargo South;  7^th – Francine Dong, Grand Forks Red River; 8^th – Rachel Goettle, Bismarck Century.

Humorous Interpretation: 1^st – Lucas Andring, Bismarck Century; 2^nd – Evan Amundson, Fargo South; 3^rd – Robert Kringler, Davies; 4^th -  Matthew Donahue, Fargo Shanley; 5^th – Dominick Berrios, Mandan; 6^th – Kristian Stenslie, Mandan; 7^th – Neslie Christofferson, Devils Lake; 8^th – Adam Michael, Mandan

Serious Duo:  1^st – Andrew Hodges/Hannah Steffan, Bismarck Century; 2^nd – Allison  Appleby/Hannah Emerson, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 3^rd – Jaurdyn Daubler/Wyatt Ehlkle, West Fargo;  4^th – Matty Singer/Carter Tomac, Mandan; 5^th – Carl Vinje/Destiny Winkler, Valley City; 6^th – Jana Lynch/Jace Erickson, Jamestown;  7^th – Mikaela Dick/Emily Schnaidt, Devils Lake; 8^th – Aislinn Fogarty/Tia Wagar, Valley City.

Inform:  1st- Lexi Striefel, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 2^nd – Lauren Vetter, Fargo Shanley; 3^rd - Brett Johnson, Fargo Shanley; 4^th – Ty Delgato, Grand Forks Central; 5^th – Solvei  Stenslie, Mandan; 6^th – Shae Skager, Mandan; 7^th – Joyce Zhan, Jamestown; 8^th – Reece Burckhard, Bismarck St. Mary’s.

Serious Prose: 1st-  Jace Riggin, Devils Lake; 2^nd – Sam Hager,  Bismarck St. Mary’s; 3^rd – Cara Hurdelbrink, Mandan; 4^th – Jaurdyn Daubler, West Fargo; 5^th – Anna Tescher, Dickinson; 6^th – Kylie Rusch, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 7^th – Morgan Baumgartner, Jamestown; 8^th – Sierra Walker, West Fargo.

Speech to Persuade: 1st- Mary Armstrong, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 2^nd – Thomas Startz, Fargo Shanley; 3^rd – Allison Keller, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 4^th – Nick Lee, Valley City; 5^th – Katelyn Osland, Fargo Shanley;  6^th – Bethany Berntsen, Valley City; 7^th – Elisabeth Fricker, Fargo South; 8^th  -  James Lambertson, Grand Forks Central.

Impromptu:  1st- Teagan Lende, Davies; 2^nd -  Mary Armstrong, Bismarck St.  Mary’s; 3^rd – Maneesh  Apte,  Davies; 4^th – Sebastian Startz,  Fargo Shanley; 5^th – Karan Saravana, Davies; 6^th – Shelby Wood, Bismarck St. Mary’s; 7^th – Gabe Thomas, Fargo Shanley; 8^th – Cody LaVallie, Mandan.

Speech to Entertain: 1^st – Shelby Johnson, Mandan; 2^nd – Joe Kalka, Grand Forks Central; 3^rd – Kasie Watkins, Valley City; 4^th – Lucas Rieder, Grand Forks Central; 5^th – Matthew Donahue, Fargo Shanley; 6^th – Shae Skager, Mandan; 7^th – Shanley Roach, Fargo Shanley; 8^th  - Ben Bergstrom, Devils Lake.