Columbia Falls takes seventh state speech win

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Columbia Falls takes seventh state speech win

Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:18 pm

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Columbia Falls High School drove home champions Saturday, with a seventh consecutive first place win in the Class A State Tournament. The team finished with an overall 140 team sweepstakes points, far ahead second place winner Billings Central High School with 90 points.

“The kids did a fantastic job for being such a young team,” said head coach Tara Norick. “They really pulled together, supported each other, I couldn’t have been any more proud. The competition was tough and it wasn’t until we got down to the very end when the results came in.”

Six seniors will graduate from the team this year and Norick is looking to have a strong returning team for next season.

Policy Debate

Fifth — Erick Franklund and Colter Norick

Sixth - Mary Gross  and Allison Foust

Lincoln Douglas Debate

Third — Becky Griffith

Fifth — Kaitlin Barnes

Memorized Public Address

First — Blake Ladenburg

Original Oratory

Second — Natalie Law

Seventh — Meredith Stolte

Impromptu

Fourth — Jinise Osborne

Fifth — Chance Morine

Seventh  — Mason Gedlaman

Extemporaneous

Seventh — Kevin Shea

Humorous Oral Interpretation

First — Mason Gedlaman

Second — Caylub Moon

Fifth — Lexi Brunz

Serious Oral Interpretation

Fifth — Jinise Osborne

Seventh — Britney Cotton

Expository Speaking

Second — Casey Bauer

Fifth — Baylee Brinton