State Speech Championships

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The NSAA State Speech championships were held Friday and Saturday, March 27 & 28 in Kearney. Results below

CLASS A
1. Lincoln East - 312
2. Millard North - 214
3. Millard West - 58
4. Lincoln Southwest - 54
5. Bellevue West - 36
5. North Platte - 36
5. Omaha Marian - 36
8. Gretna East - 34
9. Norris - 28
10. Kearney - 22
11. Papillion-LaVista South - 20
12. Lincoln High - 16
13. Lincoln Southeast - 12
13. Omaha Creighton Prep - 12
15. Lincoln North Star - 10

Duo Interpretation
1. Zach Johannes & Claire Rooney, Lincoln East
2. Finnley Eickhoff & Isabella Frazier, North Platte
3. Nya Curtis & Harmony Banwo, Millard North
4. Wade Combs & Cora Thompson, Lincoln East
5. Cole Wentling & Finley O'Malley, Millard North
6. Cooper Lange & Hannah Torres, Kearney

Entertainment Speaking
1. Nolan Caldwell, Lincoln East
2. Gavin Foust, Lincoln East
3. Helen Christen, Omaha Marian
4. Cole Wentling, Millard North
5. Anthony Wellwood, Omaha Creighton Prep
6. Violet Christen, Omaha Marian

Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Gary Hao, Millard West
2. Charlie Sanchez-Masi, Lincoln East
3. Belinda Qiao, Lincoln East
4. Ashmiza Shaik, Millard North
5. Isaiah Perry, Bellevue West
6. Angelia Qi, Millard North

Informative Speaking
1. Belinda Qiao, Lincoln East
2. Claire Rooney, Lincoln East
3. Ruby Beeler-Streff, Millard North
4. Meher Mahi, Millard North
5. Sydney Kjeldgaard, Lincoln Southeast
6. Violet Christen, Omaha Marian

Oral Interpretation of Drama
1. Ava Windeknecht, Sophia Cacioppo, Claire Hayworth & Jada Randecker, Gretna East
2. Lily Sanow, Lily Bredenkamp, Finley O'Malley, Cole Wentling & Nya Curtis, Millard North
3. Wade Combs, Cooper Doell, Sloan Donahoo, Sawyer Shaner & Cora Thompson, Lincoln East
4. Audrey Haugen, Danielle Ibe-Ikechi, Grant Johnson, Cayson Witt & Lyra Walsh, Lincoln Southwest
5. Ava Benner, Cooper Lange, Carter Akers, Kathryn Moulton & Jackson Waller, Kearney
6. Andrea Hu, Juho Kim, Ethan Phan & Amelia Schupbach, Lincoln East

Humorous Prose
1. Sanna Kuunath, Millard North
2. Matte'a Weber, Norris
3. Amelia Schupbach, Lincoln East
4. Emmalynn Naylor, Gretna East
5. Gwenivere Smith, Millard West
6. Reagan Eigsti, Millard North

Poetry
1. Claire Rooney, Lincoln East
2. Finnley Eickhoff, North Platte
3. Kennedy McKnight, Millard North
4. Charlie Sanchez-Masi, Lincoln East
5. Harmony Banwo, Millard North
6. Aiyanna Casillas, Norris

Serious Prose
1. Zach Johannes, Lincoln East
2. Grant Johnson, Lincoln Southwest
3. Mahshid Farahmand, Lincoln High
4. Sanna Kunnath, Millard North
5. Gwenivere Smith, Millard West
6. Audrey Haugen, Lincoln Southwest

Persuasive Speaking
1. Laura England, Papillion-LaVista South
2. Charlie Sanchez-Masi, Lincoln East
3. Belinda Qiao, Lincoln East
4. Gary Hao, Millard West
5. Claire Timperley, Lincoln Southwest
6. Marbruka Mumade, Lincoln North Star

Program Oral Interpretation
1. Gavin Foust, Lincoln East
2. Ethan Phan, Lincoln East
3. Harmony Banwo, Millard North
4. Kalyssa Williams, Bellevue West
5. Corey Naber, Millard North
6. Catherine Augustyn, Bellevue West

 

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CLASS C1
1. Gothenburg - 156
2. Grand Island Central Catholic - 120
3. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 108
4. Freeman - 96
5. David City - 62
6. Boone Central - 60
7. Fillmore Central - 56
8. Louisville - 36
9. Atkinson West Holt - 32
9. Lincoln Lutheran - 32
9. Ogallala - 32
12. O'Neill - 30
13. Bridgeport - 20
14. Centennial - 18
15. Crofton - 16
16. Battle Creek - 14
17. Malcolm - 12

Duet Acting
1. Brittany Sup & Katelyn Curry, Boone Central
2. Jack Aden & Logan Feather, Gothenburg
3. Logan Bradshaw & Emily Larsen, O'Neill
4. Keston Krupicka & Ben Ruyle, Freeman
5. Jasmine Nlam & Mahalet Kinde, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
6. Ellie Bales & Paul Tebbe, David City

Entertainment Speaking
1. Makenna Devine, Boone Central
2. Lathan Buesing, Gothenburg
3. Olivia Rentschler, Atkinson West Holt
4. Jack Aden, Gothenburg
5. Keston Krupicka, Freeman
6. Isaac Friedman, Lincoln Lutheran

Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Carson Reiman, Gothenburg
2. Adrishya Kumar, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
3. Quinn Lee, Grand Island Central Catholic
4. Logan Bradshaw, O'Neill
5. Nadia Jeyaram, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
6. Mavrix Butterfield, Gothenburg

Informative Speaking
1. Makenna Devine, Boone Central
2. Grace Johnson, Grand Island Central Catholic
3. Claire Marsh, Crofton
4. Clare Schmidt, Battle Creek
5. Thomas Cosgrove, Lincoln Lutheran
6. Mikaela Crable, Lincoln Lutheran

Humorous Prose
1. Kenley Bogner, Grand Island Central Catholic
2. Jesse Reed, Louisville
3. Olivia Rentschler, Atkinson West Holt
4. Jack Aden, Gothenburg
5. Ben Ruyle, Freeman
6. Coote Mulloy, Bridgeport

Oral Interpretation of Drama
1. Lathan Buesing, Mavrix Butterfield, Carter Kincheloe, Brant Miller & Carson Reiman, Gothenburg
2. Jack Kilton, Micaiah Price, Jesse Reed, Dayton Carlson, & Quinncy Myers, Louisville
3. Brittin Valentine, Madie Summers, Ellie Bales, Paul Tebbe & Trevin Jahde, David City
4. Keston Krupicka, Andrew Robeson, Ben Ruyle & Sam Troxel, Freeman
5. Lily Knoke, Carson Roland, Zaiden Peterson, Kanzah Arabi & Nathan Tophoj, Ogallala
6. Neil Zrust, Emma Hoeppner, Cara Giersdorf, Hayden Valentine & John Benes, David City

Poetry
1. Briana Ezewudo, Grand Island Central Catholic
2. Logan Feather, Gothenburg
3. Mahalet Kinde, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
4. Molly Kenna, Grand Island Central Catholic
5. Ayden Jackson, Fillmore Central
6. Ila Havelka, Freeman

Serious Prose
1. Ayden Jackson, Fillmore Central
2. Luke Hoffschneider, Centennial
3. Briana Ezewudo, Grand Island Central Catholic
4. Carter Kincheloe, Gothenburg
5. Elsa Schleining, Malcolm
6. Kendal Deaver, Bridgeport

Persuasive Speaking
1. Carson Roland, Ogallala
2. Adrishya Kumar, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
3. Sam Troxel, Freeman
4. Kaylee Dresch, David City
5. Hayden Valentine, David City
6. Evelyn Meyer, Fillmore Central

Program Oral Interpretation
1. Mahalet Kinde, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
2. Ila Havelka, Freeman
3. Briana Ezewudo, Grand Island Central Catholic
4. Ayden Jackson, Fillmore Central
5. Angelina Bhandari, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
6. Logan Feather, Gothenburg

 

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CLASS C2
1. Hartington-Newcastle - 126
2. Elmwood-Murdock - 116
3. Hartington Cedar Catholic - 106
4. Centura - 50
5. Oakland-Craig - 48
5. Plainview - 48
7. Nebraska Christian - 46
8. Ravenna - 44
9. Howells-Dodge - 40
9. Wisner-Pilger - 40
11. Cross County - 34
12. Hastings St. Cecilia - 30
12. Shelby/Rising City - 30
14. Twin River - 26
15. David City Aquinas - 20
15. Dundy County-Stratton - 20
15. Perkins County - 20
18. Humphrey/Lindsay - 18
19. Creighton - 14
19. Maxwell - 14
21. North Platte St. Patrick's - 10

Duet Acting
1. Dane Gotch & Isaac Santiago, Hartington-Newcastle
2. Langston Christensen & Landon Rutar, Hartington Cedar Catholic
3. Ella Cramer & Lily Cramer, Cross County
4. Wynot Fiddelke & Owen Standage, Ravenna
5. Caitlyn Hosier & Will Fox, Elmwood-Murdock
6. Maggie Huryta & Abby Lewandowski, Ravenna

Entertainment Speaking
1. Bella Fontenot, David City Aquinas
2. Grace Wallerstedt, Oakland-Craig
3. Emily Climer, Hartington-Newcastle
4. Adelyn Reifenrath, Hartington Cedar Catholic
5. Dominic White, Plainview
6. Lila Coleman, Elmwood-Murdock

Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Myles Bishop, Perkins County
2. Kylie Moore, Cross County
3. Hadassah Rankin, Nebraska Christian
4. Trey Buss, Wisner-Pilger
5. Donnie Schulte, Hartington Cedar Catholic
6. Shiloh Smith, Centura

Informative Speaking
1. Ava Stewart, Hartington Cedar Catholic
2. Hazel Hochstein, Hartington-Newcastle
3. Kohen Lingenfelter, Plainview
4. Tobin Uerling, Hastings St. Cecilia
5. Laura Borgelt, Wisner-Pilger
6. Isabel Belina, Howells-Dodge

Humorous Prose
1. Ellie Meyer, Elmwood-Murdock
2. Landon Rutar, Hartington Cedar Catholic
3. Eva Knippelmeyer, Elmwood-Murdock
4. Ben Johnson, Creighton
5. Lincoln Grantham, Nebraska Christian
6. Jack Condon, North Platte St. Patrick's

Oral Interpretation of Drama
1. Kasey Fischbach, Kreyten Zimmerman, Charlie Thompson & Hayden Reznicek, Shelby/Rising City
2. Lia Whited, Cejay Dahlberg, Colter Schneider, Karsen Jacobson & Abbey Ramsay, Humphrey/Lindsay
3. Cooper Kreikemeier, Nathan Tomcak, Isabel Belina, Noah Coufal & Garret Praest, Howells-Dodge
4. Adelyn Reifenrath, Landry Heimes, Calley Stewart, Kendra Schmit, & Sophia Kleinschmit, Hartington Cedar Catholic
5. Jonah Rikli, Ziva Arent, Eva Knippelmeyer, Ella Stroy & Lia Anderson, Elmwood-Murdock
6. Ella Simon, Lauren Suntych, Gavin Whitefoot, Karley Suntych & Cambree Plate, Centura

Poetry
1. Emma Baldeh, Dundy County-Stratton
2. Landon Tuttle, Elmwood-Murdock
3. Hannah Javins, Hastings St. Cecilia
4. Annemarie Slaughter, Howells-Dodge
5. Alyk Zach, Hartington-Newcastle
6. Nevaeh Martinez, Shelby/Rising City

Serious Prose
1. Owen Standage, Ravenna
2. Dane Gotch, Hartington-Newcastle
3. Will Fox, Elmwood-Murdock
4. Jada Nelson, Maxwell
5. Lily Petersen, Oakland-Craig
6. Shiloh Smith, Centura

Persuasive Speaking
1. Emma Sauser, Plainview
2. Hadssah Rankin, Nebraska Christian
3. Trynity Zach, Hartington-Newcastle
4. Miriam Frerichs, Wisner-Pilger
5. Hazel Hochstein, Hartington-Newcastle
6. Carson Kershaw, Twin River

Program Oral Interpretation
1. Shiloh Smith, Centura
2. Lily Petersen, Oakland-Craig
3. Noah Anderson, Twin River
4. Trevon Hopping, Hartington-Newcastle
5. Lydia Baker, Elmwood-Murdock
6. Landon Rutar, Hartington Cedar Catholic