St. Mary's wins fifth-straight WDA speech title
MANDAN – Bismarck St. Mary’s won its fifth-straight WDA speech meet title on April 6, besting eight other conference schools. The Saints scored 163 team points. Bismarck Century was runner-up with Mandan placing third. Several participants place and/or qualified for state in the 14 categories. The Class A speech meet is April 20 in Jamestown.
WDA Meet
Team totals: 1. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 163; 2. Bismarck Century, 101; 3. Mandan, 85.5; 4. Jamestown, 75.5; 5. Watford City, 55; 6. Minot High, 35; 7. Dickinson, 28; T8. Bismarck High, 0; T8. Bismarck Legacy, 0
Placewinners/State Qualifiers
Serious (Top 8 state qualifiers): 1. Isaac Peterchuck, Mandan; 2. Grace Goettle, St. Mary’s; 3. Capin Wardner, Century; 4. Olivia Lauf, Dickinson; 5. Jasmine Shi, Century; 6. Haley Mathias, Jamestown; 7. Lena Lucka, Dickinson; 8. Xavier Lundmark, Minot High; *Orion Bennett, Minot High
Humorous (Top 7 state qualifiers): 1. Noah Voigt, St. Mary’s; 2. Sophia Link, St. Mary’s; T3. Jada Lange, Mandan; T3. Ella Patera, Mandan; 5. Emilee Dasovick, St. Mary’s; 6. Danielle Schill, Century; 7. Laney Tolman, Dickinson; 8. Kenleigh Monley, Minot High; *Eva Brooke, St. Mary’s; *Ian Combs, Century
Poetry Reading (Top 7 state qualifiers): 1. Nevaeh Romfo, Jamestown; 2. Libby Kadrmas, St. Mary’s; 3. Emma Hoke, Jamestown; 4. Sara Anderson, Century; 5. Rita Goettle, St. Mary’s; T8. Emmanuel Dolo, Mandan; T8. Violet Pineda, Watford City; *Xylia Michels, Minot High
Dramatic Interpretation (Top 8 state qualifiers): 1. Elizabeth Cave, St. Mary’s; 2. Danielle Nusz, Waford City; 3. Lydia Hintz, Mandan; 4. Haley Mezger, Century; 5. Sophia Bilowith, Jamestown; 6. Patricia Schmitz, Watford City; 7. Katherine Devney, St. Mary’s; 8. McKinzie Platz, Minot High
Humorous Duo (Top 3 state qualifiers): 1. Michael Storsved/Isaac Peterchuk, Mandan; 2. Abby Ryberg/Alyssa Holen, Watford City; T3. Jada Lange/Mygel Porter, Mandan; T3. Eden Ellingsen/Matthew Motschenbacher, Jamestown; 5. Kylie Aus-Katherin Devney, St. Mary’s; 6. Jasmine Shi/Lilyonna Dinger, Century; 7. Evelyn Krebs/Lily Dasovick, St. Mary’s; 8. Braden Roehrl/Andrew Gardner, St. Mary’s
Serious Duo (Top 5 state qualifiers) 1. Emily Anderson/Sara Anderson, Century; 2. August Phillips/Haley Mezger, Century; 3. Nevaeh Romfo/Daniel Nyland, Jamestown; 4. Ruby Stankiewicz/Kayla Mezger, Century; 5. Margaret Baumgartner/Ella Patera, Mandan; 6. Katie Ragan/Annika Gaebe, Century; 7. Andrew Gardner/Kylie Aus, St. Mary’s; *8. Orion Bennett/Xavier Lundmark, Minot High
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading (EPR) (Top 5 state qualifiers): 1. Laney Tolman, Dickinson; 2. Annika Gaebe, Century; T3. Patricia Schmitz, Watford City; T3. Grace Goettle, St. Mary’s; 5. Libby Kadrmas, St. Mary’s; 6. Emilee Dasovick, St. Mary’s; 7. Kenleigh Monley, Minot High; 8. Madison Hayden, Bismarck High
Storytelling (Top 6 state qualifiers): T1. Danielle Nusz, Watford City; T1. Hannah Holloway, St. Mary’s; 3. Rita Goettle, St. Mary’s; 4. Kallyn Shirley, Century; 5. Leah Nusz, Watford City; 6. Ashlyn Brockhoff, Minot High; 7. Stephanie McClellan, Dickinson; 8. Eva Brooke, St. Mary’s; *Kenji Son, Watford City
Speech to Entertain (Top 8 state qualifiers): 1. Elizabeth Cave, St. Mary’s; 2. Joseph Churchill, St. Mary’s; 3. Emma Hoke, Jamestown; 4. Joseph Fergel, St. Mary’s; 5. Leah Dokken, Minot High; 6. Kallyn Shirley, Century; 7. Abigail Speer, Minot High; 8. Kenji Son, Watford City
Extemporaneous Speaking (Top 2 state qualifiers): 1. Haley Mathias, Jamestown; 2. Alexandra Krebs, St. Mary’s; 3. Emilie Hessinger, St. Mary’s; 4. Ashlynn Rath, Mandan; 5. Leah Krebs, St. Mary’s; 6. Jackson Faris, Mandan
Impromptu (Top 6 state qualifiers): T1. Avery Hoyt, Century; T1. Matthew Motschenbacher, Jamestown; 3. Danielle Schill, Century; 4. Sophia Bilowith, Jamestown; 5. Abigail Speer, Minot High; 6. Sophia Link, St. Mary’s; 7. Ethan Phillips, Century; T8. Mygel Porter, Mandan; T8. Joseph Churchill, St. Mary’s
Speech to Inform (Top 4 state qualifiers: 1. Mathew Foolish Bear, St. Mary’s; 2. Megan LeFleur, Mandan; 3. Michael Storsved, Mandan; T4. Andrew Walters, Watford City; T4. Elizabeth Heinert, St. Mary’s; T4. Evelyn Krebs, St. Mary’s; 7. Noelle Luger, Century; 8. Avery Mee, Jamestown
Speech to Persuade (Top 4 state qualifiers): 1. August Phillips, Century; 2. Emily Walker, Watford City; 3. Elizabeth Parks, Minot High; 4. Megan LaFleur, Mandan; 5. Katherine Redfearn, Jamestown; 6. Emilee Lennie, Mandan; 7. Ramond Heick, St. Mary’s; 8. Hans Huizenga, St. Mary’s
Radio Broadcast (Top 8 state qualifiers): 1. Leah Dokken, Minot High; 2. Leif Lahtinen, Minot High; 3. Daniel Nyland, Jamestown; 4. Leah Krebs, St. Mary’s; 5. Breeal Delgado, Watford City; 6. Mathew Foolish Bear, St. Mary’s; 7. Torinn Yoder, Dickinson; 8. Noelle Luger, Century; *Lilyonna Dinger, Century
*Additional state qualifier