KHSSL

2005 SENIOR STATE TOURANMENT

The Kentucky High School Speech League held its Senior State Speech and Debate Tournaments on March 24-26 on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Fifty-two schools from around the Commonwealth competed at this year s State Tournament.The following schools placed in the top ten in the speech tournament:

1st - Knott County Central
2nd - Danville High School
3rd - Graves County
4th - Calloway County
5th - Bethlehem
6th - Assumption
7th - Boone County
8th - Paducah Tilghman
9th - Hazard
10th - Lafayette

The Horizon Award is given to schools with smaller entries, but show excellence by receiving a high number of sweepstakes points. The top five schools in this category were:

1st - Kentucky Country Day
2nd - LaRue County
3rd - Paul L. Dunbar
4th - Scott County
5th - Trinity

The following schools placed in the Debate Tournament:

1st - Boone County
2nd - North Oldham
3rd - Calloway County
4th - Henry Clay
5th - Scott County

Individuals placing in the many competitions were as follows:

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate

State Champion - Chelsea Darnell (Calloway Co. High School)
2nd - Mike Lutz (Henry Clay High School)
Semifinalist - Derek McMahan (North Oldham High School)
Semifinalist - Harrison Holcomb (North Oldham High School)
Quarterfinalist - Jacob Krouse (Henry Clay High School)
Quarterfinalist - Brice Acree (LaRue Co. High School)
Quarterfinalist - Nathan Flethcher (North Oldham High School)
Quarterfinalist - Sierra Enlow (LaRue Co. High School)

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Co-State Champions - Ali Robbins and Brian Huot (Boone Co. High School)
Semifinalist - Roman Terentiev (Henry Clay High School)
Semifinalist - Aubrey Chase (North Oldham High School)
Quarterfinalist - Ashley Winkler (Calloway County High School)
Quarterfinalist - Mike Sowell (North Oldham High School)
Quarterfinalist - Josh Hodges (Calloway County High School)
Quarterfinalist - Chris Vincent (Fern Creek Traditional High School)

Congress

State Champion - Chad Reese (Scott Co. High School)
2nd - David Stroup (Danville High School)
3rd - Joe Gallenstein (Boone Co. High School)
4th - Spencer Greenhalgh (Boone Co. High School)
5th - Jared Ryker (Scott Co. High School)
6th - Mickey Raney (Boone Co. High School)
7th - Sebastian Pyrek (Danville High School)
8th - Matt Litsey (Daviess Co. High School)

Broadcasting

State Champion - Tyler Medaris (Hazard High School)
2nd - Elise Reed (Assumption High School)
3rd - Lauren Fibel (Lafayette High School)
4th - Valerie Crowder (Calloway Co. High School)
5th - Michael Gossum (Graves Co. High School)
6th - Ryan Duke (Graves Co. High School)

Dramatic Interpretation

State Champion - Seth Wiggins (Graves Co. High School)
2nd - Dawn Schulz (Danville High School)
3rd - Jarrod Portwood (Knott Co. Central High School)
4th - Alex Gayheart (Knott Co. Central High School)
5th - Katherine Nelson (Danville High School)
6th - Stacy Callahan (Knott Co. Central High School)

Duo Interpretation

State Champions - Seth Brashear and Bria Stacy (Knott Co. Central High School)
2nd - Mauricus Lofton and Dawn Schulz (Danville High School)
3rd - Beth Amburgey and Jeremy Sparkman (Knott Co. Central High School)
4th - Tiffany Amburgey and Nick Smith (Knott Co. Central High School)
5th - Richie Foy and Candace Johnson (Graves Co. High School)
6th - Elise Reed and Kim Mahaffey (Assumption High School)
7th - Lauren Villanueva and Jenny Villanueva (Assumption High School)

Extemporaneous Speaking

State Champion - Courtney Otto (Kentucky Country Day)
2nd - Rebekah Allen (Bethlehem High School)
3rd - Spencer Greenhalgh (Boone Co. High School)
4th - Chelsea Darnell (Calloway Co. High School)
5th - Kim Milburn (Danville High School)
6th - Ben Hodson (Knott Co. Central High School)

Humorous Interpretation

State Champion - Nick Smith (Knott Co. Central High School)
2nd - Bria Stacy (Knott Co. Central High School)
3rd - Shy Underhill (Calloway Co. High School)
4th - Candace Johnson (Graves Co. High School)
5th - Luke Arterburn (Paducah Tilghman High School)
6th - Austin Tronzo (Bethlehem High School)

Impromptu Speaking

State Champion - Chad Reese (Scott Co. High School)
2nd - Rebekah Allen (Bethlehem High School)
3rd - Brice Acree (LaRue Co. High School)
4th - David Stroup (Danville High School)
5th - Michael Randy (Boone Co. High School)
6th - Michelle Manni (Assumption High School)

Improvisational Duo Acting

State Champions - Ralph Morrison and Mason Scisco (Danville High School)
2nd - Fan Zhou and Miles Hopgood (Paul L. Dunbar High School)
3rd - Ilse Zoerb and Matt Brown (Franklin-Simpson High School)
4th - Vic Mazzone and Alex Seabrook (Paducah Tilghman High School)
5th - Jarrod Portwood and Nick Smith (Knott Co. Central High School)
6th - Audrey Blackburn and Christin Lavender (Pikeville High School)

Oratory

State Champion - Elise Reed (Assumption High School)
2nd - Ryan Brown (Rowan Co. High School)
3rd - Prya Murad (Hazard High School)
4th - Christine Eklund (North Oldham High School)
5th - Tyler Medaris (Hazard High School)
6th - Fan Zhou (Paul L. Dunbar High School)

Poetry Interpretation

State Champion - Ashley Litsey (LaRue Co. High School)
2nd - P.J. Sexton (Knott Co. Central High School)
3rd - Mauricus Lofton (Danville High School)
4th - Angel Veza (Central Hardin High School)
5th - Robert Weickel (Lafayette High School)
6th - Megan DeAraujo (Danville High School)

Prose Interpretation

State Champion - Valerie Wink (Warren East High School)
2nd - Alex Seabrook (Paducah Tilghman High School)
3rd - P.J. Sexton
4th - Courtney Givens (Danville High School)
5th - Peter Drance (Boone Co. High School)
6th - Jeremy Sparkman (Knott Co. Central High School)

Solo Acting

State Champion - Katie Nedvidek (Danville High School)
2nd - Mason Scisco (Danville High School)
3rd - Timmy Barron (Daviess Co. High School)
4th - Alex Seabrook (Paducah Tilghman High School)
5th - Fan Zhou (Paul L. Dunbar High School)
6th - Audrey Blackburn (Pikeville High School)

Storytelling

State Campion - Bria Stacy (Knott Co. Central High School)
2nd - Mauricus Lofton (Danville High School)
3rd - Alex Gayheart (Knott Co. Central High School)
4th - Miles Hopgood (Paul L. Dunbar High School)
5th - Mark Fields (Hazard High School)
6th - Dustin Caudill (Campbell Co. High School)