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2007 SENIOR STATE TOURANMENT

The Kentucky High School Speech League held its Senior State Speech and Debate Tournaments on March 16-17 on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. The following schools placed in the top ten in the speech tournament:

State Champion : Danville
2nd : Graves County
3rd : Grant County
4th : Lafayette
5th : Bethlehem
6th : Paul L. Dunbar
7th : Boone County
8th : Knott County Central
9th : Paducah Tilghman
10th : Assumption

The following schools placed in team debate sweepstakes:

State Champion : Henry Clay
2nd : North Oldhman
3rd : Larry A. Ryle
4th : Danville
5th : Fern Creek Traditional

The Horizon Awards are given to schools with smaller entries who demonstrate excellence at the State Tournament. The top five were:

1st : Nelson County
2nd : Crittenden County
3rd : Corbin
4th : Boyle County
5th : Kentucky Country Day

The 2007 Sustained Excellence Trophy was presented to Calloway County High School.

Individual awards were as follows

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Co-State Champions : Harrison Holcomb and Derek McMahan, North Oldhman
Semifinalist : Mallory Morehead, Henry Clay
Semifinalist : Ross Hatton, Kentucky Country Day
Quarterfinalist : Nupur Kantamneni, Kentucky Country Day
Quarterfinalist : Ashley Winkler, Calloway County
Quarterfinalist : Elizabeth Fryman, Henry Clay
Quarterfinalist : Chris Vincent, Fern Creek Traditional

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
State Champion : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
2nd : Joey Sheldon, Larry A. Ryle
Semifinalist : Andy Kangpan, North Oldham
Semifinalist : Matt Zarth, Henry Clay
Quarterfinalist : Eric Powel, Larry A. Ryle
Quarterfinalist : Cal Staben, Henry Clay
Quarterfinalist : Max Tagher, Larry A. Ryle
Quarterfinalist : Mehrya Nawabi, Fern Creek Traditional

Student Congress
State Champion : Quentin Johnson, Graves County
2nd : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
3rd : Anderson Salinas, Danville
4th : Zac Newton, LaRue County
5th : Mike Bartlett, Scott County
6th : Jacob Rouse, Larry A. Ryle

Broadcasting
State Champion : Nick Gowen, Nelson County
2nd : John Patrick Allen, Danville
3rd : Cortney Miller, Danville
4th : Jane Morrison, Danville
5th : Prya Murad, Paul L. Dunbar
6th : Katrina Mineo, Grant County

Dramatic Interpretation
State Champion : Andrew Jones, Graves County
2nd : Chelsea Harman, Graves County
3rd : Molly Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day
4th : Alex Gayheart, Knott County Central
5th : Kara Slone, Knott County Central
6th : Jared Kirk, Grant County

Duo Interpretation
State Champion : Caroline Crowley and Matthew DeLuca, Danville
2nd : Andrew Jones and Nick Miller, Graves County
3rd : David Jackson and Mathew Leonard, Lafayette
4th : Joe Gunning and Chris Schuler, Bethlehem
5th : Grant Wallace and LeeAnn Kenney, Grant County
6th : Logan Anderson and Courtney Wood, Danville

Extemporaneous Speaking
State Champion : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
2nd : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
3rd : Kyle Kennedy, Bethlehem
4th : Rob Strobel, Lafayette
5th : Jordan Morgan, Knott County Central
6th : Jamie Mohan, Danville

Humorous Interpretation
State Champion : Shy Underhill, Calloway County
2nd : Grant Wallace, Grant County
3rd : Matthew DeLuca, Danville
4th : Stephen Hicks, Paul L. Dunbar
5th : Austin Ramsey, Calloway County
6th : Kestin Howard, June Buchanon

Impromptu Speaking
State Champion : Jordan Morgan, Knott County Central
2nd : Lexi Williams, Sacred Heart Academy
3rd : Quentin Johnson, Graves County
4th : Kyle Kennedy, Bethlehem
5th : Travis Kerns, Graves County
6th : Michael Gossum, Graves County

Improvisational Duo
State Champion : David Jackson and Mathew Leonard, Lafayette
2nd : Ellidia Guan and Meredith Coleman, Paul L. Dunbar
3rd : Cody Wall and Austin Madding, Graves County
4th : Caroline Crowley and Chelsey Wood, Danville
5th : Emma Wilczynski and Jill Moulton, Boone County
6th : Amanda Moler and Kyle Snapp, Danville

Original Oratory
State Champion : Brian Cass, Kentucky Country Day
2nd : LeeAnn Kenney, Grant County
3rd : Molly Dunn, Lafayette
4th : John Patrick Allen, Danville
5th : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
6th : Teddy Mays, Graves County

Poetry Interpretation
State Champion : Joe Gunning, Bethlehem
2nd : Ryan English, Paducah Tilghman
3rd : Anderson Salinas, Danville
4th : Molly Dunn, Lafayette
5th : Angelica Veza, Central Hardin
6th : Katie Greenwell, Bethlehem

Prose Interpretation
State Champion : Jimmy Houlihan, Central Hardin
2nd : Michael Conver, North Oldham
3rd : Amanda Waid, Graves County
4th : Emily Brown, Assumption
5th : Elisabeth Beare, North Oldham
6th : Daniel Noble, Corbin

Solo Acting
State Champion : Brad Black, Murray
2nd : Adam Roland, Grant County
3rd : Chelsea Harman, Graves County
4th : Sarah Hines, Murray
5th : Tyler Collins, Crittenden County
6th : Sarah Blake, Paul L. Dunbar

Storytelling
State Champion : Daniel Noble, Corbin
2nd : Nick Gowen, Nelson County
3rd : Teddy Mays, Graves County
4th : Stephen Hicks, Paul L. Dunbar
5th : Austin Ramsey, Calloway County
6th : Andrea Ramsey, Paducah Tilghman

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