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2008 SENIOR STATE TOURANMENT

The Kentucky High School Speech League held its Senior State Speech and Debate Tournaments on March 14-15 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 : Grant County
3rd : Assumption
4th : Paul L. Dunbar
5th : Graves County
6th : Boone County
7th : Lafayette
8th : Knott County Central
9th : East Jessamine
10th : Henry Clay

The following schools placed in team debate sweepstakes:

State Champion : Larry A. Ryle
2nd : Danville
3rd : Henry Clay
4th : Grant Co. HS
5th : Scott Co. HS

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

1st : Sacred Heart Academy
2nd : June Buchanan School
3rd : Kentucky Country Day
4th : Beechwood
5th : Harrison Co

The 2008 Sustained Excellence Trophy was presented to Danville HS.

Individual awards were as follows

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
State Champions : Elizabeth Fryman, Henry Clay
2nd : Ian Akers, South Oldham
Semifinalist : Nupur Kantamneni, Kentucky Country Day
Semifinalist : Andy Kangpan, North Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Max Tagher, Larry Ryle
Quarterfinalist : Josh Rosenberg, North Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
Quarterfinalist : Chris Reuter, Larry Ryle

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
State Champion : Helen Sauer, Henry Clay
2nd : Daniela Calman, Fern Creek
Semifinalist : Alexis Mille, South Oldham
Semifinalist : Erin Towery, Calloway Co.
Quarterfinalist : Wes Farley, Beechwood
Quarterfinalist : Michael Mannen, Fern Creek
Quarterfinalist : Adam Farr, South Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Natalie Smith, Larry Ryle

Varsity Policy Debate
State Champion : Jacob DeLong/ Andrew Muscha, Scott Co.
2nd : Michelle Pressly/ Renee Wilson, Larry Ryle
3rd : Alex Scroggins/Sarah Hoppenjans, Larry Ryle
4th : Carolyn Stevenson/Mallory Hopper, Larry Ryle
Quarterfinalist : Wes Farley, Beechwood
Quarterfinalist : Michael Mannen, Fern Creek
Quarterfinalist : Adam Farr, South Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Natalie Smith, Larry Ryle

Novice Policy Debate
State Champion : Caitlin Lacey/Carly Lacey, Grant Co.
2nd : Amanda Davis/Anna Leatherbee, Larry Ryle
3rd : Deron Johnson/Sarah Tipton, Corbin
3-T : Sean Tobey and Timmy Listerman, Larry Ryle
3-T : Danny Wollums/Emily Muscha, Scott Co.

Student Congress
State Champion : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
2nd : Jordan Foster, Boone Co.
3rd : Mike Bartlett, Scott Co.
4th : Sara Alshire, Boone Co.
5th : Anderson Salinas, Danville
6th : Jamie Mohan, Danville

V. Policy Debate Speakers
State Champion : Renee Wilson, Larry Ryle
2nd : Michelle Pressly, Larry Ryle
3rd : Jacob DeLong, Scott Co.

N. Policy Debate Speakers
State Champion : Caitlin Lacey, Grant Co.
2nd : Carly Lacey, Grant Co.
3rd : Haley Mullins, Grant Co.

Broadcasting
State Champion : John Cowgill, Henry Clay
2nd : Nate Hovee, June Buchanan School
3rd : Colleen Paxton, Paducah Tilghman
4th : Nate Taylor, Highlands
5th : Madison McGhee, Highlands
6th : Paige Menke, Beechwood

Dramatic Interpretation
State Champion : Kyle Snapp, Danville
2nd : Paige Menke, Beechwood
3rd : Anderson Salinas, Danville
4th : Logan Pierce, Murray
5th : Carmen Howe, Assumption
6th : Alex Thompson, Henry Clay

Duo Interpretation
State Champion : Grant Wallace & Leeann Kenney, Grant Co.
2nd : Kara Slone & Michael Conway, Knott Co. Central
3rd : Lauren Wolfe & Ramey Monem, North Oldham
4th : John Moloney & Andrew Sulgantz, East Jessamine
5th : Ashley Howe & Joe Will, Danville
6th : Kristen Ballard & Roman McCutchen, Elizabethtown

Extemporaneous Speaking
State Champion : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
2nd : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
3rd : Jamie Mohan, Danville
4th : Martha Hellman, Assumption
5th : Lilian Rogers, Henry Clay
6th : Aaron Williams, Harrison Co.

Humorous Interpretation
State Champion : Amanda Moler, Danville
2nd : Grant Wallace, Grant County
3rd : Stephen Hicks, Paul L. Dunbar
4th : Kestin Howard, June Buchanon
5th : Molly Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day
6th : Carmen Howe, Assumption

Impromptu Speaking
State Champion : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
2nd : Nathan Kitchens, Grant Co.
3rd : Lexi Williams, Sacred Heart Academy
4th : Valerie Crowder, Calloway Co.
5th : Martha Hellman, Assumption
6th : Jacob DeLong, Scott Co.

Improvisational Duo
State Champion : Jill Richardson & Chrisena Ricci, Lafayette
2nd : Amanda Moler & Kyle Snapp, Danville
3rd : Kenny Craft & Skyler Slone, Knott Co. Central
4th : Ade Ighodaro & Hannah Zimmerman, Assumption
5th : Scott Anderson & Jake Greenwell, Lafayette
6th : Shannon Bauer & Jessica Hines, Assumption

Oratorical Declamation
State Champion : Tyler Olinger, Hazard
2nd : Jamie Mohan, Danville
3rd : Tory Cooney, Assumption
4th : Jared Kirk, Grant Co.
5th : Caitlin Lacey, Grant Co.
6th : Callie Wicklund, East Jessamine

Original Oratory
State Champion : Amelia Reesor, Assumption
2nd : Molly Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day
3rd : John Liu, Danville
4th : LeeAnn Kenney, Grant Co.
5th : Tyler Potter, Boone Co.
6th : Atira Ikram, Elizabethtown

Poetry Interpretation
State Champion : Stephen Hicks, Paul L Dunbar
2nd : Emily Brown, Assumption
3rd : Lauren Wolfe, North Oldham
4th : Abby Middleton, Highlands
5th : Simeon Kondev, Paul L Dunbar
6th : Alex Thompson, Henry Clay

Prose Interpretation
State Champion : Sirena Wurth, Graves Co
2nd : Molly Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day
3rd : Ty Stewart, Oldham Co.
4th : Jessica Hines, Assumption
5th : Meredith Coleman, Paul L Dunbar
6th : Alicia Schroeder, East Jessamine

Solo Acting
State Champion : Sarah Wright, Conner
2nd : Parker Collins, East Jessamine
3rd : Jared Kirk, Grant Co.
4th : Chrisena Ricci, Lafayette
5th : Amanda Blau, Highlands
6th : Amanda Waid, Graves Co.

Storytelling
State Champion : Stephen Hicks, Paul L. Dunbar
2nd : Natalie Wood, Danville
3rd : Grant Wallace, Grant Co.
4th : Ade Ighodaro, Assumption
5th : Adario Mercadante, Murray
6th : Jordan Conley, Knott Co. Central

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