March 26, 2001

Boone County Wins State Speech And Debate Tournaments

Bowling Green, Ky. - Boone County High School won the Kentucky High School Speech League's Senior State Speech and Debate Tournaments at Western Kentucky University.

Top 10 finishers in the March 22-24 speech tournament were: Boone County, Knott County Central, Danville, Graves County, Greenwood, Paul L. Dunbar, Murray, Calloway County, Bethlehem and Kentucky Country Day.

Top finishers in the debate sweepstakes were Boone County, Sacred Heart Academy and St. Xavier.

LaRue County won the Horizon Award, given to schools with fewer entries that receive a high number of sweepstakes points. Other top finishers were Montgomery County, Tates Creek, Lafayette and Bowling Green.

Individual results in the speech and debate competitions were:
Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Joelle Perry, Boone County, state champion; Stephanie Kohler, Sacred Heart Academy, runner-up.

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Emily Campbell, Sacred Heart Academy, state champion; Nate Streiter, Boone County, runner-up.

Broadcasting: Chris Brasfield, Graves County, champion; Caroline Mitchell, Bowling Green, second; Katie Burcham, Boone County, third; Justin Barr, Russellville, fourth; Jeff Woods, Boone County, fifth; Ashley Courtney, Graves County, sixth.

Dramatic Interpretation: Dan Robinson, Greenwood, champion; Whitney Sallee, Boone County, second; David Burns, Paul L. Dunbar, third; Marikia Williams,

Knott County Central, fourth; Nicole Estenfelder, Boone County, fifth; Havana Hagans, Knott County Central, sixth.

Duo Interpretation: Nathan Hodson and Candace Perry, Knott County Central, champions; Chad Sapp and Hannah Reynolds, Danville, second; Kyle More and Bailey James, Paul L. Dunbar, third; Micah Rigdon and Katie Daniel, Greenwood, fourth; Ben Jenkins and Jacob Painter, Graves County, fifth; Addie Erwin and Robbie Hopkins, Calloway County, sixth.

Extemporaneous Speaking: Mandy Brown, Murray, champion; Lexi Menish, Assumption, second; Joelle Perry, Boone County, third; Jenny Hyatt, Harrison County, fourth; Simon Willett, Scott County, fifth; Amber Clingner, Boone County, sixth.

Humorous Interpretation: Ben Jenkins, Graves County, champion; Lloyd Smith, Paul L. Dunbar, second; Joel Smith, Calloway County, third; Rebecca Sims, Bethlehem, fourth; Cole Downs, Bethlehem, fifth; Russ Wallace, Bethlehem, sixth.

Impromptu Speaking: Jessica Welman, Lafayette, champion; Julie McGlothlin, Danville, second; Kristen Shirlen, Boone County, third; Nicole Hawk, LaRue County, fourth; Josiah Kaiser, Boone County, fifth; Matt Jordan, Bethlehem, sixth.

Improvisational Duo Acting: Eric Christensen and Reid Johnson, Murray, champions; Andrew Gould and Josh Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day, second; Robbie Hopkins and Jim Donelson, Calloway County, third; Nathan Butler and Mary Scott Roberts, Trigg County, fourth; Grace Northcutt and Jean Ellen Cowgill, Henry Clay, fifth; Hannah Reynolds and Katie Stocker, Danville, sixth.

Oratory: Jeff Wismann, Paul L. Dunbar, champion; Sarah Watkins, Graves County, second; Daniel Warren, Danville, third; Kristin Shirlen, Boone County, fourth; Ali Hillard, Calloway County, fifth; Kelly Langan, Bethlehem, sixth.

Poetry Interpretation: Orrin Gibson, Knott County Central, champion; Shavonne Bass, Calloway County, second; Chris Conner, Greenwood, third; Colene Elridge, Harrison County, fourth; Regina Brand, Greenwood, fifth; Liz Goldy, Montgomery County, sixth.

Prose Interpretation: Amber Estes, Warren East, champion; Charlie Pulliam, Bardstown, second; Autumn Hicks, Knott County Central, third; Regina Brand, Greenwood, fourth; Daniel Warren, Danville, fifth; Adrienne Williams, Montgomery County, sixth.

Solo Acting: Chris Conner, Greenwood, champion; Margurite Carlin, Tates Creek, second; Jonathan Pearman, LaRue County, third; Lindsey Zielinski, Bethlehem, fourth; Rebecca Scherm, Henry Clay, fifth; Kristie Thornsberry, Knott County Central, sixth.

Storytelling: Nicole Estenfelder, Boone County, champion; Matt Gordon, Danville, second; Lloyd Smith, Paul L. Dunbar, third; Havana Hagans, Knott County Central, fourth; Chris Brasfield, Graves County, fifth; Preston Copley, Kentucky Country Day, sixth.

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