WKU News & Events

March 25, 2002

Results From Senior Speech
Tournament At WKU

Bowling Green, Ky. - The Kentucky High School Speech League held its Senior State Speech Tournament March 22-23 at Western Kentucky University.

Graves County finished first overall in the speech tournament followed by Knott County Central, Paul L. Dunbar, Boone County, Danville, Kentucky Country Day, Bethlehem, Greenwood, Murray and Calloway County.

The top five schools in the Horizon Award were Betsy Layne, Henry Clay, Russellville, Bryan Station and LaRue County. The Horizon Award is given to schools with smaller entries, but show excellence by receiving a high number of sweepstakes points.

Individual event results are as follows:

Broadcasting: Chris Brasfield, Graves County, state champion; Sean Lawson, Betsy Layne, second; Justin Barr, Russellville, third; Mike Hinchcliffe, Henry Clay, fourth; Andrew Gould, Kentucky Country Day, fifth; Jeff Wismann, Paul L. Dunbar, sixth.

Dramatic interpretation: Nathan Hodson, Knott County Central, state champion; Marikia Williams, Knott County Central, second; Whitney Sallee, Boone County, third; Rowen Haigh, Danville, fourth; Maggie Waid, Graves County, fifth; Kristen Messina, Paul L. Dunbar, sixth.

Duo interpretation: Nathan Hodson and Candace Perry, Knott County Central, state champions; Renee Conde and Mike Hinchcliffe, Henry Clay, second; Vitaly Strugatsky and Alina Klimkina, Paul L. Dunbar, third; Ben Jenkins and Natalie Hayden, Graves County, fourth; Dee Ann Leach and Marguerite Carlin, Tates Creek, fifth; Brent Burchett and Robbie Hopkins, Calloway County, sixth.

Extemporaneous speaking: Nicole Hawk, LaRue County, state champion; Logan Scisco, Danville, second; Courtney Otto, Kentucky Country Day, third; Mandy Brown, Murray, fourth; Amber Clingner, Boone County, fifth; Megan Handshoe, Knott County Central, sixth.

Humorous interpretation: Russ Wallace, Bethlehem, state champion; Josh Preston, Paul L. Dunbar, second; Mitchell Willie, Graves County, third; Chad Sapp, Danville, fourth; Kim Hoffmeister, Boone County, fifth; Christina Breeding, Knott County Central, sixth.

Impromptu speaking: Mandy Brown, Murray, state champion; Nicole Hawk, LaRue County, second; Alina Klimkina, Paul L. Dunbar, third; Anna Scott, Murray, fourth; Matt Ballard, Bethlehem, fifth; Justin Cress, Boone County, sixth.

Improvisational duo acting: Preston Copley and Ryan Kleier, Kentucky Country Day, state champion; Emily Major and Kelly Sherrard, Central Hardin, second; Sarah Schaeffer and Jessica Sullivan, Central Hardin, third; Sean Kleier and Kavir Patel, Kentucky Country Day, fourth; Andrew Gould and Josh Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day, fifth; Tiffany Gravile and Stephanie Arnold, Bardstown, sixth.

Oratory: Dan Robinson, Greenwood, state champion; Sarah Watkins, Graves County, second; Katrina Slone, Knott County Central, third; Jeff Wismann, Paul L. Dunbar, fourth; Meredith Tooley, Daviess County, fifth; Erin Troland, Lafayette, sixth.

Poetry interpretation: Laura Wright, Paul L. Dunbar, state champion; Mitchell Willie, Graves County, second; Havanna Hagans, Knott County Central, third; Mitch Massaro, Danville, fourth; Christian Allgiere, Paul L. Dunbar, fifth; Sarah Conrad, Bourbon County, sixth.

Prose interpretation: Josh Shoulta, Kentucky Country Day, state champion; Kelly Langan, Bethlehem, second; Natalie Hayden, Graves County, third; Kristie Thornsberry, Knott County Central, fourth; Matt Preston, Warren East, fifth; Amanda Ferguson, Calloway County, sixth.

Solo acting: Stella Hagans, Knott County Central, state champion; Micah Rigdon, Greenwood, second; Amber Huff, Knott County Central, third; Julia Moran, Danville, fourth; Andrew Porter, Trinity, fifth; Tim Howard, Boone County, sixth.

Storytelling: Chris Brasfield, Graves County, state champion; Adam Scott, Graves County, second; Chad Sapp, Danville, third; Adam Brown, Greenwood, fourth; Amber Clingner, Boone County, fifth; Jennifer Sansfacon, Boone County, sixth.

For more information, contact Greg Robertson at (270) 745-6340 or greg.robertson@wku.edu More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.