C-Falls speakers take first at Libby Invitational meet

The Columbia Falls speech and debate team amassed 191 points and took first place at the Libby Invitational meet on Dec. 3. Polson was second with 51 points.

Mary Gross and Allison Foust, Kaitlin Barnes, Mason Gedlaman, Meredith Stolte, Mara Barnes and Chance Morine all had first-place finishes.

"This tournament marks the halfway point in the season, and we still have a lot of work to do," coach Tara Norick said. "The freshmen and sophomores are really contributing to the overall success of the team."

"This week," she continued, "17 out of 24 students placing in finals were freshmen and sophomores. I am really proud of the work they have done to this point, and we are continuing to focus on consistency in their performance."

The team travels to the Missoula Invitational this weekend.

Policy debate

1st - Mary Gross and Allison Foust

2nd - Ada Brooks and Colter Norick

4th - Emerald Ogden and Erick Franklund

Lincoln-Douglas

debate

1st - Kaitlin Barnes

3rd - Becky Griffith

4th - Wolfie Dailing

Impromptu

2nd - Chance Morine

3rd - Mason Gedlaman

Oratory

1st - Meredith Stolte

7th - Olivia Lewis-Peterson

8th - Casey Shea

Memorized

public address

3rd - Blake Ladenburg

4th - Cheyanne Flickinger

Extemporaneous

1st - Chance Morine

5th - Cody Phillips

Expository

2nd - Casey Bauer

3rd - Baylee Brinton

6th - Alex Damon

Humorous oral

interpretation

1st - Mason Gedlaman

2nd - Conner Bowman

7th - Lexi Brunz

Serious oral

interpretation

1st - Mara Barnes

2nd - Kate Donner

6th - Lexi Brunz