SPEECH WINNERS POLAND HIGH

Results from the Thompson and James Poland High School Speech and Debate Tournament. Fourteen teams competed:
TOP TEAMS
Austintown Fitch, first, 74.
Howland, second, 67.5.
Cardinal Mooney, third, 67.
Boardman, fourth, 65.
Poland, fifth, 62.75.
Niles McKinley, sixth, 56.75.
Canfield, seventh, 54.75.
TOP FINISHERS
Prose-poetry: Rebecca McCullough, Howland, first; Abby Kibler, Lisbon,second; Mary Jo Lukach, Boardman, third; Ciera Martin, Boardman, fourth; Natalie Suzelis, Ursuline, fifth; Erin Dwinnels, Cardinal Mooney, sixth; Katie Palagano, Boardman seventh.
Oratorical Interpretation: Elizabeth Koontz, Lisbon, first; Sara Bracious, Howland, and Brianna Lockett, Cardinal Mooney, second (tie); Maddie Stevens, Girard, third; Jennifer Benson, Canfield. fourth; Jackie Weber, Cardinal Mooney. fifth; Chelsey Kostelic, Poland, sixth; Courtney Kook, Warren JFK, seventh.
U.S. extemporaneous: Katie McConnell, Boardman, first; Rena Passas, Boardman, second; Jay Houser, Austintown Fitch, third; Dave Ghioldi, Boardman, fourth; Robbie Staufeneger, Poland. fifth; Alex Draime, Howland, sixth; Brandon Boucher, Niles McKinley, seventh.
International extemporaneous: Joe St. George, Cardinal Mooney, first; Nicole Averell, Howland, second; Julian Landau, Boardman, third; Erica Zarlenga, Canfield, fourth; Rose Shaffer, Austintown Fitch, fifth; Tim Taft, Austintown Fitch, sixth; Braxton Forde, Boardman, seventh.
Original oratory: Stephanie Johnstone, Poland, first; Kelsey Schaefer, Austintown Fitch, second; Vickey McBride, Ursuline, third; Jeanine Awad, Cardinal Mooney, fourth; Heather VacLav, Boardman, fifth; Marianne Selim, Canfield, sixth; Carly Psenicka, Poland, seventh.
Humorous interpretation: Ron Aulet, Niles McKinley, first; Christine Horvath, Poland, second; Paul Sauline, Cardinal Mooney, third; Lauren Camacci and Rochelle Von Ahn, Poland, fourth (tie); Ryan Bullock, Howland, fifth; Cornelius Hubbard, Chaney, sixth; Kristyn Spetsios, Howland, and Jennifer Tomerlin, Niles McKinley, seventh (tie).
Impromptu speaking: John Falgiani, Howland, first; Anu Tuli, Howland, second; Christine Kim, Howland, and David Mattern, Austintown Fitch, third (tie); Emily Seiders, Poland, fourth; Lindsay Kuhn, Canfield, fifth; Michaela Caventer, Chaney, sixth; Andrea Pavlichich, Austintown Fitch, seventh.
Duo interpretation: Sara McAllister and Peter Kusnic, Austintown Fitch, first; Kelly Grove and Deanna Pesa, Poland, second; Joey Monda and Courtney Franklin, Canfield, third; Carrie Yozwiak and Sara Pecchia, Canfield, fourth; Cianna Reider and Courtney Swegan, Niles McKinley, fifth; Jeremy Razier and Cassandra Dohar, Cardinal Mooney, sixth; Stephen Hickman and Brett Fodor, Howland, seventh.
Lincoln-Douglas debate: Cara Repasky, Springfield, first; Michael Perry, Cardinal Mooney, second; Ankit Bansal, Boardman, third; Cole Thompson, Poland, fourth; James Holman, Boardman, fifth; Tom Lipinsky, Poland, sixth; Aimee Wallace, Poland, seventh.
Public forum debate: Hillary Ray and Katlynn Boyle, Lakeview, first; Allyson Pollice and Yasmin Ghassab, Boardman, second; Mike Detwiler and Ashley Devenport, Austintown Fitch, third; Catherine Tomko and Dane Davis, Ursuline, fourth; Sean Stazen and Craig Dudek, Warren JFK, fifth; Kara Warren and Mike Butler, Austintown Fitch, sixth; Jillard and Monica Carter, Lakeview, seventh.
Dramatic interpretation: Shanley Monroe, Ursuline, first; Mandela Bellamy, Ursuline, second; Julia Barham, Austintown Fitch, and Darien Brucoli, Howland, third (tie); Samantha Novak, Niles McKinley, fourth; Tamara Halaweh, Boardman, fifth; Lauren Gronvall, Boardman, sixth; Ross Bixler, Howland, seventh.