SPEECH TOURNAMENT Recent results

Here are the first- through third-place winners of the 14th annual Lowe Memorial Speech Tournament held Saturday at Howland High School:

Amy Lowe Memorial Outstanding Speakers: Tie: Clarence Cordon and Nate Choma, Austintown Fitch High School; and Stephanie Pallai and Paul Sauline, Cardinal Mooney High School.

Sweepstakes: First, Boardman High School; second, Austintown; third, Canfield High School.

Oratorical Interpretation: First, Michelle Awad, Cardinal Mooney; second, Andrea Shoffstall, Poland Seminary High School; third, Amanda Franklin, Austintown.

Original Oratory: First, Chrissy Johnstone, Poland; second, Marianne Selim, Canfield; third, Jared Buker, Poland.

Humorous Interpretation: First, Greg Knight, Boardman; tie for second, Ron Aulet, Niles McKinley High School, and Derek Frost, Austintown; tie for third, Nelson Crain and John Rostum, Howland High School.

Dramatic Interpretation: Tie for first, Brett Fodor, Howland, Mimi Nackino, Boardman, Emily Schrader, Ursuline High School; second, Dom Arquilla, Carrollton High School; third, Katy Mestichelli, Niles.

United States Extemporaneous: Tie for first, Alex Draime, Howland, and Taylor Thompson, Carrollton; second, Maya Sheth, Howland; third, William Cochran, Howland.

International Extemporaneous: First, Lauren Tonti, Cardinal Mooney; second, Earon Denovchek, Niles; Theresa Hanna, Cardinal Mooney.

Prose/Poetry: First, Jessica Curtis, Boardman; second, Chelsea Sinchak, Austintown; third, Alexa Arndt, Canfield.

Duo Interpretation: First, Vic Kudav and Heather Vaclav, Boardman; second, Donnie Jakovina and Tom Baughman, Austintown; third, Monica Scarsella and Kelly McGuire, Cardinal Mooney.

Impromptu Speaking: First, Mike Karabin, Boardman; second, John Falgiani, Howland; tie for third, Andrea Pavlichich, Austintown, and Cory Okular, Cardinal Mooney.

Public Forum Debate: First, Catherine Latell and Elena Pipino, John F. Kennedy High School; second, Yasmin Ghassab and Allyson Pollice, Boardman; third, Mark Motheral and Jamie Mulichak, Boardman.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate: First, Danelle Gagliardi, Canfield; second, Cole Thompson, Poland; third, Liz McBride, Ursuline.