SPEECH WINNERS Niles

Results from the Niles McKinley 47th annual T. Craig Bond Memorial Speech and Debate Tournament held Saturday. The tournament sponsor was the Niles Rotary.

TOP TEAMS

Perry High School: 84.25 points

Niles McKinley High School: 71.5

Boardman High School: 70

Austintown Fitch High School: 67.25

Canfield High School: 66.5

Howland High School: 63

TOP FINISHERS

Oratorical Interpretation: Jacqueline Cohol, Fitch, first; Andrea Shoffstall, Poland Seminary High School, second; Nicole Cirbus, Fitch, third; Ashley Williams, Perry, fourth; Amanda Franklin, Fitch, fifth; Abbie Davis, Liberty High School, sixth.

Original oratory: Patrick Krieger, Ursuline High School, first; Leah Kook, Warren JFK High School, second; Nick Meeks, Perry, third; Cory Isler, Perry, fourth; Eric Atkinson, Jackson High School, fifth; Allison Sees, Canfield, sixth.

Humorous interpretation: Steven Grisez, Perry, first; Bill Klein, Fitch, second; Ryan Bullock, Howland, third; Rachel Von Ahn, Poland, fourth; Tony DeGenaro, Poland, fifth; Ashley Meinke, Perry, sixth.

Dramatic interpretation: Tricia Keller, Poland, first; Samantha Novak, Niles, second; Lydia Gonzalez, Ursuline, third; Chris Hawkins, Boardman, fourth; Morgan Logan, Perry, fifth; JaclynWilliams, Boardman, sixth.

U.S. extemporaneous: Alex Draime, Howland, first; Maya Sheth, Howland, second; Michael DeComo, Perry, third; Lauren Kendig, Perry, and Matt Porter, Poland, fourth (tie); Rob Warchol, Cardinal Mooney High School, fifth; Kate Fleming, Canfield, sixth.

International extemporaneous: Laura Dankovich, Canfield, first; Rohan Bhargava, Jackson, second; Aaron Strickland, Jackson, third; Zachary Christoff, Mooney, fourth; Tyler Hoffman, Fitch, and Matt Williams, Perry, fifth (tie); Tim Welsh, Boardman, sixth.

Prose-poetry: Matt Vick, Perry; Alexa Arndt, Canfield, second; Nick Sudik, Niles, third; Claire Gysegem, Howland, fourth; Kendra Fischer, Canfield, fifth; Lauren Sepesy, Ursuline, sixth.

Duo interpretation: Vic Kudav/Heather VacLav, Boardman, first; Sarah Karam/Paris Gypurakis, Perry, second; Nathan Clark/Stephanie Marsh, Perry, third; Lauren Gronvall/Alyssa DiBernardi, Boardman, fourth; Elyse Mastriana/Hayley Crossen, Boardman, fifth; Corey Norris/Drew Forchione, Perry, sixth.

Impromptu speaking: John Falgiani, Howland, first; Zach Sibert, Perry, second; Ashley Crum, Columbiana High School, third; Adrian Waldron-Bosela, Columbiana, fourth; Mike Karabin, Boardman, fifth; Adel Mahjoub, Howland, sixth.

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Elena Svenson, Boardman, first; Liza Wood, Boardman, second; Cole Thompson, Poland, third; Jordan Williams, Niles, fourth; Abbey Kuhn, Canfield, fifth; Virginia Li, Canfield, sixth.

Public forum debate: Cathi George/James Toliver, Ursuline, first; Allyson Pollice/Yasmin Ghassab, Boardman, second; Emma Shebat/Mark Pagano, Canfield, third; Jessica Kinnick/Rachel Fisher, Canfield, fourth; Mike Bane/George Vassilaros, Canfield; fifth; Mark Cornman/Travis Watson, Fitch, sixth.