Howland team’s state championship speaks for itself

Individuals from various schools did well across a variety of categories.

STAFF REPORT

The Howland High School speech team recently took top honors in the Ohio High School Speech League State Championship Tournament at Mason High School.

Howland placed first in the Team Sweepstakes category, followed closely by a number of other local teams.

Cardinal Money took second, Austintown Fitch took fourth, Canfield took fifth and Ursuline placed ninth overall.

More than 70 teams from across the state competed.

Some local individual and duo performers took individual top honors.

Monica Scarsella and Michael Lynch of Cardinal Mooney won the state title in Duo Interpretation with their interpretation of a cutting from Inspector Gadget.

Alex Draime of Howland took first place in United States Extemporaneous Speaking.

Other high-ranked performances came from:

Dramatic Interpretation

2nd: Kelly McGuire, Youngstown Christian School.

4th: Denny Monroe, Ursuline.

6th: Jaclyn Williams, Boardman.

Duo Interpretation

2nd: Greg Sauline and Emily Schrader, Cardinal Mooney.

3rd: Jim Evans and Carly Magnuson, Canfield.

6th: Clarence Gordon and Nate Choma, Austintown Fitch.

Humorous Interpretation

3rd: Rachel Von Ahn, Poland Seminary.

6th: Diandra Lazor, Ursuline.

Impromptu Speaking

3rd: Victoria Diana, Austintown Fitch.

4th: Cristen Manion, Youngstown Christian.

International Extemporaneous Speaking

2nd: Cory Okular, Cardinal Mooney.

3rd: Lauren Tonti, Cardinal Mooney.

4th: Manish Mehta, Howland.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

2nd: Maggie Wagner, Canfield.

Oratrical Interpretation

2nd: Clayton Manning, Howland.

3rd: Nicole Cirbus, Austintown Fitch.

4th: Branton Henry, Niles McKinley.

6th: Alexa Nackino, Boardman.

Original Oratory

4th: Michele Awad, Cardinal Mooney.

Public Forum Debate

3nd: James Tolliver and Cathi George, Ursuline.

5th: Nick Stryffer and Tony Brooks, Austintown Fitch.

Prose/Poetry Reading

4th: Nathaliah Carver, Howland.

5th: Kristen Yauger, Champion.

United States Extemporaneous Speaking

2nd: Robert Warchol, Cardinal Mooney.

3rd: John Vagas, Canfield.

4th: Anthony Tam, Howland.

5th: Jessica Sarber, Niles McKinley.

6th: Maya Sheth, Howland.