Speech AND Debate | Local results

Saturday marked the start of the high-school speech season with a tournament at Warren John F. Kennedy High School. The results:

The top 10 teams: Canfield, first place; Austintown Fitch, second; Niles McKinley, third; University School, fourth; Poland Seminary, fifth; Liberty, sixth; Brecksville-Broadview Heights, seventh; Howland, eighth; Ursuline, ninth; and Fox Chapel Area, 10th.

Top six entries in each of these competitive events received recognition for their performances.

Declamation: Abi Biroschak, Austintown, first; Kylie Anthony, Austintown, second; Ryan McDonald, Caitlin Seifert and Rea Gaugler Beuter, third through fifth, respectively, all from Niles; Erica Ferguson, Austintown, sixth.

Drama: Breanna Clinton, Austintown; Isaiah McInnis-Colon, second, and Michael Stefanick, third, both of Canfield; Alashia Williams, fourth, and Mia Salvato, fifth, both of Niles; and Ally Cooper, Canfield, sixth.

Duo: Madison Deiley and Jared Cross, Canfield, first; Caylee Claypoole and Hannah Thomas, Girard, second; Miranda Truslow and Sarah Linton, third, and Matt Bohr and Josh Harker, fourth, all Austintown; Brooke Zucco and Hanna Zucco, Niles, fifth; and Clarisse Rosteck and Sarah Green, Canfield, sixth.

Extemporaneous: Alec Kan, Canfield, first; Allison Christopher, Ursuline, second; McKenzie Ludt, third, and Clayton Kohut, fourth, all of Austintown; Carson Markley, Canfield, fifth; and Garrett McGinty, Austintown, sixth.

Humor: Zachery Bernat, Canfield, first; Jala Beasley, Liberty, second; Lennon Rader, Niles, third; Jacob Duran, Poland, fourth; Cara DeChurch, Canfield, fifth; and Damiana Lanfried, Niles, sixth.

Informative: Haley Kovach, Austintown, first; Jordan Audia, second, Maddy Urig, third, and Nick Palermo, fourth, all of Canfield; Noah Paulsen, Brecksville Broadview Heights, fifth; and Rohan Garg, University School, sixth.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Bobby Long, Canfield, first; Isaiah Paik, second, and Karchen Lhatoo, second, both of University School; Max Lee, Canfield, fourth; Giavanna Lagamba, Austintown, fifth; and Frank Zhu, sixth, Broadview Heights.

Original Oratory: Moira Armstrong, Howland, first; Kylie Gessner, Austintown, second; Sierra Schneggenburger, Liberty, third; Alyssa Scarpaci, Niles, fourth; Taryn Rothbauer, fifth, and Taylor Mead, sixth, both of Canfield.

In Program Oral Interpretation: Caroline Henneman, Howland, first; Ryanne Lambert, Austintown, second; Kody Elsayed, Howland, third; Abby Sigler, Canfield, fourth; Olivia Shelly, fifth, Niles; and Lexi Denney, Canfield, sixth.

Public Forum Debate: Ben Wesorick and Will Frankel, University School, first; Jihad Esmail and Ahmad Amireh, Liberty, second; Jacob Tomory and Samantha Fritz, third, and Drake Safranic and Garret Kuchmaner, fourth, all of Canfield; Lauren Good and Jason Long, Austintown, fifth; and Emery Dalesio and Josh Jacob, Brecksville Broadview Heights, sixth.

Student Congress: Jacob Sebest, Ursuline, first; Justin McGinty, Austintown, second; Stephen Listisen, Ursuline, third; Jeremy Rodrigues, Fox Chapel, fourth; Zach Smith, Liberty, fifth; and Tess Koredi, Austintown, sixth.

Source: Warren JFK