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Seven Scotties Head to State Speech Tournament

The Glasgow Scotties are sending seven of their Speech and Drama competitors to the State Tournament in Bigfork on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Coming off the heels of the Class B/C divisional tournament in Roundup, the team amassed three divisional titles won by Ian Wright in Dramatic Oral Interpretation, Mason Swenson, a freshman, who claimed a title in Memorized Public Address and Isabelle Griffin continues her perfect season with a first place finish in Dramatic Solo.

Along with the three first place titles, the Scotties will be taking Lincoln-Douglas debater Donny Brabeck, humorous soloist and freshman Chase Tarum, Dramatic Oral Interpretation competitor Austin Babb and dramatic soloist Raelee Dowden. In order to qualify for State, a competitor needed to finish sixth or better, but the seventh and eighth place finishers, humorous soloist Harley Cook and impromptu competitor Ben Kompel will travel to Bigfork as alternatives for the competition. Lincoln-Douglas debater Ken Davis also qualified as an alternative however is not able to go.

Head coach Jody Griffin described the tournament to the Courier with the following statement, "Mason Swenson took divisional title for MPA as a freshman, which is pretty amazing and Ian Wright is on a winning steak as well. He too would have had a perfect season except for one second place [finish] in Poplar. Overall very pleased and excited to see how they do at State."

Final results for Class B/C Divisional Tournament in Roundup:

Top six places compete at state in Big Fork next week

First place-Ian Wright -DOI, Isabelle Griffin-dramatic solo, and Mason Swenson-MPA

Third Place-Donny Brabeck-LD debate

Fifth Place-Chase Tarum-humorous solo,

Sixth Place-Austin Babb -DOI, Raelee Dowden-dramatic solo

Seventh-Harley Cook-humorous solo

Eighth -Ben Kompel-Impromptu, Ken Davis-LD Debate

Ninth Place-Madde Swindler-LD debate, Emma Whitmer-SPOI

10th-Talon Laffin-HOI

11th-Bailee Baxter-SPOI

13th -Hailee Richardson

 

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