Speech Team Wins Invitational

by Mary Rau

February 22, 2010

Ainsworth Community Schools hosted the Ainsworth Speech Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. The Bulldogs were able to retain the championship trophy by scoring 108 team points. The tournament runner-up was West Boyd with 48 points. Completing the top five teams were Ewing--29; Gordon-Rushville--24; and Valentine--22. Individual results were as follows:

Varsity
1st: Vance Heyer—Extemporaneous Speaking
    Lars Johnson, Rhe’Ann McBride, Ciara Philben, Nate Rau, Jon Theis—OID
    Jordyn Lechtenberg—Persuasive Speaking
    Rhe’Ann McBride & Maggie Steinhauser—Duet Acting
    Kayla Klammer—Humorous Prose
    Meg Maxwell—Informative Speaking
2nd: Neiley Fernau, Vance Heyer, Kayla Klammer, Jose Martinez—OID
    Tessa Jacobsen—Serious Prose
    Emma Goodloe—Poetry
    Tessa Jacobsen—Informative Speaking
3rd: Ethan Johnson & Meg Maxwell—Duet Acting
    Emma Goodloe—Entertainment Speaking
4th: Neiley Fernau—Persuasive Speaking
    Claire Kozisek & Jordyn Lechtenberg—Duet Acting
5th: Beth Barrow—Extemporaneous Speaking
    Kayla Klammer—Serious Prose
    Rhe’Ann McBride—Humorous Prose
    Nate Rau & Jon Theis—Duet Acting
6th: Savannah Clapper—Serious Prose
    Ashton Wiebesiek—Informative Speaking
Superiors: Ciara Philben—Poetry
    Lars Johnson & Ciara Philben—Duet Acting
    Reilly Hoch—Humorous Prose
    Vance Heyer—Entertainment Speaking
Novice
1st: Conner Kozisek—Extemporaneous Speaking
Katie Brown, Whitley McBride, Steve Parker, Amanda Theis—OID
Alyssa Kinning—Persuasive Speaking
Tricia Barnum & Reyna Martinez—Duet Acting
2nd: Aaron Goodloe
Tricia Barnum, Estephanie Garcia, Reyna Martinez—OID
Katie Brown & Amanda Theis—Duet Acting

    Coach Mary Rau commented, “ I was very pleased with our success on Saturday. We finished better than I hoped we would. I guess going two weeks in a row against really stiff competition paid off for us.
    “We have a tough week ahead of us—Southwest Conference on Wednesday in Broken Bow and district competition here in Ainsworth on Saturday. It’s been quite a few years since we’ve been allowed to host a district, and we’re hoping that lots of students and community members will join our parents in supporting the team.”
    The C1-6 District Contest will begin at 11:00 CST.   Other schools besides Ainsworth that are assigned to the district are Bayard, Bridgeport, Gordon-Rushville, Hershey, Kearney Catholic, Kimball, Morrill, and Southern Valley.