In a dominant fashion, the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team kicked off the season with its first win.
The team did not have to travel far because the tournament was in Rock Springs. Thirteen schools, including one from Idaho, were in attendance. The team came out on top with 170 points, the second place team had a total of 86 points.
“We had many students in finals and several first-place finishes,” head coach Carina Stulken said.
The team saw its biggest competition from Highland High School from Idaho, Rock Springs and Kelly Walsh.
“I knew that were weren’t as prepared as we will be later in the season, it is just too early and we haven’t been practicing for long so many students aren’t doing both of their events yet,” she said.
The team can always improve and Stulken expects the students to take the constructive criticism they received at the tournament seriously and make the adjustments needed to improve.
“This first tournament gave them a chance to figure out how their pieces will do competitively and what they need to change,” Stulken said.
The next tournament will take place in Cheyenne at Cheyenne South High School. Stulken said this is a novice only tournament so new members of the team will have another chance to compete and learn.
“The first few tournaments help them to get their legs under them competitively,” she said.
Results
Novice cross examination debate: MyLynn Collins and Cassie Newcomb, second place, Patrick Marchal and Gregory Marchal, third place, Atlin Johnson and Victoria Allen
Varsity cross examination debate: Kirstie Patterson and Jeremy Adriano were first place, Patrick Harvey and Savannah Hook, second place, Abigail Quick and Kyle Thomas and Alexander Marchal and Alan Halverson, tied for third place, and Patrick Marchal, Harvey, Adriano, Patterson and Hook all received top speaker awards
Novice Lincoln Douglas debate: Katelyn Moorman, second place, Abigail Grubb and Jesse Lauzy, tied for third place,, Dallin Hoyt received a top speaker award.
Victoria Gilliam received a top speaker award in varsity Lincoln Douglas debate.
Varsity Public Forum debate: Kaitlyn Tyler and Vabsi Ibarra, third place
Humorous Interpretation: Novice: Dallin Hoyt, first place, Jessie Lausey, third place Varsity: Colt Parson, first place, Nick Hoskins, fourth place, Morgan Burbank, sixth place
Oratory: Novice: Victoria Allen, first place; Varsity: Kayla Gibson, third place
Poetry: Novice: Becca Higbee and Elaine Comer, tied for fourth place
Varsity poetry: Katarina Knight, first place, Sarah Sullivan, second place, Mikki Makie, third place, and Leslie Patterson, fifth place
Extemporaneous Speaking: Novice: Gregory Marchal, first place, Alexander Marchal, seventh place
Duet Interpretation: Carlee Cutler and Lynzi Johnson, first place, Sarah Kropf and Krista Boynton, fifth place
Varsity: Kayla Gibson and Sydney Burbank, second place and Sheridan Stock and Emma Nathan, sixth place
Drama: Novice: Elaine Comer, first place
Retold Story varsity: Colt Parson, third place, Emma Nathan, fourth place
Novice Congress: Patrick Marchal, third place and Kolbi Schazenbach top speaker award Varsity Congress: Savannah Hook, second place, Alan Halverson, fourth place, Kirsti Patterson, fifth place, Victoria Gilliam, eighth place
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