Sumner Academy wins 4A forensics state title

By NICK SLOAN, NJSloan212@gmail.com

The Sumner Academy forensics team earned a state title over the weekend.

The Sabres won the 4A state forensics championship, their second overall and their first since 1998.

Sumner Academy's debaters used a strong finish beginning in round three. After scoring 56 and 58 points in the opening two rounds, the Sabres scored 67 points in round three, 70 in the semfinals and 83 in the finals to win going away by 70 points.

Tonganoxie finished in second place.

Among other local schools, Piper finished 9th in the state.

Here are individual honors. KCK students are in bold.

DUET ACTING

1st place - Deonte Minor & Kalen Allen, Sumner Academy.
2nd place - Alexander Pedroza & Hayley Webb, Basehor-Linwood HS.
3rd place - Reed Ramsey & Baker Weilert, Fort Scott HS.
4th place - Nick Manan & Jerry Manan, Piper
5th place - Gabe Sprague & Ike Uri, Concordia HS.
6th place - Christian Boudreaux & Cristen Clyde, Rose Hill HS.

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH

1st place, Allison McKibban, El Dorado HS.
2nd place, Jordan Mecom, Coffeyville-Field Kindley HS.
3rd place, Kanan Boor, Buhler HS.
4th place, Emily Thompson, Buhler HS.
5th place, Andrew Shaughnessy, McPherson HS.
6th place, Eric Mueller, Coffeyville-Field Kindley HS.

HUMOROUS SOLO ACTING

1st place, Nahshon Thomas, Sumner Academy.
2nd place, Craig Hendricks, Ottawa HS.
3rd place, Katie Johnston, Maize South HS.
4th place, Kyle May, Wamego HS.
5th place, Nathan Short, Paola HS.
6th place, Samantha Tucker, Fort Scott HS.

IMPROVISED DUET ACTING

1st place - Cody Cokely & Colton Schubert, Iola HS.
2nd place - Cameron McLauglin & Christina Ostmeyer, Colby HS.
3rd place - Marcus Titterington & Matthew Briggs, Tonganoxie HS.
4th place - Christian James & Austin Samona, Wellington HS.
5th place - Zack Everson & Clay Massingill, Wamego HS.
6th place - Collin Brozek & Kyle Everson, Wamego HS.

INFORMATIVE SPEECH

1st place, Kiley Varney, Hesston HS.
2nd place, Dane Erickson, Tonganoxie HS.
3rd place, DJ Blethen, Fort Scott HS.
4th place, Kyle Burris, Wichita-Trinity Academy.
5th place, Natasha Sudac, Tonganoxie HS.
6th place, Emi Kniffin, Maize South HS.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS ORIGINAL ORATION

1st place, Sydney Lemos, Coffeyville-Field Kindley HS.
2nd place, Gabrielle Murnan, Pittsburg HS.
3rd place, Allison McKibban, El Dorado HS.
4th place, Kristina Brown, El Dorado HS.
5th place, Jesse Porter, Nickerson HS.
6th place, Andrew Shaughnessy, McPherson HS.

ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY

1st place, Jamie Gadd-Nelson, Sumner Academy.
2nd place, Jordan Malone, Paola HS.
3rd place, Zach Hendrickson, Buhler HS.
4th place, James Tucker, Sumner Academy.
5th place, Alina Sigitova, Independence HS.
6th place, Davis Peck, Wellington HS.

ORAL INTERPRETATION OF PROSE

1st place, Vincente Perez, Sumner Academy.
2nd place, Madison Wendt, Chanute HS.
3rd place, Nathan Short, Paola HS.
4th place, Mady McColm, Fort Scott HS.
5th place, Alexis Burns, Sumner Academy.
6th place, Taylor Sills, Rose Hill HS.

SERIOUS SOLO ACTING

1st place, Aden Lindholm, McPherson HS.
2nd place, Ackland Milton, Fort Scott HS.
3rd place, Deonte Minor, Sumner Academy.
4th place, Kalen Allen, Sumner Academy.
5th place, Heaven Hanson, Sumner Academy.
6th place, Levi Nord, Mulvane HS.