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League Champs: Ellie Labes, Kendall Perry, Caleb Kindall, Hunter Clark, and Dina Lyne

MHS Forensics Team Wins League Championship

by Chelsey Graves

April 14, 2010

The Minneapolis High School Forensics Team competed in the NCAA League Tournament on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Team sweepstakes results were: Minneapolis, 1st with 172 points; Republic County, 2nd with 144 points; and Southeast of Saline, 3rd with 11 points.

Front: Emily Rankin, Kendall Perry, Charlie Lynn, Caleb Kindall Back: Kaitlyn Cassel, Quinton Church, Ellie Labes, Holly Gehrke, Hunter Clark, Dina Lyne, Lydia Swisher, Meredith Clark, Trystan Bingham

Individual medal winners were:

Prose:

Charlie Lynn-2nd

Emily Rankin-3rd

Poetry:

Caleb Kindall-2nd

Ellie Labes-3rd

Humorous Solo Acting:

Kendall Perry-3rd

Lydia Swisher-5th

Serious Solo Acting:

Ellie Labes-1st

Duet Acting:

Caleb Kindall/Kendall Perry-1st

Informative Speech:

Dina Lyne-1st

Lydia Swisher-2nd

Original Oration:

Hunter Clark-1st

Dina Lyne-2nd

Extemporaneous Speech:

Trystan Bingham-6th

Others competing and earning sweepstakes points were Meredith Clark, Quinton Church, Holly Gehrke, and Kaitlyn Cassel.

Coaches Comment:

"Because our league is so strong and competitive, it is always fun to win it. The team has worked hard and I appreciate their talent and dedication," commented Coach Bergman.

Next Action:

Minneapolis will host an invitational on April 17th.