VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The 70th Annual NDHSAA sponsored State Class B Speech Tournament was held at
Mandan High School on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Sue Anderson and Annette Bender served as managers.
Enderlin took first place with 92 points; Dickinson Trinity/New England was awarded second with 60 points;
New Salem-Almont was third with 32 points; Kindred was fourth with 31 points; Harvey/Wells County was
fifth with 30 points; and Richardton-Taylor was sixth with 27 points.
Top place winners in each of the 14 categories:
Extemporaneous Speaking: 1st – Morgan Matheson, Bowman County; 2nd – Macee Jones, Stanley; 3rd –
Ava Haldorson, Harvey/Wells County; 4th – Taya Baric, Nedrose; 5th – Ian Dorval, Dickinson Trinity/New
England; 6th – Taylor Panzer, Glenburn; 7th – Edyth Hatlestad, Shiloh Christian; 8th – Jack Mairs, North
Sargent.
Radio Broadcasting: 1st – Jaxon Lacher, Richardton-Taylor; 2nd – Rachel Bergstedt, Enderlin; 3rd – Grant
Anderson, Harvey/Wells County; 4th – Abbygail Linker, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 5th – Heidi Lane,
Minto; 6th – Maddison Onken, Kindred; 7th – Addyson Simmons, Shiloh Christian; 8th – Shelby Melin,
Shiloh Christian;
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading: 1st – Piper Frase, Enderlin; 2nd – Isaak Boehm, New Salem-
Almont; 3rd – Triniti Gregg, Our Redeemer’s; 4th – Hazel Emter, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 5th –
Emma Goetz, Richardton-Taylor; 6th – Lorelei Emter, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 7th – Lyla Gillespie ,
Lisbon; 8th – Paula Meyer, Dickinson Trinity/New England;
Storytelling: 1st – Evan Christianson, Enderlin; 2nd – Drew Houck, Kenmare; 3rd – Katie Heidrich, Linton;
4th – Madison Miller, Shiloh Christian; 5th – Jacob Shea, Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock; 6th – Fernanda Rivera
Raudales, Burke Central; 7th – Adreia Sanchez, Richardton-Taylor; 8th – Maddix Martinson, Harvey/Wells
County; 9th – Aspen Geist, Wyndmere.
Serious Duo: 1st – Martin Bergstedt/Thomas/Gerber, Enderlin; 2nd – Emma Goetz/Evelyn Kuntz,
Richardton-Taylor; 3rd – Ella Strutz/Hannah Westin, Shiloh Christian; 4th – Emma Bieber/Liliana Muruato,
NORTH DAKOTA
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION
www.ndhsaa.com – www.ndhsaanow.com
2022-2023
NDHSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dave Schoch, President ……………………. Velva
Josh Johnson, Vice President …….. Valley City
Patti Aanenson……………………………..Larimore
Kirsten Baesler …………………………… Bismarck
Matt Bakke……………………………….Devils Lake
Alexis Baxley ……………………………… Bismarck
Ned Clooten……………………………….Wahpeton
Rick Diegel ……………………………………..Steele
Guy Fridley ……………………………….. Dickinson
Andrew Jordan ……………………………….. Wilton
Paul Jundt………………………………….. Bismarck
PO Box 817
Valley City, ND 58072
Telephone: (701) 845-3953
MATTHEW FETSCH
Executive Director
Brian Bubach, Associate Director
Justin Fletschock, Assistant Director
Kevin Morast, Assistant Director
Nick Walton, Assistant Director
Tom Mix, Media Specialist
Beach; 5th – Imogen Stine/Isabelle Cruff, Kindred; 6th – Ella Weinmann/Penelope Miranowski, Richland;
7th – Elsie Redig/Emily Ruffin, Belfield; 8th – Andrea Loffenbacher – Benson/Alyssa Hoff, Richardton-Taylor.
Poetry: 1st – Benjamin Wolff, New Salem-Almont; 2nd – Tristyn Baumgartner, Dickinson Trinity/New
England; 3rd – Molly Jennings, Washburn; 4th – Xaria Bell, New Town; 5th – Anja Estling, Kindred; 6th –
Sage Patzer, Carrington; 7th – Brinley Vocke, Hazen; 8th – Kaitlyn Erickstad, Starkweather; 9th – Kaci Davis-
Hoagland, South Heart.
Dramatic Interpretation: 1st – Evan Christianson, Enderlin; 2nd – Benjamin Wolff, New Salem-Almont;
3rd – Maleina Joubert, Harvey/Wells County; 4th – Emily Ruffin, Belfield; 5th – Elsie Redig, Belfield; 6th –
Mya Woodbeck, Bowbells; 7th – Andrea Loffenbacher -Benson, Richardton-Taylor; (TIE) 8th – Clayton Jones,
Hillsboro & Eric Isaacson, Thompson.
Inform: 1st – Thomas Gerber, Enderlin; 2nd – Jule Stenson, Divide County; 3rd – Morgan Matheson,
Bowman County; 4th – Lia Butz, Our Redeemer’s; 5th – Rylley Ziegler, Hazen; 6th – Alena Hall, Our
Redeemer’s; 7th – Lauryn Onken, Kindred; 8th – Siobhan Kissee, Drayton.
Humorous Interpretation: 1st – Zoye Keelan, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood; 2nd – Kason Connot, Rugby; 3rd

  • Martin Bergstedt, Enderlin; 4th – Kennedi Stoddard, Kindred; 5th – Emma Welch, Bowman County; 6th –
    Dylan Zaun, Maple River; 7th – Braeden Carlberg, Bowbells; 8th – Kelsey Voightman, Central Cass; 9th –
    Gracyn Hornung, North Border.
    Humorous Duo: 1st – Claire Alger/Piper Fraase, Enderlin; 2nd – Gracie Rauschenberger/Joshua Lindbo,
    Max; 3rd – Natalee Becker/Madelyn Hogue, Max; 4th – Jake Dahl/Molly Jennings, Washburn; 5th – Kaydn
    Helde/Rylley Ziegler, Hazen; 6th – Brooke Rykhus/Marshal Erickson, Alexander; 7th – Mavrick
    Nelson/Maksim Nelson, New Salem-Almont; 8th – Eric Isaacson/Kaden Bittner, Thompson.
    Serious Prose: 1st – WIlliam O’Shields, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 2nd – Rachael Bergstedt, Enderlin;
    3rd – Reagan Krump, South Heart; 4th – Autumn Pulver, Stanley; 5th – Eden Selle, New Salem-Almont; 6th –
    Kyleigh Lewis, Kindred; 7th – Troy Thompson, Rolette; 8th – Allison Bryn, Barnes County North; 9th –
    Matthew Moyes, Washburn.
    Speech to Persuade: 1st – Claire Alger, Enderlin; 2nd – Ian Dorval, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 3rd –
    Ava Haldorson, Harvey/Wells County; 4th – Kyra Bakken, Burke Central; 5th – Paula Meyer, Dickinson
    Trinity/New England; 6th – Josie Schieno, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 7th – Loren Wolf, Linton.
    Impromptu: 1st – Allison Bryn, Barnes County North; 2nd – Nathaniel Lyon, Sargent Central; 3rd – Sawyer
    Wilhelmi, Starkweather; 4th – Grant Anderson, Harvey/Wells County; 5th – Abbygail Linker, Dickinson
    Trinity/New England; 7th – Hannah Westrick, Washburn; 8th – Edyth Hatlestad, Shiloh Christian; 9th –
    Angeline Risovi, Rubgy.
    Speech to Entertain: 1st – Kenedi Stoddard, Kindred; 2nd – Molly Robb, South Heart; 3rd – Marah
    Betterley, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood; 4th – Maria Mayer, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 5th – Ruth
    Mengesha, Shiloh Christian; 6th – McKinlee Haberman, Wyndmere; 7th – Elise Grenier, Rolette; 8th –
    Garrett Howard, North Star