VALLEY CITY – The 71st Annual NDHSAA sponsored State Class B Speech Tournament was held at Mandan High School on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Sue Anderson and Annette Bender served as managers.
Kindred took first place with 67 points; Enderlin was awarded second with 59 points; Dickinson Trinity/New England was third with 55 points; Harvey/Wells County was fourth with 37 points; South Prairie-Max was fifth with 31 points; and Beulah was sixth with 25 points.

Top place winners in each of the 14 categories:
Extemporaneous Speaking: 1st – Ava Haldorson, Harvey/Wells County; 2nd – Cambry Ankenbauer,
Bowbells; 3rd – Charles Dagman, Enderlin; 4th – Kristyn Bauer, Beulah; 5th – Edyth Hatlestad, Shiloh Christian; 6th – Brianna Schmitz, Oakes; 7th – Tanner Schlag, Shiloh Christian; 8th – Tessa Zarak, South Heart.
Radio Broadcasting: 1st – Abigail Francis, Kindred; 2nd – Grant Anderson, Harvey/Wells County; 3rd – Jaxon Lacher, Richardton-Taylor; 4th – Maddison Onken, Kindred; 5th – Heidi Lane, Minto; 6th – Seskia Anderson, Northern Cass; 7th – Shelby Melin, Shiloh Christian; 8th – Beth Dobitz, Dickinson Trinity/New England.
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading: 1st – Kensey Knight, Kindred; 2nd – Kaitlyn Erickstad,
Starkweather; 3rd – Logan Fix, Hazen; 4th – Triniti Gregg, Our Redeemer’s; 5th – Paula Meyer, Dickinson
Trinity/New England; 6th – Lorelei Emter, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 7th – Gracyn Hornung, North Border; 8th – Joanie McCormick, Wilton; 9th – Shacey Kramer, New Salem-Almont.
Storytelling: 1st – Zofia Dostal, Beulah; 2nd – Drew Houck, Kenmare; 3rd – Parker Bubach, Kindred; 4th –
Maddix Martinson, Harvey/Wells County; 5th – McKinnlee Haberman, Wyndmere; 6th – Allyson Goodmanson, Kindred; 7th – Skylar Johnson, Northern Cass; 8th – Molly Ellerkamp, Dickinson Trinity/New England.
Serious Duo: 1st – Emma Goetz/Evelyn Kuntz, Richardton-Taylor; 2nd – Isabella Voller/Madison Miller, Shiloh Christian; 3rd – Tanner Schramm/Gavin Jones, Park River Area; 4th – Chloe Harr/Bostyn Blankenbaker, Bowman Co.; 5th – Sislee Nelson/Elsie Redig, Belfield; 6th – Thea Letcher/Amy Draxton, Hatton/Northwood; 7th – Thomas Gerber/Martin Bergstedt, Enderlin; 8th – Taryn Roesler/Grace Cook, Kindred;
Poetry: 1st – Grayson Mitchell, Northern Cass; 2nd – Shali Heart, New Town; 3rd – Piper Fraase, Enderlin; 4th

  • Ryli Kuhnhenn, Rugby; 5th – Clara Ankenbauer, Bowbells; 6th – Claire Alger, Enderlin; 7th – Kaitlyn Erickstad, Starkweather; 8th – McKenna Wilke, North Star.
    Dramatic Interpretation: 1st – Kensey Knight, Kindred; 2nd – Bostyn Blankenbaker, Bowman Co.; 3rd –
    Maleina Joubert, Harvey/Wells County; 4th – Evelyn Kuntz, Richardton-Taylor; 5th – Valeria Castro, Kindred; 6th – Kaylee Grosz, Belfield; 7th – Keira Fredrickson, Powers Lake.
    Inform: 1st – Cambry Ankenbauer, Bowbells; 2nd – Thomas Gerber, Enderlin; 3rd – Lia Butz, Our Redeemer’s; 4th – Molly Ellerkamp, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 5th – Brylee Beeter, South Prairie-Max; 6th – Kari Bauer, Beulah; 7th – Chloe Wang, Enderlin; 8th – Allison Fredrickson, Enderlin.
    Humorous Interpretation: 1st – Troy Thompson, Rolette; 2nd – Joshua Lindbo, South Prairie-Max; 3rd – Mallory Moline, Kindred; 4th – Oliva Towe, Rugby; 5th – Isabella Voller, Shiloh Christian; 6th – Kason Connot, Rugby; 7th – Whitney Stoddard, Kindred; 8th – Madelyn Hogue, South Prairie-Max; 9th – Dawsyn Malkowski, Belfield.
    Humorous Duo: 1st – Gracie Rauschenberger/Joshua Lindbo, South Prairie-Max; 2nd – Troy Thompson/Elise Grenier, Rolette; 3rd – Whitney Stoddard/Mallory Moline, Kindred; 4th – Van Clarys/Molly Robb, South Heart; 5th – Dawsyn Malkowski/Allyssia Kessel, Belfield; 6th – Emma Marten/Karl Behm, South Prairie-Max; 7th – Emily Helsper/Gavin Farstveet, Beach; 8th – Anne Petersen/Roxanne Quigley, Kenmare; 9th – Micah Thompson/Solomon Burchill, Maple River.
    Serious Prose: 1st – William O’Shields, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 2nd – Danielle Goodmanson,
    Enderlin; 3rd – Seskia Anderson, Northern Cass; 4th – Emily Ruffin, Belfield; 5th – Allison Bryn, Barnes County North; 6th – Karter Neilson, Rolette; 7th – Simone Joubert, Harvey/Wells County; 8th – Ashley Haas, Kindred. Speech to Persuade: 1st – Claire Alger, Enderlin; 2nd – Haley McCleod, Enderlin; 3rd – Kristyn Bauer, Beulah; 4th – Kaydence Gillund, Enderlin; 5th – Taya Baric, Nedrose; 6th – Emily Hirschfeld, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 7th – Ava Haldorson, Harvey/Wells County; 8th – Zofia Dostal, Beulah.
    Impromptu: 1st – William O’Shields, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 2nd – Allison Bryn, Barnes County North; 3rd – Elijah Ellestad, North Sargent; 4th – Calen Rohrbach, South Prairie-Max; 5th – Maria Mayer, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 6th – Maximillian Bernier, Kindred; 7th – Chukwuka Ugobi, Our Redeemer’s; 8th – Ty Mehlhoff, Wing; 9th – Adelheid Nelson, Burke Central.
    Speech to Entertain: 1st – Molly Robb, South Heart; 2nd – Maria Mayer, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 3rd – Lorelei Emter, Dickinson Trinity/New England; 4th – Katherine Davidson, Beach; 5th – Maddix Martinson, Harvey/Wells County; 6th – Emily Helsper, Beach; 7th – Christine Yunker, Washburn; 8th – Jaydan Mann, Zeeland; 9th – Henry Sveen, Park River Area.