Fairmont bags gold in Scarlet speech invite

FAIRMONT — Twenty-six members of the Fairmont Speech Team competed at the “Scarlet Invitational” Speech Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Mankato West High School in Mankato. Fairmont took First Place in the team sweepstakes with 132 points. Orono took Second Place with 113 points. Mankato West took Third Place with 65 points.

Varsity Individual Results:

Senior Zoey Tasseff took Third Place in Creative Expression.

Senior Grace Simpson was the Champion in Dramatic Interpretation.

Seniors Grace Simpson and Oliver Thedens took Second Place in Duo Interpretation.

Sophomore Annie Reyelts and Freshman Evan Reyelts took Fifth Place in Duo Interpretation.

Senior Oliver Thedens took Third Place in Extemporaneous Reading.

Senior Dominick Lund-May was the Champion in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Junior Bel Lutterman took Second Place in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Junior Levi Loughmiller took Fifth Place in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Senior Isaac Thomas took Sixth Place in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Sophomore Leon Yang was the Champion in Humorous Interpretation.

Senior Isaac Thomas took Third Place in Humorous Interpretation.

Senior Dominick Lund-May took Fifth Place in Humorous Interpretation.

Freshman Evan Reyelts took Sixth Place in Humorous Interpretation.

Senior Alayna Haefner was the Champion in Original Oratory.

Junior Bel Lutterman took Third Place in Original Oratory.

Sophomore Allie Streit took Fourth Place in Prose.

Junior Cooper Gudahl took Sixth Place in Prose.

Junior Megan Wheeler took Sixth Place in Storytelling.

Novice Individual Results:

Seventh Grader Isabelle Soelter took Fifth Place in Extemporaneous Reading.

Seventh Grader Marley Perkins took Sixth Place in Extemporaneous Reading.

Seventh Grader Collin Reyelts took Second Place in Humorous Interpretation.

Freshman Bella Coan was the Champion in Informative Speaking.

Eighth Grader Georgia Werre took Second Place in Informative Speaking.

Seventh Grader Addie Lintelman took Third Place in Original Oratory

Eighth Grader Hannah Gries took Sixth Place in Original Oratory.

Eighth Grader Reyna Juhl was the Champion in Prose.

Eighth Grader Sophia Streit took Second Place in Storytelling.

The Fairmont Speech Team competes on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Mankato East High School in Mankato. The team is coached by Kathleen Walker, Erik Walker and Miles Duffey.