2008 MSHSAA Speech, Debate & Drama Championships
April 18-19, University
of Missouri Columbia
Cross-Examination
Debate
1. Matthew Cumming / Mary Kellogg, Neosho
2. Kevin Satzinger / Bonnie Lyons,
Kickapoo
3. Christian Johns / Kevin Boydston,
Carthage
Stephen Gott
/ Marcie Babcock, Liberty
5. Sam Rowland / Laura Ransom, Central (Springfield)
Andrew Ellis / Nathan Smith, Central (St. Joseph)
Michal Hyre / Ka-Chuan Suen,
Clayton
Katie Frederick / Sarah Godwin, Greenwood
Results by Round:
Quarterfinals - Stephen Gott / Marcie Babcock, Liberty def. Sam Rowland / Laura
Ransom, Central (Springfield), 3-0; Matthew Cumming / Mary Kellogg, Neosho def.
Andrew Ellis / Nathan Smith, Central (St. Joseph), 3-0; Christian Johns / Kevin
Boydston, Carthage def. Michal Hyre
/ Ka-Chuan Suen, Clayton, 2-1; Kevin Satzinger / Bonnie Lyons, Kickapoo def. Katie Frederick /
Sarah Godwin, Greenwood, 3-0. Semifinals
- Matthew Cumming / Mary Kellogg, Neosho def. Stephen Gott
/ Marcie Babcock, Liberty, 2-1; Kevin Satzinger / Bonnie Lyons, Kickapoo def. Christian Johns /
Kevin Boydston, Carthage,
2-1. Finals -
Matthew Cumming / Mary Kellogg, Neosho def.
Kevin Satzinger / Bonnie Lyons, Kickapoo, 2-1.
Dramatic
Interpretation
1. Jimmy Krawcyzk, Blue Springs
2. Kenna Hall, Savannah
3. Michael Tyrone Brown II, Blue Springs South
4. Joe Hunter, Neosho
5. Sophia Brown, Raymore-Peculiar
6. Ariel Kizer, Truman
7. Jake Miller, Joplin
8. Blake Braden, Park Hill
Duet Acting
1. Andrew Grojean / Precious
Johnson, Blue Springs
2. Brittany Perry / John Thornton, Parkview
3. Camille Yameen / Annie Simpson,
Liberty
4. Logan Rader / Deidre
Irwin, Marshfield
5. Michelle Castillo / Kati Littleton, William Chrisman
6. Colton
Buckhanan / Britney Epperson, Doniphan
7. Cody Vaughn / Chloe Miller, Webb City
8. Megan Aleshire / Brittany
George, Monett
Extemporaneous
Speaking
1. Bryan Yarde, Francis Howell
North
2. Omar Qureshi, Monett
3. David Kozminski, Savannah
4. Justin Letts, Neosho
5. Kevin Satzinger, Kickapoo
6. Allyson Strickland, Glendale
7. Adam Blood, Joplin
8. Rachel Walker, Raytown
Humorous
Interpretation
1. Ty Harshman, Nixa
2. Zach Beattie, Savannah
3. Eric Staves, Liberty
4. Tucker May, Central (Springfield)
5. Andrew Grojean, Blue Springs
6. Kirstin Racicot, Monett
7. Amy Hoehn, Francis Howell
8. Chris Rosado, Moberly
Lincoln-Douglas
Debate
1. Omar Qureshi, Monett
2. Laila Khan, Neosho
3. Justin Letts, Neosho
David Kozminski, Savannah
5. Bryan Yarde, Francis Howell
North
Sam
Tabory, Liberty
Adam Ford, Oakville
Alex Ndikum, Parkview
Results by Round:
Quarterfinals - Justin Letts, Neosho def. Alex Ndikum,
Parkview, 3-0; Laila Khan, Neosho def. Adam Ford, Oakville, 2-1; Omar Qureshi,
Monett def. Bryan Yarde, Francis Howell North, 3-0;
David Kozminski, Savannah
def. Sam Tabory, Liberty, 2-1. Semifinals - Laila Khan, Neosho def.
Justin Letts, Neosho, 2-1; Omar Qureshi, Monett def.
David Kozminski, Savannah, 2-1. Finals - Omar Qureshi,
Monett def. Laila Khan, Neosho,
2-1.
One-Act Play
1. Raymore-Peculiar
2. Cole Camp
3. Lee's Summit
4. Kickapoo
STAM Awards: Best Actor - Jacob Golliher,
Raymore-Peculiar; Best Actress -
Sophia Brown, Raymore-Peculiar; Best
Supporting Actor - Gary Cochran, Raymore-Peculiar; Best Supporting Actress - Rebekah Youmans, Raymore-Peculiar.
Original Oratory
1. Katie Smith, Pembroke Hill
2. Jennifer Tian, Warrensburg
3. Zach Beattie, Savannah
4. Bonnie Lyons, Kickapoo
5. Whitney Smith, West Plains
6. Lindsey Zhang, Central (Springfield)
7. Jarret Chaney, Nixa
8. Mary Beth Martin, Monett
Poetry Reading
1. Aryiel Everett, Park Hill South
2. Diana Harper, Central (Cape Girardeau)
3. Teonna Wesley, Raytown South
4. Kylee Daugherty, Parkview
5. Rachel Shaw, Liberty
6. Andy Kozminski, Savannah
7. Megan Aleshire, Monett
8. Claire Wong, Clayton
Prose Reading
1. Dalton
Gentry, Cameron
2. Kelsey Abele, Barstow
3. Francis Ahrens, West Plains
4. Claire Wong, Clayton
5. Kylee Daugherty, Parkview
6. Caity Chism,
Marshfield
7. Kenna Hall, Savannah
8. Lessley Dennington,
Central (Cape Girardeau)
Public Forum Debate
1. Max Mikitish / Susan Taylor, Liberty
2. Dan Schultz / Lindsey Zhang, Central (Springfield)
3. Kylee Daugherty / Jamie Wirsig,
Parkview
Marilyn Robb / Brittany
Sanders, Pembroke Hill
5. Allyson Strickland / Thomas Fritts,
Glendale
Adam Blood / Tom Mourning, Joplin
Ethan Poe / Alexis Elliott, Liberty
Derek Jess / Nick McAfee, Savannah
Results by Round:
Quarterfinals - Max Mikitish / Susan Taylor,
Liberty def. Allyson Strickland / Thomas Fritts,
Glendale, 3-0; Marilyn Robb / Brittany Sanders, Pembroke Hill def. Ethan Poe /
Alexis Elliott, Liberty, 2-1; Dan Schultz / Lindsey Zhang, Central
(Springfield) def. Derek Jess / Nick McAfee, Savannah, 3-0; Kylee Daugherty /
Jamie Wirsig, Parkview def. Adam Blood / Tom
Mourning, Joplin, 3-0. Semifinals - Max Mikitish
/ Susan Taylor, Liberty def. Marilyn Robb / Brittany Sanders, Pembroke Hill,
2-1; Dan Schultz / Lindsey Zhang, Central (Springfield) def. Kylee Daugherty /
Jamie Wirsig, Parkview, 2-1. Finals - Max Mikitish / Susan Taylor, Liberty def. Dan Schultz / Lindsey Zhang, Central (Springfield), 3-0.
Radio Speaking
1. Foster Honeck, Pembroke Hill
2. Amanda Sasek, Moberly
3. Evan Dorshorst, Central (Springfield)
4. Bonnie Lyons, Kickapoo
5. David Law, Jackson
6. Dustin Burke, Pattonville
7. Stephanie Rizzolo, Warrensburg
8. Nathaniel Veale, Cole Camp
Readers Theatre
1. Raymore-Peculiar
2. Liberty
3. Lexington
4. Nixa
Storytelling
1. Jake Helton, Blue
Springs
2. Andy Kozminski, Savannah
3. Andrew Harth, Belton
4. J.T. Dick, Nixa
5. Hannah Campbell, Rock Bridge
6. Brittany Perry, Parkview
7. Sebastian Smith, Platte County
8. Auddia Granberry,
Raytown South
NOTES: Blue
Springs won 3 of the 14 events, while Pembroke Hill
and Raymore-Peculiar each won 2 . . . Medals and trophies were won by 44
schools . . . Schools winning the most medals were: Savannah 9, Liberty 8,
Monett 6, Parkview 6, Central (Springfield) 5, Kickapoo 5, Neosho 5, Blue
Springs 4, Nixa 4 . . . Raymore-Peculiar won the One-Act Play event for the
second year in a row. . . Katie
Smith of Pembroke Hill became a second-generation champion in Original Oratory,
joining her father Kevin who won the event in 1982 for North
Kansas City.