NSAA State Speech Championships underway for area competitors

Speech participants from across the state are heading to Kearney now and throughout the rest of the week for the NSAA 2023 State Speech Championships.

Competition for classes A & B begin today (3/15), followed by C1 and C2 competition on Thursday and classes D1 and D2 on Friday. Each busy day of competition begins with preliminary performances being presented three times, each before one individual judge.

Qualifiers from the KCNI/KBBN listening area include:

Anselmo-Merna:
Kenzie Burnett
Leonie Petrak

Ansley:
Gradie Cunningham

Arcadia:
Jestin Sears
Chase Lewandowski
Ty Greenland
Jillian Hurlburt
Brianna Lueck

Arnold:
Riata Remund
Rèalta Leach
Samantha Wonch
Logan Recoy
Rio Remund
Gracie Neth
Ella Cool
Danah Baldwin
Anna Tullis
Ivy Tullis
Pedro Flores
Taylor Hanna
Johnathon Lamphear
Eli Rogers

Broken Bow:
Brynn Custer
Rylan Miller
AnnaBeth Fama
Rachel Simmons
Ali Morris
Addisen Loughran
Maggie Smith

Burwell:
Ella Vore
Jayna Moses
Madey Reiter
Shealynn Rasmussen

Callaway:
Tyra Brestel

Gothenburg:
Jack Aden
Kara Waskowiak
Kaylee Olsen
Logan Feather
Maria Michelato
Lyndsay Anderson
Brant Miller
Oreana Westbrook
Parker Graves
Ally Goad
Emaleigh Rosse
Emma Peterson
Alec Winney
Claire Vincent
Addison Burkink
Elayna Matthies