Area students put on their nicest dress clothes earlier this week to compete in the Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) and Southwest Conference (SWC) speech tournaments. Both conference competitions were held on Monday (March 9).
In MNAC team competition, Brady took home the the top spot scoring 212 points followed by Stapleton with 210. Arnold, Arthur County, Mullen, and Callaway rounded out the top six places respectively.
SWC team competition was led by Gothenburg, with the Swedes tallying 332 points. Minden placed second with 253, followed by Ogallala in third, Holdrege in fourth, and Broken Bow in fifth.
MNAC event champions included:
Duet Acting- Hayden Myers and Luke Tullis (Arnold)
Entertainment Speaking- Noah Anderson (Arnold)
Extemp. Speaking- Tucker Housman (Stapleton)
Informative Speaking- Coltan Clouse (Stapleton)
Oral Interpretation of Drama- Ava Foster, Benjamin Robison, Carlee Tillman, Marlee Seamann, Samual Winter (Brady)
Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose- Lola Wingebach (Mullen)
Oral Interpretation of Poetry- Harper Andersen (Mullen)
Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose- Angel Mills (Arnold)
Persuasive Speaking- Briley Kramer (Stapleton)
Program Oral Interpretation- Mylee Daly (Arthur County)
SWC event champions included:
Duet Acting- Jack Aden and Logan Feather (Gothenburg)
Entertainment Speaking- Lathan Buesing (Gothenburg)
Extemp. Speaking- Carson Reiman (Gothenburg)
Informative Speaking- Lathan Buesing (Gothenburg)
Oral Interpretation of Drama- Carson Roland, Kanzah Arabi, Lily Knoke, Nathan Tophoj, Zaiden Peterson (Ogallala)
Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose- Jack Aden (Gothenburg)
Oral Interpretation of Poetry- Logan Feather (Gothenburg)
Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose- Carter Kincheloe (Gothenburg)
Persuasive Speaking- Zaiden Peterson (Ogallala)
Program Oral Interpretation- Logan Feather (Gothenburg)
Full results from the 2026 MNAC and SWC tournaments can be found at these links:
MNAC full results
SWC full results
Teams now turn their attention to district competition, which takes place at sites across the state from March 14 to 21.
