The Swedes are sending 12 Speakers to the State Speech in Kearney on March 15 after all 20 events entered not only went to the finals but earned medals.
The performances at the March 7 District Speech Meet in Gothenburg was good enough to send get the Swedes the District Runner-Up trophy among seven teams competing.
Results:
*State Qualifiers*
*Duet - Logan Feather & Jack Aden - 3rd
*Entertainment - Jack Aden - District Champion!, Ethan Olsen - 3rd
*Extemp - Hayden Ricley - 3rd
*Humorous - Parker Graves - District Champion!
*Inform - Emma Peterson - District Runner-Up
*OID - Ally Goad, Emma Peterson, Hayden Ricley, Emaleigh Rosse - 3rd
*Persuasive - Carson Reiman - District Runner-Up
*Poetry - Kara Waskowiak - District Runner-Up
*POI - Kara Waskowiak - District Runner-Up, Claire Vincent - 3rd
*Serious - Parker Graves - District Runner-Up
*Medalists*
*Duet - Jackson Nelson & Kurt Kuhlman - 5th
*Extemp - Lilli Tracci - 4th
*Humorous - Molly Therrien - 6th
*Informative - Avery Saloman - 6th
*OID - Ethan Olsen, Ian Ackerman, Jackson Nelson - 6th
*Persuasive - Avery Saloman - 6th
*Poetry - Emaleigh Rosse - 5th
*Serious - Alec Winney - 5th