State Speech

Kate Woten of Potter-Dix earned top honors in the class D1 poetry interpretation competition at the 2014 Nebraska state speech championship.

The Coyotes senior also picked up a top five in serious interpretation.

Students from Potter-Dix, Leyton and Creek Valley participated in the event, held at the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus last week.

Emily Gill, a senior, finished fifth in poetry to pick up Leyton's best position. Creek Valley's Nash Leef ranked seventh in extemporaneous speaking. Regyn Hicks picked up a top five in persuasive speaking for Potter-Dix.

Local Results

Oral Interpretation of Drama

1st Wausa

8th Potter-Dix (Trevor Harms, Cooper Hicks, Jake Johnson, Bryant Knigge, Cameron Purcell)

11th Potter-Dix (Taylor Juelfs, Jourdan Langley, Lanie Moench, Alana Thies, Morgan Wolff)

16th Leyton (Zach Jones, Josh Reimers, Zack Schrotberger, Seth Schuessler, Caleb Weyerts)

Extemporaneous Speaking

1st Matthew Martin, Lourdes Central Catholic

7th Nash Leef, Creek Valley

16th Zack Schrotberger, Leyton

17th Zach Jones, Leyton

Duet Acting

1st Bertrand

8th Potter-Dix (Rebekah Hutchinson, Hope Shepard)

10th Potter-Dix (Bryant Knigge, Cameron Purcell)

Entertainment

1st Morgan Kumm, Wausa

6th Carly Rushman, Leyton

Humorous

1st Micah Spruth-Janssen, Johnson-Brock

9th Cooper Hicks, Potter-Dix

15th Carly Rushman, Leyton

Informative

1st Paul Weber, Cedar Bluffs

15th Ryley Hicks, Potter-Dix

16th Caitlyn Deal, Leyton

18th Kali Preist, Creek Valley

Persuasive

1st Samantha Teten, Johnson-Brock

5th Regyn Hicks, Potter-Dix

9th Jessica Houk, Leyton

Poetry

1st Kate Woten, Potter-Dix

5th Emily Gill, Leyton

17th Hope Shepard, Potter-Dix

Serious Interpretation

1st Hanna Knox, Wausa

5th Kate Woten, Potter-Dix

8th Morgan Wolff, Potter-Dix

13th Jessie Straber, Creek Valley

Team Sweepstakes

1st Wausa

7th Potter-Dix

10th Leyton

24th Creek Valley