Varsity tournament champions
from LCHS were Brady Gerdts and Brittany Feese in dramatic duet,
Lindsey Boerma and Doug Rohrer in humorous duet, Lindsey Boerma in
humorous interpretation, Erica Brickey in declamation, and Tom
Swanson in special occasion and prose.
Other varsity finalists were
Doug Rohrer and Brandon Davis, fourth, and Daniel Ohmart and Tony
Curcuru in dramatic duet; Kathryn Muck, second in dramatic
interpretation; Brandon Rahn, fourth, and Miranda Merriman, fifth,
in extemporaneous; Brady Gerdts and Kasey Pepperell, second, Tony
Curcuru and Kathryn O'Donoghue, third, and Daniel Ohmart and
Patrick Perry, fifth, in humorous duet; Kathryn Muck, third, and
Rachel Hahn, sixth, in humorous interpretation; Kasey Pepperell,
second, Brandon Rahn, fifth, and Amy Schumacher, sixth, in
impromptu; Sonya Twist, third, and Brandon Davis, fourth, in
declamation; Rachel Hahn, fourth, and Brian Welter, fifth, in
original comedy; Audrey Beach, second, Sonya Twist, fourth, and
Ruth Ohmart, fifth, in oratory; Rachel Kasa, third in prose; Brian
Welter, second, and Audrey Beach, fourth, in radio; Jill Patrick,
fifth, and Fay Allison, sixth, in special occasion; and Erica
Brickey, third, and Eric Knutilla, sixth, in verse.
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Novice tournament champions
were Merri Laurence and Jill Patrick in dramatic duet and Andrew
Kleinman in special occasion.
Other novice placers were
Kathryn O'Donoghue, third in dramatic interpretation; Patrick
Perry, second in humorous interpretation; Kaylee Carnahan, third
in declamation; Adrienne Hildebrandt, second in oratory; Rebecca
Rogers, second in prose and fifth in verse; Andrew Kleinman, sixth
in radio; and Rachel Kasa, fourth in verse.
"This weekend was a wonderful way to start the new year," said Ed
Jodlowski, one of the Lincoln speech coaches. "We made some
changes and are still fine-tuning the team, but they keep meeting
our challenges and excelling. This weekend the team travels to the
Heyworth tournament.
[LCHS
news release]

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