Pequot Lakes speech team takes sixth in Bemidji

Bemidji 2023.jpg — The Pequot Lakes Speech Team. Front row, from left: Tabitha Kibwaa, Veronica Broskovetz, Samantha McMahon, Ryan Fritz and Lil Corbett. Back row: Hannah Ellstrom, Zoe Huber, Emma Hines, Teagan Johnson, Amani Kibwaa, Keira Ellstrom, Cecilia Kinney, Kayla Thorson and Avery Larson.

By Pineandlakes Echo Journal

March 01, 2023 at 4:55 PM

BEMIDJI — The Pequot Lakes speech team finished sixth in a field of 32 teams at the at the Bemidji Lumberjack Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Placing for the Patriots were:

Discussion: Discussion: Veronica Broskovetz, first; Lil Corbett, first Honor Final; Alex Prather, sixth Honor Final; Avery Larson, Ribbon of Excellence
Drama: Sammy McMahon, first; Amani Kibwaa, fourth Honor Final
Extemporaneous Reading: Tabitha Kibwaa, first Honor Final; Cecilia Kinney, second Honor Final; Zoe Huber, sixth Honor Final
Extemporaneous Speaking: Ryan Fritz, second.
Informative: Avery Larson, second Honor Final
Prose: Tabitha Kibwaa, fifth; Emma Hines, Ribbon Excellence
Rising Star Award: Lil Corbett, Amani Kibwaa, Cecilia Kinney

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Pequot Lakes speech team takes sixth in Bemidji

Veronica Broskovetz, Samantha McMahon and Tabitha Kibwaa each had a first-place finish