The Pine River-Backus varsity speech team placed sixth Saturday, Feb. 7, at Blackduck, with two-third of the team earning awards.
Katey Hanson took home a silver medal for the poem she wrote about growing up with disabilities.
Claudina Williams earned a blue ribbon for her informative speech on dreams.
Sam Maurer won a blue ribbon for her humorous take on Camp Sunshine.
Emma Armstrong and Zack Munsch received a blue ribbon for the duo interpretation of "The Censored Play."
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Melissa Meek took home a red ribbon for her humorous take on "Beauty and the Beast."
Troy Fetter competed in Prose and Tia Ford and Judy Reed competed in Duo.
