Twin River Speech wins at Shamrock Invite

COLUMBUS — The Twin River Speech Family braved the cold and traveled to Columbus on Saturday for the Scotus Central Catholic Shamrock Invite.

This meet ran novice and varsity divisions in most events. The following students placed in the top 6: In Novice Duet Acting, Laynie Allen and Kenzie King placed 4th.

In Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, Ava Martinez placed 4th.

In Novice Serious Prose, Aubree Brandenburger placed 3rd.

In Varsity Program of Oral Interpretation, Jocelyn Robertson was a finalist.

In Varsity Serious Prose, Taylor Pearson placed 6th.

In Varsity Humorous Prose, Mason Rinkol placed 6th.

In Varsity Entertainment Speaking, Ava Martinez placed 6th.

In Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, Xander McComb placed 6th.

In Varsity Program of Oral Interpretation, Katie Preister placed 5th.

In Va r s i t y Persuasive Speaking, Xander McComb placed 5th.

In Varsity Duet Acting, Grace Sagales and Courtney Kemper placed 5th.

In Varsity Informative Speaking, Courtney Kemper placed 4th.

In Varsity Humorous Prose, Gavin Vanek placed 4th.

In Va r s i t y Persuasive Speaking, Clay Brandenburger placed 3rd.

In Varsity OID, Austin Anderson, Kadin Buhl, Kirk Hebda, Clara Preister, and Parker Zabka placed 3rd.

In Varsity Program of Oral Interpretation, Grace Sagales was tournament runner-up!

In Varsity Duet Acting, Lydia Ziemba and Emma Yrkoski were tournament runners-up!

In Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, Clay Brandenburger was tournament runner-up!

In Varsity OID, Noah Anderson, Cooper Zabka, Gavin Vanek, Grace Yrkoski, and Logan Kershaw were tournament runners-up!

In Varsity Entertainment Speaking, Austin Anderson was tournament champion!

In Varsity Duet Acting, Mason Rinkol and Kirk Hebda were tournament champions!

In Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, Tessa Cherry was tournament champion!

In Varsity OID, Brayden Rinkol, Mason Rinkol, Emma Yrkoski, Katie Preister, and Grace Weaver were tournament champions!

As a team, The Family won the varsity division with 288 points! The Family will be back in action on Saturday in Osceola.