Havre speech does well in Shelby

Press release

Havre High School speech and debate did well at an invitational tournament in Shelby Saturday, including bringing home the Class A team sweepstakes trophy.

"The students have been practicing and competing hard, and it showed this weekend," head coach Tim Leeds said. "We are in a good position going into divisionals."

Senior Sterling Shelton, a second-year Lincoln Douglas debater, broke into finals for a rematch against the undefeated debater from Simms who won a close match against Shelton in the third round.

Shelton debated well and received good comments from the judges in finals, but the Simms debater won again, leaving Shelton in second place at the tournament.

Senior Justin Lickfold, who has debated three years for Havre High in the event, took third, and four-year Lincoln-Douglas debater Paige Bertelsen, also a senior, took fourth.

Sophomore Trinity Olsen, a first-year competitor for Havre in serious oral interpretation of literature, received some high scores in preliminary rounds and in the finals round and ended in fourth place at Shelby.

Freshman Lyvia Little also received some good scores, including a first-place score in the third round, and broke into the finals round and ended up in sixth place.

Havre now has a week off before going to Park County High School in Livingston to compete in the Class A Eastern Montana Divisional Tournament Jan. 21. Students must make the top 12 in their event at divisionals to qualify for the state tournament, being held in Sidney this year Jan. 27-28.

"Our kids have been doing well this year, and I am looking for good results at divisionals," Leeds said. "I have good expectations that all will qualify for a trip to Sidney."