The Plymouth High School Speech Team won the ISSDA Sectional 2 championship on Saturday, February 24.
They have won every sectional championship since 1982.
The team qualified all 40 entries to the state championship in two weeks.
The team was led by Estela Mendez, Gloria Sullivan, Jordon Nethercutt, and Claire Lewandowski, all juniors, who all won two events.
Other first place winners include Madelyn Hutchings in Duo, Tyler Travis in Impromptu, Aiden Ruiz in Prose, and Rylan James and Waylon Pitts in OP. Other students qualifying to state include the following:
Alex Kizer, 6th place in Radio
Eva Macey, 6th place in Discussion
Marcy Sickmiller, 5th place in Discussion
Kylinn Kain, 2nd place in Dec
Dariel Hererra, 3rd place in Duo and Drama
Lylianah Seidelmann, 4th in Drama and 3rd in POI
Addison Kingston, 4th in Duo and Drama
Olivia Burch, 2nd in Duo and Humor
Hannah LaFree, 2nd in OP and 3rd in Humor
Jonathan Velasquez, 3rd in Duo and 4th in Humor
Katie Fritz, 4th in Impromptu and Informative
Cora Hanes, 2nd in Informative
Cassidy Riddle, 3rd in Informative and 5th in International Extemp
Maddie Harness, 4th in International Extemp
Lily Macey, 3rd in Oratory and 2nd in POI
Elizabeth Williams, 4th in Oratory and 2nd in Prose
Angel Oviedo, 3rd in Prose and 5th in POI
Tyler Travis, 2nd in Domestic Extemp
The team is at home this Saturday, March 2 at the NSDA District Tournament where they are vying for a spot to the NSDA National Tournament in June.
