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2017 KESDA Junior and Senior State Tournament Results
Junior Team Sweepstakes
| Place |
School |
Coach |
| 1st |
Rowan County Middle |
Kellie Crump |
| 2nd |
Hazard Middle |
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| 3rd |
Bowling Green Jr. High |
Janet Martin |
| 4th |
Lakeside Christian Academy |
Cassie James |
| 5th |
Hindman Elementary School |
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| 6th |
Conner Middle School |
Eric Blankenship |
| 7th |
Turkey Foot Middle School |
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| 8th |
East Perry Elementary |
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| 9th |
Harrison County Middle |
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| 10th |
The Lexington School |
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Greynolds Award – Sweepstakes |
Small School Division |
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| This award is named in honor of Professor, Margaret Thornton Greynolds of Georgetown College. It is designed to acknowledge excellence for schools with entries of 20 slots or less. |
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K. Bruce Florence Award |
Outstanding 8th Grade Students |
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| Winning Students must exemplify the following attributes: 1. Outstanding work ethic 2. Care & encouragement for teammates & other participants and 3. Carry him/herself withsincerity, integrity, and a supportive, helpful attitude. |
Trithon Award — Best Overall Speaker (Ties broken on placing in final rounds)
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Rowan County Middle |
Justin Witt |
| 2nd |
Bowling Green Junior High |
Kate Woodring |
| 3rd |
Bowling Green Junior High |
Truman Tinius |
| 4th |
Bowling Green Junior High |
Maddie Woodrum |
| 5th |
Rowan County Middle |
McKay Thacker |
| 6th |
Lakeside Christian Academy |
Xandi Jent |
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Broadcasting
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Maddie Woodrum |
| 2nd |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Kate Woodring |
| 3rd |
Hindman Elementary |
Kole Ingram |
| 4th |
Hazard Middle |
Justin Witt |
| 5th |
Rowan County Middle |
Yhanna Koger |
| 6th |
Conner Middle |
Maria Tuepker |
| Top Novice |
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Declamation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Hazard Middle |
Justin Witt |
| 2nd |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Maddie Woodrum |
| 3rd |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Anna Berringer |
| 4th |
East Perry Elementary |
Sheridan Combs |
| 5th |
Conner Middle |
Carrin Frey |
| 6th |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Truman Tinius |
| Top Novice |
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Duet Acting
| Place |
School |
Students |
| 1st |
Hazard Middle |
Isabella Cobb & Zane Deaton |
| 2nd |
Hazard Middle |
Ben Handshoe & Jacob Fields |
| 3rd |
Hindman Elementary |
Madison Baker & Olivia Conley |
| 4th |
Lakeside Christian |
Allie Lewis & Grace Welte |
| 5th |
Hindman Elementary |
Hunter Blackburn & Presley Moore |
| 6th |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Adam McAndrews & Samuel Olt |
| Top Novice |
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Extemporaneous Speaking
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Hindman Elementary |
Kole Ingram |
| 2nd |
Rowan County Middle |
McKay Thacker |
| 3rd |
Hazard Middle |
Ben Handshoe |
| 4th |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Taylor Head |
| 5th |
Conner Middle |
Daniel Chase |
| 6th |
Hindman Elementary |
Madison Baker |
| Top Novice |
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Impromptu Speaking
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Conner Middle |
Nishu Anekere |
| 2nd |
Rowan County Middle |
Collin Tuerk |
| 3rd |
Rowan County Middle |
T.J. Conner |
| 4th |
Lakeside Christian |
Xandi Jent |
| 5th |
East Perry Elementary |
Sheridan Combs |
| 6th |
Rowan County Middle |
Yhanna Koger |
| Top Novice |
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Improvisational Pairs
| Place |
School |
Students |
| 1st |
Lakeside Christian |
Xandi Jent & Lily Roberts |
| 2nd |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Trent Slocum & Truman Tinius |
| 3rd |
Lakeside Christian |
Allie Lewis & Grace Welte |
| 4th |
East Perry |
Brandy Adams & Kinnely Johnson |
| 5th |
Conner Middle |
Taylor Roark & Ty Burcham |
| 6th |
Turkeyfoot Middle |
Emma Bresser & Staylie Brunner |
| Top Novice |
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Interpretation of Literature
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Truman Tinius |
| 2nd |
Rowan County Middle |
Collin Tuerk |
| 3rd |
Rowan County Middle |
Jacob Holbrook |
| 4th |
Rowan County Middle |
McKay Thacker |
| 5th |
Hazard Middle |
Justin Witt |
| 6th |
Harrison County Middle |
Zander Gillispie |
| Top Novice |
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Poetry
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Hindman Elementary |
Campbell Chaney |
| 2nd |
Rowan County Middle |
Jacob Holbrook |
| 3rd |
Rowan County Middle |
Helen Xu |
| 4th |
Conner Middle |
Shealey Hannigan |
| 5th |
Hazard Middle |
Beulah Combs |
| 6th |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Staylie Brunner |
| Top Novice |
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Public Speaking
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Rowan County Middle |
Isaiah Burton |
| 2nd |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Kate Woodring |
| 3rd |
Conner Middle |
Joe Ruwe |
| 4th |
Conner Middle |
Luke Ruwe |
| 5th |
Lakeside Christian |
Xandi Jent |
| 6th |
Lakeside Christian |
Allie Lewis |
| Top Novice
Prose
Place School Student |
| 1st |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Kate Woodring |
| 2nd |
Rowan County Middle |
Braeden Trent |
| 3rd |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Truman Tinius |
| 4th |
Harrison County Middle |
Ava Craig |
| 5th |
Hazard Middle |
Zoe Karelis |
| 6th |
Lakeside Christian |
Clara Williams |
| Top Novice |
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Solo Acting
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Lakeside Christian |
Allie Lewis |
| 2nd |
Lakeside Christian |
Lily Roberts |
| 3rd |
Hindman Elementary |
Rylee Dyer |
| 4th |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Staylie Brunner |
| 5th |
Harrison County Middle |
Gracie Davis |
| 6th |
Hindman Elementary |
Kaitlin Slone |
| Top Novice |
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Storytelling
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
East Perry Elementary |
Brandy Adams |
| 2nd |
Hazard Middle |
Jacob Fields |
| 3rd |
Hazard Middle |
Isabella Cobb |
| 4th |
Bowling Green Jr. |
Kate Woodring |
| 5th |
Lakeside Christian |
Lily Roberts |
| 6th |
Rowan County Middle |
Isaac Watson |
| Top Novice |
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Group
Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Students |
| 1st |
Hazard Middle |
Beulah Combs, Jacob Fields, Zane Deaton, Isabella Cobb & Justin Witt |
| 2nd |
Hazard Middle |
Shayla Stidham, Lily Williams-Lucero, Zoe Karelis, Katie Braman & Sky Slone |
| 3rd |
East Perry |
Brady Adams, Ryann Brashear, Sheridan Combs, Jazmen Fugate & Kinnely Johnson |
| 4th |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Staylie Brunner, Lilly Stine, Isiah Blair, Emma Bresser & SamuelOlt |
| 5th |
Turkey Foot Middle |
Adam McAndrews, Megan Rust, Abby Kane, Meredyth Duke & Alex Becker |
| 6th |
Lakeside Christian |
Audrey Ishmael, Emma Lewis, Caitie Roberts & Caroine Watkins |
2017 KESDA Senior State Tournament Results
Team Sweepstakes– Large Schools
| Place |
School |
Coach |
| 1st |
Danville High School – 577 pts. |
Steve Meadows |
| 2nd |
Rowan County High School – 467 pts. |
Ryan Brown |
| 3rd |
P.L. Dunbar High School – 412 pts. |
Neomia Hagans Flores |
| 4th |
Boone County High School – 412 pts. |
Emily Brownstead & Erin Edwards |
| 5th |
Murray High School – 349 pts. |
Michael Robinson |
| 6th |
Larue County High School – 250 pts. |
Katy Cecil |
| 7th |
Knott County Central |
Bria Stacy |
| 8th |
Bowling Green – 162 pts. |
Janet Martin |
| 9th |
Cooper High School – 103 pts. |
Katey Blood |
| 10th |
Hazard High School – 84 pts. |
Helen Williams |
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*Tie Broken on number of finalists (16 to 14) |
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Greynolds Award – Sweepstakes |
Small School Division |
| 1st |
Hazard High School – 84 pts. & 10 entries |
Helen Williams |
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Sustained Excellence Traveling Trophy |
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| 1st |
Danville High School – 18.03 pts. per student |
Steve Meadows |
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Rowan County 14.59 pts. per student |
Ryan Brown |
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Murray High School 13.96 pts. per student |
Michael Robinson |
John Edwards Pentathlon Award — Best Overall Speaker
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Sahar Mohammedzadeh – 96 pts. |
| 2nd |
Danville High School |
Charlie Hall – 86 pts. |
| 3rd |
Boone County High School |
Leeanne Hays – 77 pts. |
| 4th |
Danville High School |
Emma Merryman – 69 pts. |
| 5th |
Murray High School |
Anna Cate Brown – 68 pts. |
| 6th |
Danville High School |
Adrianna Waters – 63 pts. |
| 7th |
Bowling Green |
Darby Tassell – 62 pts. |
| 8th |
Murray High School |
Brynn Jones – 61 pts. |
| 9th |
Murray High School |
Maddie Rose – 60 pts. |
| 9th (Tie) |
Bowling Green |
Kohl Vaughn – 60 pts. |
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| Broadcasting |
| 1st |
Murray High School |
Maddie Rose |
| 2nd |
Danville High School |
McCallum Morley |
| 3rd |
Bowing Green |
Darby Tassell |
| 4th |
Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Parker Smith |
| 5th |
Knott County Central |
Adam Hotelling |
| 6th |
Harrison County |
Addison Moore |
| Top Novice |
Boone County |
Jennifer Sadler |
Dramatic Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Danville High School |
Grace Sheene |
| 2nd |
Boone County |
Leeanne Hays |
| 3rd |
Cooper High School |
Sophia Hrycak |
| 4th |
Murray |
Maddie Rose |
| 5th |
Murray |
Myla Taylor |
| 6th |
Knott County Central |
Kennedy Bailey |
| Top Novice |
Danville |
Paige Glasser |
Duo Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Murray |
Anna Cate Brown & Brynn Jones |
| 2nd |
Boone County |
Ellie Nelson & Amanda Nelson |
| 3rd |
Danville |
Natalie Grubbs & Charles Hall |
| 4th |
Rowan County |
Jasarae McKinney & Corey Newsome |
| 5th |
Rowan County |
Luke Gagliano & Alex Pace |
| 6th |
Boone County |
Haley Powell & Sebastian Carlos |
| Top Novice |
Rowan County |
Heather Fannin & Mikale Ann Smith |
Declamation (Oratorical)
Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Danville |
Haley Hopkins |
| 2nd |
Danville |
Natalie Grubbs |
| 3rd |
Danville |
Emma Merryman |
| 4th |
Boone County |
Haley Powell |
| 5th |
Larue County |
Addie Ann Cundiff |
| 6th |
P.L. Dunbar |
Angie Xiao |
| Top Novice |
Larue County |
Stefani Giles |
Extemporaneous Speaking
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Rowan County |
Harper Anderson |
| 2nd |
Boone County |
Adrianna Waters |
| 3rd |
Murray |
Austin Cobb |
| 4th |
Danville |
William Critchfield |
| 5th |
Danville |
Caroline Bugg |
| 6th |
Rowan County |
Katie Bonney |
| Top Novice |
P.L. Dunbar |
Elanor Liu |
Impromptu Speaking
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Larue County |
Parker Anderson |
| 2nd |
Boone County |
Adrianna Waters |
| 3rd |
Rowan County |
Harper Anderson |
| 4th |
Murray |
Anna Cate Brown |
| 5th |
Boone County |
Leeanne Hays |
| 6th |
Danville |
Emma Merrymanj |
| Top Novice |
Rowan County |
Alaina Back |
Humorous Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Larue |
Jacob Thomas |
| 2nd |
Bowling Green |
Cole Vaughan |
| 3rd |
Murray |
Brynn Jones |
| 4th |
Danville |
Abigail Anderson |
| 5th |
Knott County Central |
Emily Fannin |
| 6th |
Murray |
Phoebe Shown |
| Top Novice |
Boone County |
Emma McGee |
Improvisational Pairs
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Boone County |
Ellie Nelson & Amanda Nelson |
| 2nd |
Larue County |
Noah Majors & Trevor Mather |
| 3rd |
Danville |
Matthew Ballard & Charles Hall |
| 4th |
Larue County |
Nate Risner & Jacob Thomas |
| 5th |
P.L. Dunbar |
Nasim Mohamadzadeh & Cate Cunningham |
| 6th |
Rowan |
Corey Newsome & Jordan Whittaker |
| Top Novice |
Rowan |
Luke Gagiliano & Alex Pace |
Original Oratory
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Murray |
Anna Cate Brown |
| 2nd |
Danville |
Charles Hall |
| 3rd |
P.L. Dunbar |
Sahar Mohammadzadeh |
| 4th |
Rowan County |
Licia Henneberg |
| 5th |
Larue County |
Elena Cecil |
| 6th |
P.L. Dunbar |
Kelly Chen |
| Top Novice |
Rowan County |
Ansley Perryman |
Programmed Oral Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Rowan County |
Corey Newsome |
| 2nd |
P.L. Dunbar |
Rest Aliu |
| 3rd |
Rowan County |
Jordan Whittaker |
| 4th |
Boone County |
Amanda Nelson |
| 5th |
Rowan County |
Gaige Webb |
| 6th |
Boone County |
Reagan McGriff |
| Top Novice |
Boone County |
Thalia Valencia |
Poetry Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
P.L. Dunbar |
Shar Mohammadzadeh |
| 2nd |
Rowan County |
Jasarae McKinney |
| 3rd |
Danville |
Grace Sheene |
| 4th |
Hazard |
Eleni Karelis |
| 5th |
Knott County Central |
Billy Devericks |
| 6th |
Danville |
Paige Glasser |
| Top Novice |
Larue County |
Stefani Giles |
Prose Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Danville |
Paige Glasser |
| 2nd |
Danville |
Grace Sheene |
| 3rd |
Bowling Green |
Darby Tassell |
| 4th |
Danville |
Joseth Warner |
| 5th |
Cooper |
Trevor LaBree |
| 6th |
Rowan County |
Ansley Perryman |
| Top Novice |
Boone County |
Tina Moghimi |
Storytelling
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Bowling Green |
Chapel Tinius |
| 2nd |
P.L. Dunbar |
Sahar Mohammadzadeh |
| 3rd |
Rowan County |
Trey Menard |
| 4th |
Danville |
Charles Hall |
| 5th |
Boone County |
Reagan McGriff |
| 6th |
Murray |
Josh Revell |
| Top Novice |
Knott County Central |
Braxtin Tipple |
Student Congress
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1st |
Rowan County |
Harper Anderson |
| 2nd |
Hazard |
Taylor Williams |
| 3rd |
P.L. Dunbar |
Hemanth Sontenam |
| 4th |
Hazard |
Stacie Fugate |
| 5th |
P.L. Dunbar |
Rehan Ghanta |
| 6th |
P.L. Dunbar |
Akhil Kesaraju |
| Top Novice |
P.L. Dunbar |
Humzah Anwar |
Group Interpretation
| Place |
School |
Students |
| 1st |
Danville |
Matthew Ballard, Abigail Anderson, Havannah Martin, McCallum Morley & Grace Sheene |
| 2nd |
Danville |
Natalie Grubbs, Haley Hopkins, Evey Kinkade, Emma Merryman & Claire Strysick |
| 3rd |
Rowan County |
Gaige Webb, Jordan Whittaker, Alex Pace, Trey Menard & Luke Gagliano |
| 4th |
Boone County |
Leanne Hays, Reagan McGriff, Amanda Nelson, Bryce Chenot & Abby Johnson |
| 5th |
Boone County |
Jorge Gutierrez, Bryce Herzner, Ethan Kohl & Doug White |
| 6th |
Rowan County |
Corey Newsome, Heather Fannin, Licia Henneberg, Zachary Garrett & Claire Freidhof |
| Top Novice |
Dixie Heights |
Caroline Braun, Cara Montello, Rachel Becker, Abby Murphy & Jenna Jostworth
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