Bigfork pair wins state drama title

The Daily Inter Lake

With a pair of state champions, Bigfork High School finished third in the 2009 Class A Drama Tournament in Butte this weekend.

Jerry Gaiser and Jacob Sefcak took first place in Humorous Duo. Teammates Brandon Western and Tanner Eshom finished in fourth place in the same event.

Corvallis won the drama tournament. Polson took second. Columbia Falls and Whitefish finished first and second, respectively, in the speech tournament.

This was Bigfork's last Class A speech, debate and drama tournament. Because of declining enrollment, the district will drop down to Class B next fall.

Individual local results are as follows:

Drama events

n Pantomime - 2. Colin Burress, Polson; 4. Josh Ransom, Polson

n Humorous Solo - 2. Rebecca Dinning, Bigfork; 3. Jason Schikora, Libby; 6. Jolee Holder, Libby

n Serious Solo - 2. Molly Ricketts, Polson

n Serious Duo - 4. Logan Garcia and Scott Taylor, Polson; 7. Sierra Kohler and Beth James, Polson

n Humorous Duo - 1. Jerry Gaiser and Jacob Sefcak, Bigfork; 4. Tanner Eshom and Brandon Western, Bigfork

n Classical Duo - 1. Rebecca Grant and Misty Futrell, Polson; 3. Nation Garza and Robby Ricketts, Polson; 7. Delaney Kohler and Katelyn Mergerthaler, Polson; 8. Kammi McClain and Andrea Moog, Libby

Speech and debate events

n Policy Debate - 8. Kelsey Kiberg and Josie Vendelti, Polson

n Extemporaneous Speaking - 5. Karissa Koberg, Polson

n Expository Speaking - 4. Caitlann O'Dell, Bigfork; 7. Larissa Hanson, Polson

n Memorized Public Address - 1. Kayla Carlson, Bigfork

n Original Oratory - 8. Felix Peppert, Bigfork