Region Speech and Debate Results

TROPIC, Utah (March 10, 2023) — Region speech and debate took place on Thursday and Friday, March 9-10 in Tropic, Utah. Only two schools participated in the region tournament: Bryce Valley and Panguitch.

The competition includes seven categories of different types of speech and debate. Both teams have spent the past few weeks preparing late into the evenings to get their speeches, topics, and arguments written and memorized. During these weeks, it wasn’t unusual to see students walking through the school halls at 7:00 p.m. mumbling to themselves (we assure you there was probably a good reason for it).

Finally the crazy weeks of memorization and mumbling paid off!

This year’s competition was extremely tight, with a medal count of 13 for Bryce Valley and 11 for Panguitch. Points-wise, Panguitch won the region trophy with a total of 105 points. Bryce Valley was 26 points behind, with 79.

The medalists for each of the categories are listed below:

Medalists at Region Speech and Debate

Congress: Gold: Shaylie Pollock (BVHS) Silver: Anne Overson (BVHS) Bronze: Triston Houston (PHS)	Lincoln-Douglas (LD): Gold: Oscar Word (BVHS) Silver: Mckenzie Roundy (PHS) Bronze: Madi Frandsen (PHS)
Extemporaneous: Gold: Oscar Word (BVHS) Silver: Ruger Burns (PHS) Bronze: Jayce Dodds (PHS)	Public Forum: Gold: Ruger Burns & Shelby Frandsen (PHS) Silver: Zaren Roberts & Isaac Leech (BVHS) Bronze: Dallen Platt & Mason Beesley (BVHS)
Impromptu: Gold: Shelby Frandsen (PHS) Silver: Zaren Roberts (BVHS) Bronze: Hailey Yardley (PHS)	Spontaneous Argumentation (SPAR): Gold: Taylor LeFevre (BVHS) Silver: Anne Overson (BVHS) Bronze: Shaylie Pollock (BVHS)
Oratory: Gold: Kadee Harland (PHS) Silver: Mason Beesley (BVHS) Bronze: Jocelyn Certonio (PHS)

The state debate tournament will take place on Friday and Saturday the 17th and 18th at Ogden High School.

Good job debate teams! We can’t wait to see you at state.

– The Byway

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The Congress medalists were Shaylee Pollock (Gold), Anne Overson (Silver), and Tristan Houston (Bronze). *Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.*

Extemp medalists — The extemporaneous medalists were Oscar Word (Gold), Roger Burns (Silver), and Jayce Dodds (Bronze). *Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.*

Impromptu medalists — The impromptu medalists Shelby Frandsen (Gold), Zaren Roberts (Silver), and Hailey Yardley (Bronze). *Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.*

Oratory medalists — The oratory medalists were Katy Harland (Gold), Mason Beesley (Silver), and Jocelyn Certonio (Bronze). *Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.*

Lincoln-douglas medalists — The lincoln-douglas medalists were Oscar Word (Gold), McKenzie Roundy (Silver), and Madi Frandsen. *Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.*

Spar medalists. — The SPAR medalists were Taylor LeFevre (Gold), Anne Overson (Silver), and Shaylee Pollock (Bronze). *Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.*

Feature image caption: The Public Forum medalists at the 2023 region speech and debate tournament were Ruger Burns and Shelby Frandsen (Gold), Zaren Roberts and Isaac Leech (Silver), and Dallen Platt and Mason Beesley (Bronze). Courtesy BVHS/Facebook.