Bobcats host speech competition

The Summerland Bobcats hosted their home speech meet on Saturday with seven schools in attendance. West Holt and Stuart took championship and runner-up honors, respectively, with Neligh coming in third and Summerland fourth. Also competing were Stanton, Wheeler Central, and Boyd County.

Individual varsity medal winners from Summerland were Yuliana Olivan, second, entertainment speaking; Brandon Pruden, Addisyn Fletcher, Yuliana Olivan and Owen Jeffords, second, oral interpretation of drama; Alanna Doll, fourth, informative; Pruden, fourth, oral interpretation of humorous prose and Carlee Livingston, fifth, persuasive speaking.

Also receiving a medal was Fletcher, third, novice poetry.

Other Bobcat speakers competing were Raina Krebs, varsity entertainment speaking and Jadyn Hobbs, novice informative speaking.

Due to weather conditions, this meet was their first of the season. The Bobcats will travel to Hartington-Newcastle on Saturday for their next competition.