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Bulldog Speech Wins Team Sweeps at Fairbury Invitational

Bulldog Speech Wins Team Sweeps at Fairbury Invitational
TEAM SWEEPS champion of the Fairbury Speech Invitational is the Auburn Bulldogs. Front row, from left, are: Head Coach Danielle Wredt, Grace Zhang, Jack Hayes, Riley Dickerson, Ian Mather, Elijah Powell, Alexa Janssen, Hunter Stevenson, Karlito Holthus-Hunt, Solomon Jacobitz, Addison Fankhauser and Coach Marcus Ackley. Second row, from left, are: Coach Nate Powell, Lily Harrah, Kinsley Gerdes, Bella Oden, Laurynn Fankhauser, Ella Ackley, Gavin Moyer, Charlotte Dickerson, Kyle Jones, Nora Jacobitz and Gillian Hanna. photo submitted

The Auburn Bulldog speech team competed in the Fairbury Speech Invitational Saturday, March 7. The team earned first place in team sweeps, with 21 of 25 entries medaling in their respective categories. The results were as follows: Informative: Laurynn Fankhauser, Merit finals, first; Charlotte Dickerson, Merit finals, second and Jack Hayes, Champs finals, third.

Entertainment: Ian Mather, Champs finals, first and Kyle Jones, Merit finals, second.

Program of Oral Interpretation: Kyle Jones, Merit finals, first and Addison Fankhauser, Champs finals, third.

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