The fourth Annual Laura Christenson Espejo Memorial Speech Tournament Friday at Fargo Shanley High School raised $2,600 for local charities.
More than 250 students, coaches, and judges from 16 North Dakota schools competed in the event.
Valley City won the visiting team sweepstakes, followed by Fargo North and West Fargo.
Winners of the various events were:
Prose interpretation: first, Paul Neary, West Fargo; second, Charlyn Okigbo, Shanley; third, Tomoko Matsunaga, Oak Grove.
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Poetry interpretation: first, Katie Joyce, West Fargo; second, Anne Gassmann, Valley City; third, Tom Seim, Shanley.
Dramatic interpretation: first, Andrew Grimm, Fargo North; second, Natalie Hilgers, Shanley; third, Mayuree Rao, Fargo North.
Humorous interpretation: first, Amanda Silbernagel, Central Cass; second, Zane Nitzkorski, West Fargo; third, Jeff Bozovsky, Shanley.
Humorous duo: first, Rao and Grimm, Fargo North; second, Allison Tewksbury and Krista Thom, Edgeley; third, Anne Gassmann and Adam McRoberts, Valley City.
Serious duo: first, Jeff Bruns and Erin King, Wahpeton; second, Danielle Kurtz and Michael Human, Jamestown; third, Jenna Gebeke and Krista Anderson, Central Cass.
Extemporaneous programmed reading: first, Paul Storm, Shanley; second, Rachel Foster, Shanley; third, Conor Smith, Wahpeton.
Extemporaneous speaking: first, David Thoreson, Shanley; second, Grant Hagstrom, Shanley; third, Matt Sinner, Shanley.
Impromptu speaking: first, Hagstrom, Shanley; second, Trevor Magel, Fargo South; third, Christine Flatt, Shanley.
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Speech to inform: first, Jamie Martin, Valley City; second, Darcy Brandenburg, Edgeley; third, Anna Pieri, Shanley.
Speech to persuade: first, Kara Hadley, West Fargo; second, Sarah Piper, Central Cass; third, Sajid Zaidi, Fargo South.
Speech to entertain: first, Katie Bertel, Shanley; second, Jesse Martin, Valley City; third, Thoreson, Shanley.
Radio broadcasting: first, Divya Agarwal, Fargo North; second, Zaidi, Fargo South; third, Jeff Bolstad, Valley City.
Storytelling: first, Sarah Reichel, Fargo North; second, Krissy Lehfeldt, West Fargo; third, Amanda Lee, Wahpeton.
Ted Turner Debate: first, Becca Roy and Melainy Torkildson, Central Cass; second, Rob Lindberg and Justin Kavlie, Jamestown; third, Ben Boeshans and Tarver Mathison, Central Cass.
The event honors Christenson-Espejo, who died of cancer in 2000. The daughter of Boyd and Marlene Christenson, she was an avid supporter of forensics and an advocate for the poor in the community.
Organizers said proceeds will be divided equally between the Rape and Abuse Center and the Laura Christenson Espejo Social Justice fund.
