<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Df3Ax_0rhFj6A800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Df3Ax_0rhFj6A800" width="720" height="540" ></figure>The Minden High School Speech Team continued its impressive season in the last few weeks winning team titles in both varsity and combined divisions at the Voices of the Plains Invite on February 24, the team runner-up plaque at the SWC meet on February 26, and many individual medals along the way.The team competed in the Loup City Red Raider Invite on February 17. Six Whippets were event champions, three in varsity and three in novice.Varsity medal winners were: Nathan Althouse, Humorous Prose, 1st; Megan Althouse, Informative, 1st; Sam Cederburg, Persuasive, 1st; Addison Klubunde, Dawson Conyers, Elizabeth Hunt, Nathan Althouse, and Sophia Cederburg, OID, 2nd; Ayleigh Porter, POI, 2nd; Emory Porter, Poetry, 2nd; Rebbeca Lempka, Informative, 2nd; Rebbeca Lempka, Extemporaneous, 3rd; Addison Klabunde and Sophia Cederburg, Duet, 4th; Bella Reed, Humorous Prose, 4th; Ayleigh Porter, Poetry, 4th; Benezith Alarcon, Persuasive; Sam Cederburg, Extemporaneous, 4th; Meredith Johnson, Persuasive, 5th; Meredith Johnson, Informative, 5th; Nathan Althouse, Entertainment, 5th; Addison Klabunde, Informative, 7th; Bella Reed and Elizabeth Hunt, Duet, 7th; Brooke Carr, Conner Ramsey, Grace Hansen, and Titus Sheldon, OID, 10th; Danica Schoone, Entertainment, 10th; and Abigail Reith, Informative, 11th.Novice medal winners were: Alexa Warner, Informative, 1st; Bailey Alkire, POI, 1st; Maria Segura, Poetry, 1st; Alexa Warner, Hope Mason, Luz Lopez, and Zoey Randel, OID, 3rd; Luz Lopez, Poetry, 3rd; Maria Segura, POI, 3rd; Bailey Alkire, Serious Prose, 4th; Carson Wright, Extemporaneous, 4th; Samuel Tunnell, Informative, 4th; and Zoey Randel, Entertainment, 4th.In addition to claiming team titles at the Voices of the Plains Invite on February 24, the Whippets had six novice champions and three varsity champions. Varsity medal winners were: Danica Schoone, Entertainment, 1st; Megan Althouse, Informative, 1st; Sam Cederburg, Extemporaneous, 1st; Adalle Banzhaf-Diaz, Serious Prose, 2nd; Bella Reed and Elizabeth Hunt, Duet, 2nd; Ayleigh Porter, Poetry, 2nd; Meredith Johnson, Persuasive, 2nd; Nathan Althouse, Entertainment, 2nd; Addison Klabunde and Sophia Cederburg, Duet, 3rd; Ayleigh Porter, POI, 3rd; Emory Porter, Poetry, 3rd; Meredith Johnson, Informative, 3rd; Benezith Alarcon, Informative, 4th; Natali Uribe, Entertain- ment, 4th; Isabelle Martin, Entertainment, 5th; Sam Cederburg, Persuasive, 5th; Bella Reed, Humorous Prose, 6th; Dawson Conyers, Serious Prose, 6th; Addison Klabunde, Informative, 7th; Rebbeca Lempka, Extemporaneous, 8th; and Anila Cortez-Thompson and Brooke Carr, Duet, 8th.Novice medal winners were: Alexa Warner, Informative, 1st; Alexa Warner, Hope Mason, Luz Lopez, and Zoey Randel, OID, 1st; Bailey Alkire, POI, 1st; Carson Wright, Extemporaneous, 1st; Frank Kovacs, Humorous Prose, 1st; Frank Kovacs, Persuasive, 1st; Bailey Alkire, Serious Prose, 2nd; Carson Wright and Frank Kovacs, Duet, 2nd; Jonathan Althouse, Informative, 2nd; Maria Segura, POI, 2nd; Maria Segura, Poetry, 3rd; Zoey Randel, Entertainment, 3rd; Luz Lopez, Poetry, 4th; Brooke Carr, Informative, 6th; and Hope Mason, Informative, 7th.Just two days after their success in Holdrege, the team earned the runner-up plaque at the SWC meet in Gothenburg. The Whippets also had three event champions. Individual results were: Nathan Althouse, Entertainment, 1st; Sam Cederburg, Extemporaneous, 1st; Sophia Cederburg, Dawson Conyers, Addison Klabunde, Nathan Althouse, and Elizabeth Hunt, OID, 1st; Ayleigh Porter, POI, 2nd; Ayleigh Porter, Poetry, 2nd; Megan Althouse, Informative, 2nd; Meredith Johnson, Persuasive, 2nd; Nathan Althouse, Humorous Prose, 3rd; Addison Klabunde and Sophia Cederburg, Duet, 4th; Dawson Conyers, Serious Prose, 5th; Bella Reed and Elizabeth Hunt, Duet, 5th; Meredith Johnson, Informative, 5th; Bella Reed, Humorous Prose, 6th; and Natali Uribe, Entertainment, 6th.The team will return to Gothenburg to compete in the district competition on March 9. The Whippets are aiming high for the competition as the top three performers in each event will qualify for the state contest in Kearney on March 20.</div></body>

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Whippets Earn Runner-up at SWC Meet

The Minden High School Speech Team continued its impressive season in the last few weeks winning team titles in both varsity and combined divisions at the Voices of the Plains Invite on February 24, the team runner-up plaque at the SWC meet on February 26, and many individual medals along the way.

Whippets Earn Runner-up at SWC Meet

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