Mitchell Claims ND State B Poetry Title for Northern Cass

Several students from our main listening area on the North Dakota side of the Red River competed in the Class B State Speech meet last Saturday. 

Northern Cass brought back several pieces of hardware, including an individual state championship. Grayson Mitchell took the top spot in Poetry Interpretation at the competition in Mandan. Other Jaguars to place in the top eight in their respective events included Seskia Anderson- 6th in Radio Broadcasting and 3rd in Serious Prose and Skylar Johnson-7th in Storytelling.

Two other area schools saw finalists in duo events. Hatton-Northwood’s Thea Letcher and Amy Draxton placed sixth in Serious Duo while Maple River’s Micah Thompson and Solomon Burchill placed 9th in Humorous Duo. 

In the team standings, Northern Cass finished with 21 points, just four points outside the top six. Kindred won the team title for the first time since 2013, with 67 points. Three-time defending state champions, Enderlin, finished 2nd with 59 points. Dickinson Trinity/New England, Harvey/Wells County, South Prairie-Max, and Beulah rounded out the top six. You can see the full results here: ND State B Speech Full Results