That's what champions do. Williams knows about winning probably better than most. The Tuscarawas Central Catholic Junior High eighth-grader had conquered the Canton Repository Regional Final Spelling Bee last year. And he was back Saturday afternoon to defend his title against 11 of the best spellers in the district, and from schools in Carroll, Holmes, Stark and Tuscarawas counties. Inside the conference center complex at Kent State University's Stark campus, Williams was among a trio who had advanced — almost by default — to the 25th round of the event. That's when Canton Country Day's Mason Humphrey misspelled "puerilely." East Canton Middle School's Carter Menegay then got tripped up on "kwashiorkor." Williams was up next. Dressed in a shirt with horizontal blue, red and yellow stripes, and tan pants, he marched his gray loafers yet again to a microphone between the pronouncer and judge.