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Staff Writer WHEELING — The victory took an extra year in coming, but the wait made the Wheeling Park High School speech team’s 41st consecutive state championship Saturday all the more sweeter, said head coach Bill Cornforth. The team once again won the overall sweepstakes of the 2021 West Virginia Speech and Debate Tournament, with team members also taking home another 12 individual first-place trophies. This year’s tournament took place virtually after the 2020 tournament was canceled due to COVID concerns, and students competed from classrooms at their home schools. There was no tr...

jking@theintelligencer.net WHEELING — The victory took an extra year in coming, but the wait made the Wheeling Park High School speech team’s 41st consecutive state championship Saturday all the more sweeter, coach Bill Cornforth said. The team was the overall winner of the 2021 West Virginia Speech and Debate Tournament, with team members also taking home another 12 individual 1st place trophies. This year’s tournament took place virtually after the 2020 tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, and students competed from classrooms at their home schools. There was no travelin...

Team also takes two second place finishes Written By: Erik Kaufman | × Mitchell High School speech and debate team member Alexis Little Bear was a first place finisher at the recent Lincoln Silverbowl Tournament. The tournament was held in a virtual format. Little Bear took first place in Honors Novice Oratory at the tournament. Other team members who placed at the competition included: Liam Semmler took second place in Honors Varsity Oratory. Shawn Boehmer took second place in Novice Extemporaneous. Joe Gebel took third place in International Extemporaneous. Iris Anderson to...