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Bulldogs Capture Divisional Drama Championship
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Bulldogs Capture Divisional Drama Championship

MT43 News Staff Reporter

The Broadwater Bulldogs brought home the Class B Drama Championship trophy from their Divisional Tournament in Manhattan over the past weekend. The Southern BC Divisional Tournament featured 18 schools with 189 individual competitors representing 154 entries in 18 different events.

Head coach Denise Bakkum was overhead stating this was the most individual champions Townsend has ever had at a divisional meet with three. First-place medals went to Jazlyn Martin, Haylie Reinke and Angel Sentinella for their Dramatic Theatre take on “Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” A division title in Humorous Solo was awarded to Kyla Meissner with “As Seen on TV,” a crazy spin on an infomercial for a cure-all. Junior Logan Barkhurst followed up her hometown meet win in Mime with a divisional first-place medal for “Jaws: A Love Story.”

Second place medals were awarded to two Broadwater entries. Ava Boaz and Campbell Kirksey continued their season in Classical Theater with their interpretation of “Anne of Green Gables.” Hannah Hall placed second in Dramatic Solo, her signature event which will leave you emotional.

Sisters Aubrey and Savannah Wells joined forces to place 3rd in Dramatic Theater. Creighton Wright and Isaiah Cassidy teamed up as two old men for their entry in Humorous Theater, earning them 3rd. Their teammates in the Humorous Theatre category placed 4th with “Science Fair” featuring Millie Sims, Russell Webber and Haedyn Poe. Two more 4th places were secured by Jenna Mainwaring in Mime and the trio of Scarlett McDaniel, Arabella McDaniel and Noah Borror in Classical Theater, with their “Cinderella” piece.

Rounding out the drama team were Sarah Morgan in Humorous Solo in 5th place and Ashley Sanderson in Dramatic Solo in 6th. Every member of the Drama team advanced to their event finals earning them each a trip to the state meet and contributed to the team Class B Drama Divisional Championship Trophy!

The smaller speech team also had excellent results. Despite being a senior, Addi Kraft is in her first season on the speech team and placed 3rd in Original Oratory. Shalyn Sentinella’s speech about the Rubik’s Cube (while simultaneously solving one) earned her 5th place, while teammate Kayley Conner’s speech about 3D printing landed her in 7th. Both compete in Informative. Ayden Thompson just missed the final round in Dramatic Oral Interpretation.

The State Speech, Debate & Drama Class B/C Competition will be underway at Huntley Project on January 31st. The entries will compete in four preliminary rounds over two days, hopefully advancing to the semi-final round of 16 and then the final round of 8 competitors. Broadwater Bulldogs are taking 24 competitors to the state competition and hope to repeat as State Class B Champions.

Good luck to all!

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