Two Central Valley students remain in contention at the Scripps National Spelling Bee after advancing through the opening rounds Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
12-year-old Warren Li of Fresno and 13-year-old Nicole Lopez of Visalia both made it past the preliminaries and are still competing for the national title.
Another Central Valley participant, Akshara Thummala of Merced, was eliminated during the early rounds…