BROOKLYN PARK (WJON News) — A Central Minnesota High School brought home the gold from a state tournament over the weekend. Melrose took first place in Class A at the Minnesota State High School League’s Speech Tournament. The Dutchmen beat out Mounds Park Academy by 9 points with 68 total. Fairmount finished in 3rd place.
The competition was held at Park Center H.S. in Brooklyn Park.
Melrose also had several individual top winners with two first places, three second places, and three third-place finishes across the board. Esther Kapsner captured first in Extemporaneous Reading, and Emily Sand second. Teague Dusha brought home first in Great Speeches.
Sauk Centre places 5th as a team, with Dassel-Cokato taking 7th. Other area schools participating include New London-Spicer, who tied for 16th, Annandale, tied for 32nd, and Eden Valley-Watkins, tied for 36th.
New London-Spicer’s Autumn Foshaug took second in Serious Interpretation of Poetry, with Dassel-Cokato’s Laina Halonen taking third. Nora Thompson of Sauk Centre won for Serious Interpreation of Prose,…