Speech team rules

Twenty Havre High School students debated, spoke, extemporized and interpreted their way to runner-up honors in Class A at the state Class ABC Speech, Debate and Drama tournament Friday and Saturday in Corvallis.

Also at the event, Chester High School finished first in the Class C speech competition with 15 points and Blue Sky School took third with seven points. This is the first year Chester has had a speech program in recent years.

The Havre team went into the event undefeated after winning nine tournaments since the season began in October, including the divisional tournament last week in...