Havre team wins home speech, debate and drama tournament

Press release

Havre High School held its home speech, debate and drama tournament the first week of tournaments in Montana and brought home some firsts of its own.

First-time competitor Lela Phillips, a sophomore, helped lead the way to the Blue Ponies first-place team finish with a first of her own in serious oral interpretation of literature.

Third-year Havre veteran Ethan Smith, a junior, lost a tie-breaking procedure to Phillips after they ended finals with identical total scores and finished with second place in serious interp.

Head coach Tim Leeds said he was proud of the students who ea...