Havre High debater sees success at Corvallis online meet

Press release

Havre High School speech and debate fielded its smallest team in decades at an online tournament hosted by Corvallis High School Friday and Saturday, but still saw success at the tournament.

Senior LillieAnn Mecklenburg and sophomore Paige Bertelsen competed in Lincoln-Douglas debate for Havre, facing off against 32 opponents in the event.

The tournament saw 20 Class A schools including Havre competing.

Mecklenburg, a fourth-year debater for Havre, only lost one debate in the preliminary rounds, a close match against a Laurel debater. She won all four of her other preliminary rou...