Irish win big

Contributed report

The Maple Lake Speech Team took first place at the virtual Central Raiders Speech Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 20. Placing for Maple Lake were Grace Fritz, 3rd place, extemporaneous speaking; Calli Hadler, 2nd place, original oratory; Eva McClelland, 5th place, prose; Alyssa Hadler, 5th place, storytelling; Emily Miller, 2nd place, storytelling; Madeline Gindele, 5th place, great speeches; Mary Miller, 4th place, great speeches, and Josie Niemiec, 2nd place, great speeches. Greta Brown was crowned champion in extemporaneous speaking, and Anna McClleland was named champion in great speeches.

Maple Lake will host its annual meet, held virtually this year, on Saturday, Feb. 27.