Eight Okarche High School speech students brought home the Class 3A sweepstakes trophy from the recent Crescent High School Invitational Speech Tournament.

Senior Kenzie Beard placed first in poetry and fourth in original oratory.

Marley Hill, another OHS senior, was second in two events: dramatic interp and original oratory.

Three Okarche juniors were successful in the qualifying division.

Wyatt Lovins was first in dramatic interp and teamed with Brody Sadler to place first in humorous duet. Sadler was also first in domestic extemp.

Riley Black was third in original oratory.

Chloe Goble, a sophomore, brought home the first-place medal in monologue.

OHS also entered three students in the open-division championship.

Junior Kylie Bailey was tournament champion in original oratory and dramatic interp.

Sophomores Chloe Goble and Afton Shirey won the championship division of humorous duet.

As the competition was the last qualifying tournament of the speech season, the team will turn its atten tion to the regional contest.

OHS will take 19 students in 41 events to the competition to be held on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University campus March 25-26.