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Along with Montana, Maine became one of the first states to hold its state championship tournament when it hosted the state’s best extemporaneous speakers at Lewistown High School last weekend. This year’s Maine Forensic Association (MFA) crowned Abby Westberry of Maranacook Community High School as its state champion. The MFA State Tournament is cumulative and Westberry staged a comeback in the final round, going straight one’s among the three finals judges and securing a three rank margin of victory over Desmond Molloy of Falmouth High School.
Justin Ramos of Skowhegan Area High School entered the final round in first place, having secured three first place ranks during the three preliminary rounds. However, his cumulative score of eleven in the final round prevented him from becoming state champion.
The final round was dominated by three schools as Maranacook Community High School, Skowhegan Area High School, and Cape Elizabeth High School each had two extempers reach that stage of the tournament.
All of the extempers who reached the final round earned an automatic qualification to this year’s Extemp TOC at Northwestern University, as TOC guidelines give state finalists an automatic entry into the tournament.
Here are the results of the 2015 Maine Forensic Association State Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):
Champion: Abby Westberry (Maranacook Community High School, Maine)
2nd: Desmond Molloy (Falmouth High School, Maine)
3rd: Justin Ramos (Skowhegan Area High School, Maine)
4th: James Planisek (Cape Elizabeth High School, Maine)
5th: Matthew Fishbein (Cape Elizabeth High School, Maine)
6th: Madi True (Maranacook Community High School, Maine)
7th: Kody Pomelow (Skowhegan Area High School, Maine)
Extemp Central thanks the Maine Forensic Association for putting the results of the tournament online.