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Seckin Kara returned Dallastown High School to the top of the Pennsylvania extemp circuit at the 2015 Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Tournament. Kara became the first Dallastown extemper to take home the extemporaneous speaking state championship in thirteen years by narrowly defeating Collin Quigley of Holy Ghost Preparatory by one rank. Kara and Quigley each earned two first place ranks in the final round, outdistancing the rest of the field.
Mary Breen of Gwynedd Mercy Academy finished five ranks behind Kara, taking third place overall.
Four extempers earned an automatic qualification to the 2015 Extemp TOC by virtue of their final round placing in the tournament. They are indicated in italics in the results listing.
Here are the results of the 2015 Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):
Champion: Seckin Kara (Dallastown High School, Pennsylvania)
2nd: Collin Quigley (Holy Ghost Preparatory, Pennsylvania)
3rd: Mary Breen (Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Pennsylvania)
4th: Noah Huffman (Bishop McCort Catholic High School, Pennsylvania)
5th: Gaurav Bushan (Upper St. Clair High School, Pennsylvania)
6th: Chase Miller (Upper St. Clair High School, Pennsylvania)
Semi-Finalists
*Jacob Barilla (Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Pennsylvania)
*Carter Bowman (Central York High School, Pennsylvania)
*Mary Hogue (Mercer Area High School, Pennsylvania)
*Sam Huddleston (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, Pennsylvania)
*Noah Katcher (Altoona Area High School, Pennsylvania)
*Ellis Sargeant (St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Pennsylvania)
Extemp Central thanks the Pennsylvania High School Speech League for posting the results of the tournament online.