2022-2023 State, Region and District Oratorical Contest Winners
State Oratorical Winners
1st Place - Casey Kruger, Valley City
2nd Place - Eva Rykowsky, Mandan
3rd Place - Malachi Dilse, Scranton
4th Place - McKenna Wilke, Cando
Eastern Division
1st Place - Casey Kruger, Valley City
2nd Place - McKenna Wilke, Cando
Western Division
1st Place - Eva Rykowsky, Mandan
2nd Place - Malachi Dilse, Scranton
District 1 Oratorical Champion
1st Place - Casey Kruger, Valley City
2nd Place - Madeline Abbott, Fargo, ND
3rd Place - Jora Leeseberg, Hillsboro, ND
District 2 Oratorical Champions
No Contestants
District 3 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - McKenna Wilke, Cando, ND
District 4 Oratorical Champions
No Contestants
District 5 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Eva Rykowsky, Mandan, ND
Sponsored by Bismarck Post #1
2nd Place - Brady Quinn, Wilton, ND
3rd Place - Logan Herman, Bismarck, ND
Sponsored by Linton Post #54
District 6 Oratorical Champions
No Contestants
District 7 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Sigryn Henke, Stanton
Sponsored by Center Post #90
2nd Place - Madison Zimmerman, Elgin
Sponsored by Elgin Post #246
District 8 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Malachi Dilse, Scranton, ND
2nd Place - Maddox Pierce, Scranton, ND
Sponsored by Dickinson Post #3
District 9 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Tayzie Cox, Tioga, ND
2nd Place - Isabelle Crain, Williston, ND
Sponsored by Noonan Post #243
3rd Place - Noah Crain, Williston, ND
Sponsored by Williston Post #37
District 10 Oratorical Champion
1st Place - Grace Martin, Fairmount, ND
District 1 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Dave Rice
District 2 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Quinnlyn Thompson
District 3 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Dan Stave
District 4 Oratorical Contest
District 5 Oratorical Contest
C0-Chairman Vern Fetch and Karen Meier
District 6 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Heather Thompson
District 7 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Orletta Kilen
District 8 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Kris Fehr
District 9 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Mike Weyrauch
District 10 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Gerald Puetz
