APPLETON — The team from Kaukauna High School won the 2025 Appleton East Forensics Tournament Saturday with a season-high total of 262 points.

The team had a total of 18 entries place, with Madison Baehr placing first in two categories.

Here’s how they finished:

  • Madison Baehr 1st Place – Solo Humorous
  • Madison Baehr, Cam Hutchison, and Matthew Mielke 1st Place Group Interp
  • Cam Hutchison 2nd Place – Expository
  • Annabel Patschke 3rd Place – Extemp
  • Arabelle Gershon 3rd Place -Novice Poetry
  • Hope Hietpas 3rd Place – Varsity Poetry
  • Emma Baer, Kai Cook, and Oliva Bourassa 3rd Place Group Interp
  • Hope Hietpas 4th place – Solo Serious
  • Linnea Wolfe 4th place – Expository
  • Alaina Degroot & Emma Creten 5th Place – Play Acting
  • Alex Huettl 5th Place – Radio
  • Alex Huettl 5th Place – Solo Serious
  • Rory Baer 5th Place – Impromptu
  • Sophia Harvey 5th Place – Novice Poetry
  • Colin Reichl & Via Bentley 5th Place – Duo
  • Anna Bestul 6th Place – Novice Prose
  • Cam Hutchison 6th Place – Radio
  • Emma Creten 6th Place – Farrago


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By staff

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