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Irelyn Bearinger and Talya Nilson placed second in duet acting/duo interp at the West Holt junior high speech invitational, Saturday, after losing a tie-breaker by points in the two-round, no-finals tournament. The tournament was judged by high school speakers from West Holt, Chambers/Wheeler Central and Summerland. Gaining judging experience from Summerland were Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby. The pair placed sixth in a field of 28 in duet acting/duo interpretation at a meet in Wayne, April 17, with their performance of Ditzies by Deborak Karczewski. The piece tells the story of Roxy and Tri...