Seventh in the nation

Going to nationals one time and placing in the top 10 is hard enough, but Green River High School Speech and Debate team member Alexander Marchal was able to do this twice.

The National Speech and Debate Tournament took place in Dallas; and the Green River representatives were prepared for the challenge.

"Alexander was defending his fifth-place finish in extemporaneous debate from last year at nationals," head coach Carina Stulken said.

This year, Marchal had one big advantage - he had done this before and was not going to be intimidated by the private schools' competitors.

"I was still ner...