Two new team members began their Carroll College Talking Saints speech and debate team careers by reaching the championship round of The Teaching Tournament and placing second.

Davey Erickson of Chester and Kimber Koteskey of Great Falls reached the championship final at The Teaching Tournament, a Sept. 13-14 online tournament that drew 12 colleges from eight states and Carleton University from Ottawa, Ontario. Other teams hailed from Colorado, New Hampshire, Florida, Illinois, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

“Kimber and Davey had never debated before when they arrived a month ago, but they worked so hard that everyone was cheering them on,” said coach Brent Northup. “They narrowly lost the championship round against Idaho State University.”

The tournament is an early-semester event that

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