Beaverhead County High School Speech and Drama won two first place awards and placed third in the drama team standings Saturday at the Western A Divisional tournament in Columbia Falls. The tourney hosted 13 teams and 159 individual competitors.“The divisional tournament is a grueling day,” explained BCHS speech and drama coach Jordan Plutt. “Competitors arrive early and have four rounds of competition before a cutting round. Only the top eight competitors move on to the final round. Each round lasts about an hour, with no long breaks between rounds. Performances take place backto- back. The state tournament follows the same ...