S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G FEVER

3-12-10

Here are the spellers and their words in the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee at SUNY Oneonta’s Goodrich Theater Saturday, March 6.  (The asterisks connote the word that caused the speller to drop out in the next round.)

Round 1

Catherine Melville, South Kortright: interrupt*
Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: trauma
Jordan Maynard, Oxford: protein*
Elizabeth Brown, Hancock: guitar
Arden Wise, Oneonta: forlorn
Tyler Burns, Afton: Alamo
Carly Diamond, Jefferson: talc*
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: newfangled
Derrick Brown, Gilboa-Conesville: geode*
Charleen Hitt, Bainbridge-Guilford: apricot
Joshua Schecter, Milford: guru
Jude George, Roxbury: mirage*
Rebecca Webster, Morris: not present
Stephen Banks, Franklin: fiesta
Hannah Weyrauch, Downsville: artichoke*
Summer Mealey, Gilbertsville- Mt. Upton: chronic*
Ben Kirkland, Norwich: yacht
Kayla Tiffany, Unadilla Valley: Karate*
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: gazelle
Rachel Harp, Andes: foyer
Tyler Dugan, Delhi: Spartan
Amanda Gelatt, Edmeston: postmortem*
Logan Alvarez, Walton: Newton
Tatum Kiff, Sidney: elite*
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: petunia
Isabella Daou, Cherry Valley- Springfield: not present
ROUND 2

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: knapsack
Elizabeth Brown, Hancock: filament
Arden Wise, Oneonta: renovate*
Tyler Burns, Afton: totem
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: hurricane
Charleen Hitt, Bainbridge-Guilford: hickory
Joshua Schecter, Milford: capricorn
Stephen Banks, Franklin: souvenir
Ben Kirkland, Norwich: animosity
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: harmonica
Rachel Harp, Andes: andocentric*
Tyler Dugan, Delhi: rehearse
Logan Alvarez, Walton: gondola*
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: expertise
ROUND 3

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: tithe
Elizabeth Brown, Hancock: stipple*
Tyler Burns, Afton: ventilate
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: galleria
Charleen Hitt, Bainbridge-Guilford: pragmatic
Joshua Schecter, Milford: nether
Stephen Banks, Franklin: loam
Ben Kirkland, Norwich: haiku
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: feldspar
Tyler Dugan, Delhi: sarcasm*
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: topography
ROUND 4

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: foliate
Tyler Burns, Afton: clapboard*
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: mongrel
Charleen Hitt, Bainbridge-Guilford: iguana
Joshua Schecter, Milford: regatta*
Stephen Banks, Franklin: matinee
Ben Kirkland, Norwich: aristocracy*
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: juggernaut
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: sayonara
ROUND 5

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: refugee
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: agnostic
Charleen Hitt, Bainbridge-Guilford: succotash
Stephen Banks, Franklin: obstinate*
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: carnivore
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: sukiyaki
Round 6
Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: junco
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: Quesadilla
Charleen Hitt, Bainbridge-Guilford: prodigal*
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: cafeteria
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: ominous
ROUND 7

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: simile
Kyle Sherry, Laurens: alliteration*
Bertha Miller, Schenevus: spaghetti*
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: prosaic
ROUND 8

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: angst
Sarah Siegel, Cooperstown: homberg*
ROUND 9

Isabella Penola, LEAH Cooperstown: sevruga