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Potter-Dix ties for second at state speech competition

After they called her name, the emotion was overwhelming for Rebekah Hutchinson last Friday.

"I almost cried. I was shaking so bad. I couldn't stop shaking and I felt like I was going to cry," she said. "This is the first year I've even made it to finals, let alone, win. It was completely unexpected."

The Potter-Dix senior won the poetry interpretation category at the state speech meet held late last week in Kearney. Potter-Dix also tied for second as a team in the two-day event. Individuals from Kimball and Banner County each participated at the state meet.

In her first year competing in poet...