MADISON – With two of the three Wayne High mock trial teams advancing past the opening round, the Region 6 Mock Trial competition took place last Friday.
Held in Madison, both Wayne teams took on mock trial teams from Lutheran High Northeast.
Wayne #1 (Sarah Greenwald, Savannah Leseberg, Treyton Blecke, Grace Lindsay, Erin O’Reilly, Avianna Doring, Natalie Bentjen and Allyson Avery) presented the prosecution side of the case and lost to LHNE in a split decision. WHS #1 ended their season tied for 5th in the region.
Wayne #2 (Christopher Woerdeman, Isaac Davis, Zach Schenk, Makayla Heithold, Christopher Archer, Liam Spieker, Maura Loberg and Walker Hochstein) presented the prosecution side of the case and defeated Lutheran High Northeast #3.
Wayne’s Mock Trial #2 team will next participate in the semifinal round on Tuesday November 20 in Madison with a chance to reach the regional finals. The finals are also scheduled for Tuesday in Madison at 2:00 with the winner heading to the State Championship in Omaha on Monday and Tuesday, December 3-4.