Freeport Leads Region At Rochelle

Area speech teams made their way to Rochelle over the weekend, where the competition included a lot of suburban powers. As a result, many of the teams that had gotten off to a good start, had a bit of a reality check as large school powers like Downers Grove South and Morris ran away from the field.

Final team standings for the tournament were:

1. Morris 429

2. Downers Grove S. 401

3. College Prep of A. 385

4. Dekalb 348

5. Freeport 328

6. Byron 285

7. Sterling 270

8. Moline 243

9. Elgin Larkin 222

10. Wheaton North 200

11. Rock Falls 196

12. EPC 170

13. Le-Win/Oville 155

14. Stockton/Warren 1...