Mason Lough of Wellington Middle School wins spelling bee with Donnie Edberg of Caldwell finishing second.

by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Mason Lough of the Wellington Middle School won the Sumner County Spelling Bee held at the middle school auditorium on Thursday morning.

Lough spelled “outrageous” and “havoc” to win the county bee that included students from 17 elementary and middle schools. He defeated Donnie Edberg of Caldwell who missed on the word “jocularity.”

There were 34 spelling bee participants in the two-hour event.

Other participants include:

Argonia Middle School: Hope Cosner, Shelby Handlin, Cymbre Wetter.

Belle Plaine Elementary: Body Lawless, Delayneie Esterly.

Belle Plaine Middle School: Ricky Wright, Mercedes Yarbrough. 

Caldwell Elementary: Shelby Brunhoeber, Aubrey Edberg.

Caldwell Middle School: Donnie Edberg, Ivy Berline.

Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood Elementary: Hayley Grimm, Cheyenne Tull.

Conway Springs Middle School: Patrick Friess, Austin Doffing.

St. Joseph Catholic School: Kutter Barnes, Kristen Whitney.

Oxford Middle School: Cypris Konstaninidis, Bobby Sloan.

South Haven Elementary: Tanner Kelly, Ty Browning.

South Haven Middle School: Leah Bowlby, Tucker Locke.

Wellington Christian Academy: Megan Wylie, Avery Sewell.

Wellington Eisenhower: Josie Walker, Jax Cornejo.

Wellington Kennedy: Hunter Lough, Kylen Smith.

Wellington Lincoln: Madison Froman, Jakob Lira.

Wellington Washington: Jaxson Irey, Daniel Garver.

Wellington Middle School: Mason Lough, Isaac Hilt.

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