MISSOULA - The Missoula County Spelling Bee kicked off at Sentinel High School on Thursday afternoon.
The event is sponsored by the Montana Television Network in cooperation with the Missoula County Superintendent of Schools.
Forty-five contestants took the stage, representing public and private schools from across the county.
The top four spellers head to the 58th annual Treasure State Spelling Bee at Montana State University in Bozeman on March 11, 2023.
Missoula County Spelling Bee winners:
- First place: Cheyenne Wang, fifth grade, St. Joseph
- Second place: Jack Archibald, seventh grade, Valley Christian
- Third place: Leo Fellman, seventh grade, Washington
- Fourth place: Gavin Bishop, seventh grade, Meadow Hill