NAPPANEE - NorthWood High School hosted the annual NLC Spell Bowl Oct. 1.
NorthWood High School spellers were victorious in a tightly contested contest, correctly spelling 62 words. Goshen High School spellers were second with 58 correct, followed by the team from Warsaw with 47 words spelled correctly.
Partial teams were fielded by Northridge and Concord High Schools, with Northridge scoring 33 points and Concord with only three spellers scoring seven correct.
Michael Letherman, NorthWood, was the only speller in competition to have a perfect round.
The next competition for state spell bowl competitors is the district round. That competition will be held Monday.
