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Wisconsin's top spellers to be crowned Saturday

Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago

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Fifty-two champion spellers from Wisconsin’s public and private schools will be competing on Saturday in the annual Badger State Spelling Bee. The event will be held at 1 p.m. at the Mitby Theater on the Madison Area Technical College campus and is open to the public. The top two finishers will earn a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 26-28.

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CESA 1 - Miski Ali, Milwaukee (Salam School) — Miski Ali
Milwaukee (Salam School)

CESA 1 - Agasthya Bollam, New Berlin (West Middle School) — Agasthya Bollam
New Berlin (West Middle)

CESA 1 - Sanvi Chaudhari, Franklin (Forest Park Middle School) — Sanvi Chaudhari
Franklin (Forest Park Middle)

CESA 1 - Jesus Gonzalez, Cedarburg (Webster Middle School) — Jesus Gonzalez
Cedarburg (Webster Middle)

CESA 1 - Jameson Kinzel, Franklin (Forest Park Middle School) — Jameson Kinzel
Franklin (Forest Park Middle)

CESA 1 - Aarya Mishra, Mequon (Lake Shore Middle School) — Aarya Mishra
Mequon (Lake Shore Middle)

CESA 1 - Ethan Robert, New Berlin (Eisenhower Middle School) — Ethan Robert
New Berlin (Eisenhower Middle)

CESA 1 - Muhammad Saad-Qadri, Kenosha (Lakeview K-8 Academy) — Muhammad Saad-Qadri
Kenosha (Lakeview K-8 Academy)

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CESA 2 - Joanne Aldoori, Madison (Madinah Academy) — Joanne Aldoori
Madison (Madinah Academy)

CESA 2 - Casey Barnhill, Madison (Velma B. Hamilton Middle School) — Casey Barnhill
Madison (Hamilton Middle)

CESA 2 - Genevieve Dagenais, McFarland (Indian Mound Middle School) — Genevieve Dagenais
McFarland (Indian Mound Middle)

CESA 2 - Ash Drake Gill, Fitchburg (Eagle School of Madison) — Ash Drake Gill
Fitchburg (Eagle School)

CESA 2 - Ignatius Fassino, Madison (St. Ambrose Academy) — Ignatius Fassino
Madison (St. Ambrose Academy)

CESA 2 - Maliya Lofton, Beloit (Beloit Turner Middle School) — Maliya Lofton
Beloit (Turner Middle)

CESA 2 - Sam Saunders, Lake Geneva (Lake Geneva Middle School) — Sam Saunders
Lake Geneva (Lake Geneva Middle)

CESA 2 - Arnav Vempati, Middleton (Kromrey Middle School) — Arnav Vempati
Middleton (Kromrey Middle)

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Cesa 3 - Sofia Curtis, Benton (Benton Middle School) — Sofia Curtis
Benton (Benton Middle)

CESA 3 - Owen Ebersviller, Hazel Green (Southwestern Middle School) — Owen Ebersviller
Hazel Green (Southwestern Middle)

CESA 3 - Harper Wilkinson, Cazenovia (Weston Junior High School) — Harper Wilkinson
Cazenovia (Weston Junior High)

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CESA 4 - Shanyu Chandana, Onalaska (Onalaska Middle School) — Shanyu Chandana
Onalaska (Onalaska Middle)

CESA 4 - Hunter Johnson, La Crosse (Aquinas Middle School) — Hunter Johnson
La Crosse (Aquinas Middle)

CESA 4 - Mary McEldowney, La Crosse (Providence Academy) — Mary McEldowney
La Crosse (Providence Academy)

CESA 4 - Oliver Thompson, Holmen (Holmen Middle School) — Oliver Thompson
Holmen (Holmen Middle)

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CESA 5 - Emily Beier - Mauston (Gordon Olson Middle School) — Emily Beier
Mauston (Olson Middle)

CESA 5 - Saish Kanchireddy, Marshfield (Marshfield Middle School) — Saish Kanchireddy
Marshfield (Marshfield Middle)

CESA 5 - Caiden Rea, Lodi (Lodi Middle School) — Caiden Rea
Lodi (Lodi Middle)

CESA 5 - Katherine Schoenecker - Stevens Point (Schoenecker Home School) — Katherine Schoenecker
Stevens Point (Schoenecker Home School)

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CESA 6 - Mason Bergwall, Kimberly (J.R. Gerritts Middle School) — Mason Bergwall
Kimberly (Gerritts Middle)

CESA 6 - Jackson Hansen, Kimberly (Mapleview Intermediate School) — Jackson Hansen
Kimberly (Mapleview Intermediate)

CESA 6 - Shiloh Lopez, Fond du Lac (Woodworth Middle School) — Shiloh Lopez
Fond du Lac (Woodworth Middle)

CESA 6 - Miles Riemer, West Bend (Badger Middle School) — Miles Riemer
West Bend (Badger Middle)

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CESA 7 - Alex Dogan, Manitowoc (Roncalli Middle School) — Alex Dogan
Manitowoc (Roncalli Middle)

CESA 7 - Joe Ebertz, Elkhart Lake (Elkhart Lake Glenbeulah Middle School) — Joe Ebertz
Elkhart Lake (Glenbeulah Middle)

CESA 7 - Alex Lammers, Sheboygan (Farnsworth Middle School) — Alex Lammers
Sheboygan (Farnsworth Middle)

CESA 7 - Ava Winters, De Pere (West De Pere Middle School) — Ava Winters
De Pere (West De Pere Middle)

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CESA 8 - Michael Arendt, Niagara (Niagara Junior High School) — Michael Arendt
Niagara (Niagara Junior High)

CESA 8 - Matthew Clark, Oconto Falls (Oconto Falls Middle School) — Matthew Clark
Oconto Falls (Oconto Falls Middle)

CESA 8 - Simon Hyzer, Bonduel (Bonduel Middle School) — Simon Hyzer
Bonduel (Bonduel Middle)

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CESA 9 - Grady Breitholtz, Manitowish Waters (North Lakeland School) — Grady Breitholtz
Manitowish Waters (North Lakeland School)

CESA 9 - Olivia Koch, Three Lakes (Three Lakes Junior High School) — Olivia Koch
Three Lakes (Three Lakes Junior High)

CESA 9 - Reid Rasmussen, Marathon (St. Mary's School) — Reid Rasmussen
Marathon (St. Mary's School)

CESA 9 - Molly Toth, Rib Lake (Rib Lake Elementary School) — Molly Toth
Rib Lake (Rib Lake Elementary)

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CESA 10 - Terri Burt, Bloomer (St. Paul's Catholic School) — Terri Burt
Bloomer (St. Paul's Catholic School)

CESA 10 - Callen Lammar, Spencer (Spencer Middle School) — Callen Lammar
Spencer (Spencer Middle)

CESA 10 - Nora Ruf, Tilden (St. Peter Catholic School) — Nora Ruf
Tilden (St. Peter Catholic School)

CESA 10 - Mamie Zook, Chippewa Falls (Chippewa Falls Middle School) — Mamie Zook
Chippewa Falls (Chippewa Falls Middle)

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CESA 11 - Kaiden Beach, Ellsworth (Ellsworth Middle School) — Kaiden Beach
Ellsworth (Ellsworth Middle School)

CESA 11 - Rosalie Behnke, Hudson (River Crest Elementary School) — Rosalie Behnke
Hudson (River Crest Elementary School)

CESA 11 - Ava King, Rice Lake (Rice Lake Middle School) — Ava King
Rice Lake (Rice Lake Middle School)

CESA 11 - Anton Olson, Prairie Farm (Prairie Farm Middle School) — Anton Olson
Prairie Farm (Prairie Farm Middle School)

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CESA 12 - Bradley Bringegar, Glidden (Chequamegon North Middle School) — Bradley Bringegar
Glidden (Chequamegon North Middle School)

CESA 12 - Michael Vanselow, Ashland (Ashland Middle School) — Michael Vanselow
Ashland (Ashland Middle School)

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