Clara Wicoff continued her romp through local spelling history Friday.
The Iola Middle School eighth-grader took home her fifth consecutive – and final – Allen County spelling crown, besting 23 other candidates.
Wicoff outlasted classmate Judd Wiltse in the championship round.
Wiltse was eliminated with “philosophize,” inserting an “i” where the second “o” should have been.
Wicoff, in much the same manner she used to win the four previous county titles, would ask for alternate pronunciations, languages of origin and to…
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