Noah Lingerfelt, a fifth-grader at Harding Middle School, placed first in the Steubenville City Schools Spelling Bee held Tuesday at Harding Middle School. Lingerfelt correctly spelled “valiant,” an adjective meaning possessing or acting with bravery or boldness, to claim the win. Taking part in the awards ceremony were, from left, front, Lingerfelt; Teddy Gorman, an eighth-grader at Harding Middle School, second; and back, Francis Kissinger, a fifth-grader at Bishop John King Mussio, third; Samuel Romanowsky, a seventh-grader at Catholic Central, fourth; Jerome Owen, a fifth-grader at Bishop John King Mussio, fifth; and Dylan Osaba, a fifth-grader at Harding Middle School, alternate. The top five spellers and alternate will advance to the Jefferson-Harrison County Regional Spelling Bee, presented by the Herald-Star, at 11 a.m. March 14 at Buckeye North Elementary School in Brilliant

— Ross Gallabrese