Bellefontaine Intermediate School held its annual spelling bee on Wednesday.

34 fifth-graders competed in the bee, which was livestreamed by WBCS this year.

In the 10th round, Blakely Vollrath correctly spelled “contorted” to become the champion.

Desmond Clark was runner-up.

Both students have qualified for the Logan County Spelling Bee at Riverside on January 20th at 6 p.m.

Vollrath will also take an online spelling and vocabulary test in January to advance toward the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Blakely is the daughter of Ben & Jacey Vollrath.

Clark is the son of Doug & Kirsten Clark.

Donna Brunner was the moderator at BIS.

Angie Horvath and Katie Davis were the judges.

Bellefontaine Middle School will host their spelling bee on Tuesday, November 30th.

Photos: Blakely Vollrath wins the spelling bee.

Blakely Vollrath (left) and Desmond Clark