I asked twice if it was going to be 4th through 8th grade just to confirm.” Asked how he prepared for the spelling bee, Ike offered a no-nonsense response: “It’s simple — two words ...

Katy won by spelling the word “collage.” She earned a $500 prize. Her championship came after she won the nearly 20-round fourth-grade competition. In the finals, she faced Alexis Camarillo, an eighth ...