2 Canadians advance to spelling bee finals National Spelling Bee Competitors ease tension with hugs and highfives 13 of Edina Nisswa students eliminated from 'Semplice' trips up Canton speller in national at <a href=http//omaha.com/article/20110531/NEWS01/705319947/1#omahansabcsputtotest>Omahan gets ready for bee</a> Minnesotans the hunt glory Despite earthquake Japan makes it ET sixthgrader misspells 'pappardelle' Scripps Indianapolis girl still contest Indy Carmel alive Waunakee teen stumbled semifinals O.C. prepares round 3 Pickerington student advances Semifinals get under way

Thirteen spellers, including two Canadians, have advanced to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Thirteen children advance to Thursday night's championship finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, airing on ESPN. OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Those spelling bee kids just keep getting better and better. Even chlorthalidone, dreikanter and helichrysum couldn't sufficiently narrow down the field. Two Minnesota students have been eliminated in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland. Washington-- Siddharth Varanasi, The Detroit News speller in the National Spelling Bee, missed out on the final round by an extra "c." OXON HILL, Md. - Thirteen spellers have advanced to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Minnesota eighth-graders from Edina and Nisswa are competing Thursday in the semifinals of the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee in suburban Washington, D.C. The spelling contest in Tokyo that sends a representative to the Scripps National Spelling Bee was scheduled for March 12, a day before the devastating earthquake. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Rahul Krishnaswamy of Johnson City misspelled "pappardelle" today in the second round of the 84th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Years of hard work paid off for Indianapolis seventh- grader Gina Solomito at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Indianapolis seventh-grader Gina Solomito and Carmel seventh-grader Michael Pence showed few nerves in the first rounds of spelling on stage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee today. The first word of the morning for Parker Dietry of Waunakee was spadiceous. He quickly parried it with a proper spelling. Orange County spelling bee champion Talia Ruiz is preparing for her third round in the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, coming up shortly at 10 a.m. For Ruiz, 12, of Anaheim, a lot rides on this next round, held at National Harbor, Maryland. So... NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Nicholas Rushlow woke up with a sore throat today, which is not usually a good sign on a day when you need to talk a lot. The long journey to Scripps National Spelling Bee champion reached the homestretch Thursday morning under the bright lights of national television.
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