West Michigan spellers Elliott Covelle and Josiah Loehrke have both tied for 100th in the National Spelling Bee before being ...

Josiah Loehrke from Kalamazoo's El Sol Elementary correctly spelled "mirach" and defined "grotto" before being eliminated on the written test that narrowed the field to 99 competitors.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the National Spelling Bee kicked off Tuesday, some West Michigan students made it past the first two rounds. The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is taking ...

He made it past the first round by spelling “Mirach” correctly and defined “grotto” in the second round, according to the spelling bee’s website. “I’m lucky I made it past that ...