Evans takes loss well

Fri, May 30, 2008 - 7:12 PM

8:22 p.m.

I had the opportunity earlier to catch up with Matthew Evans, the supposed favorite knocked out in round six on the word secernent.

While the New Mexico speller was obviously upset, he took the loss very well.

He is in the ballroom watching the finalists tonight, and he said he genuinely appreciated the way folks treated him today after his shocking loss.

His mother reiterated that while his loss was hard to handle, she knew God had something bigger in mind for him.

What's he up to after the bee?

In addition to coaching his sister for the national bee, he plans to compete in the National Vocabulary Contest. It's very realistic that he could win that as well, as he won the Reader's Digest Word Power National Championship this year.

-Josh Dawsey