Area students compete in mock trial

Presiding Judge Joshua Lanzinger, left, and contest judge Alex Smith listen as witness and Maumee Valley Country Day student Emily Rigby is questioned on the stand by classmate Fareid El Gafy during this year’s annual Mock Trial/High School Competition in Toledo Municipal Court. Eight teams from four schools took part in the event Friday; all three teams from Sylvania Southview High will advance to a regional competition.