National Qualifiers Announced for Mid-Atlantic District

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NFL Judge: Dave Ihrie
Greg notes: He keeps a good flow, and will catch sliming, but will not randomly extend or vote on things just because you ask him to - you need to impact also. Jargon and speed are OK, but don’t be excessive. He hates blippy spreads with a passion, and isn’t […]

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Josh Tonsager is South Dakota State Champion

Congratulations to the finalists of the South Dakota State Tournament! In the final round, Josh Tonsager (Huron JT) defeated Shaun Sawtell (Yankton SS) for the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) state championship.
(Thank you to Leo Kallis, coach of Yankton, for the news, and congratulations to both debaters!)
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Caitlin Halpern Wins Virginia 3A State Tournament

Congratulations to Caitlin Halpern (W.T. Woodson) and Dwight Hall (Landstown DH), who debated in the final round of the VHSL 3A State Tournament. In the round, Caitlin defeated Dwight for the state title.
Caitlin is coached by Martha Carr.
In the 2A division, Nick Novak (Courtland NN) defeated Melissann Herron (Sherando MH ) for the division title; […]

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Eric Palmer Wins the Southwest Showdown Round Robin

The final round was between Jenn Miller (Aff) vs Eric Palmer (neg). The judges were Dave McGinnis, myself, and the students made up one ballot. It was a 3-0 for the negative. The student vote (making up a vote for the aff) was a 3-2 with Graham Safty and Katie Poulos on bottom.

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Jacques Duplantier Wins Louisiana Tournament of Champions

A bit of late news, but it’s just been reported to us.
Congratulations to Jacques Duplantier (St. Thomas More JD) and 2003 VBI alum Molly Pittman (Isidore Newman MP), who advanced to the final round of the Louisian Tournament of Champions. Jacques won the round and the state title. A wonderful job by both debaters!
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Larry McGrath Wins California State Tournament

Larry McGrath with coaches Stephen Goldberg and Gary Mullennax
The final round of the California State Tournament highlighted the talents of two VBI alumni, Larry McGrath (Nevada Union LM) and Tatiana Cottam (Immaculate Heart TC). In the round, Larry - who will be a staff member at VBI this summer and who was recently interviewed on […]

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Rosa Po is Oregon State Champion

The three-day-long Oregon State Championship came to a close on Saturday at Linfield College in McMinville. In the final round of LD - officially called “Lincoln-Douglas Values Debate,” to differentiate from “Lincoln-Douglas Policy Debate” (one-on-one policy) - Rosa Po (Southridge RP) defeated Josh Donahue (Grants Pass JD) for the state championship. Congratulations to both!
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