Jeffrey Shoung Claims Second Meadows Belt
Patrick Elyas and Jeffrey Shoung
LAS VEGAS, NV – The decision is in. On a 2-1 decision — with Chris Krygier and John Lynch in the majority, and Wesley Craven dissenting — Alhambra High School’s Jeffrey Shuong defeated Loyola High School’s Patrick Elyas to defend the championship he won last season. Jeffrey takes home with him a second seven-pound, boxing-style heavyweight belt to symbolize his achievement at the Kirk L. Knutsen Classic.
Jeffrey is coached by Kevin Tong and Max Stevens. Patrick Elyas is coached by Rami Hernandez and Ranjeet Sidhu.
The tournament is well-known in the region for its unrivaled hospitality and fabulous Las Vegas atmosphere. After two rounds, debaters, coaches, and judges alike were treated to a buffet lunch at the Suncoast Hotel & Casino. Dinner was provided from East Coast Pizza, and debaters were escored by TMS students and adult volunteers to the world-famous Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace, while judges and coaches were let free to explore the city on their own. (Debaters were then taken bowling at the Santa Fe.) Special thanks to Max Lardent for helping transcribe the pairings.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
SEMIS
Loyola PE def. Granada Hills ZA (Zita Aradi)
3-0 (Chris Krygier, John Lynch, Ryan Hamilton)
Alhambra JS def. College Prep LS (Lily Saadat)
3-0 (Wesley Craven, Ranjeet Sidhu, Kirk Knutsen)
FINALS
Alhambra JS def. Loyola PE (Patrick Elyas)
2-1 (*Wesley Craven, Chris Krygier, John Lynch)
CHAMPION
Alhambra JS (Jeffrey Shoung)
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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Jeffrey Shoung (Alhambra High School, CA)
2. Patrick Elyas (Loyola High School, CA)
3. Lily Saadat (College Preparatory School, CA)
4. Zita Aradi (Granada Hills High School, CA)
5. Johnny Amiri (Foothill High School, NV)
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POLICY DEBATE
QUARTERS
SEMIS
Brophy FK vs. Highland (UT) CT
Gulliver Prep BM vs. Notre Dame HM
FINALS (TOC Bid)
CHAMPIONS
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PRELIMS
LD Round
LD Round 2
LD Round 3
Policy Round 1
Policy Round 2
Policy Round 3
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Posted from: 24.151.41.71
September 23rd, 2006 17:21
are there honestly only 18 debaters at a finals bid tournament?????
Posted from: 71.160.56.34
September 23rd, 2006 17:25
there is no bid in LD… only policy.
Posted from: 70.111.141.106
September 23rd, 2006 17:30
There’s only 36 teams at a finals bid tournament?
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
September 23rd, 2006 17:41
Say hi to Chris Krygier for me ;)
Posted from: 71.160.56.34
September 23rd, 2006 17:44
Policy tournaments, on the whole, are smaller than LD tournaments – especially in areas where policy debate isnt vastly served. I for one, see the TOC bid process also as a means to encouraging debate in lesser-served areas, even though some might disparage the quality of competition.
Posted from: 70.176.183.136
September 23rd, 2006 17:52
Any news on how teams have done?
Posted from: 72.131.23.99
September 23rd, 2006 17:57
Quality — rather than quantity — is what makes for the caliber of competition at a tournament.
Posted from: 66.108.93.62
September 23rd, 2006 19:46
+1 to Bietz and Adam. It also looks like Meadows attracted teams from multiple states, which is particularly impressive given that, as Bietz noted, policy is not very served in the area.
I’ve heard only excellent things about this tournament and wish I could have spent my weekend in Vegas!
Posted from: 71.160.56.34
September 23rd, 2006 19:53
i will pretend i wasn’t just +1′d
Posted from: 24.167.28.89
September 23rd, 2006 20:20
Why?
Posted from: 68.126.221.142
September 23rd, 2006 20:49
good luck zita!
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
September 23rd, 2006 21:53
Bietz, we need Slashdot style moderation…
As for policy tournaments, look at the GDS Policy tournament – 64 teams, quarters bid, still considered one of the more difficult policy bids to get.
Posted from: 70.180.229.200
September 23rd, 2006 22:57
its a great tournament
policy results guliver prep b? is 3-1
thats all i really know
ld is fun and the mall was excellent romaing around and eating
everyone who can should come out next year
Posted from: 64.233.226.156
September 24th, 2006 07:03
++ on the /. moderation suggestion. i spend waaaay too much time on /. than i’d care to admit, but it’s worth it because the moderation system makes discussions worth reading.
also, movin’ this bad boy off of fat n’ frumpy wordpress to sleek n’ sexy slashcode (yay for mod_perl) would do wonders for vbd’s internals.
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
September 24th, 2006 07:33
Getting back to the tournament…
Policy field looks solid. LD field has several fine debaters, and the judging looks superb, as does the whole schedule of the tournament (including hospitality). Very nice job done by The Meadows School and good job, Ryan, on reporting the tournament!
Posted from: 65.9.20.47
September 24th, 2006 10:20
yayyy zita
Posted from: 209.6.251.133
September 24th, 2006 11:47
gooo zita!!
Posted from: 69.118.137.245
September 24th, 2006 12:39
The judging, competition, and hospitality looks fantastic- props to Dan Meyers!
and of course, SPIRTOS
Posted from: 65.11.162.156
September 24th, 2006 13:40
zita needs a giant wrestler-esque belt.
Posted from: 66.108.93.62
September 24th, 2006 14:08
When do outrounds start?
Posted from: 67.164.79.91
September 24th, 2006 14:32
ZITA FOR THE BELT
Posted from: 24.23.250.180
September 24th, 2006 15:34
gooooo zita.
I think a zita fan club is forming…
Posted from: 66.209.65.163
September 24th, 2006 15:43
Update from the day room…
In semi-finals:
Loyola PE def Granada Hills ZA (Zita Aradi)
Alhambra JS def College Prep LS (Lily Saadat)
Finals is happening. Patrick Elyas from Loyola is affirming against the Jeffrey Shoung from Alhambra. Wes Craven, Chris Krieger, and John Lynch will determine who takes home the belt.
DM
Posted from: 66.209.65.163
September 24th, 2006 15:47
Top Speakers
5 – Foothill JA (Johnny Amiri)
4 – Granada Hills ZA (Zita Aradi)
3 – College Prep LS (Lily Saadat)
2 – Loyola PE (Patrick Elyas)
1 – Alhambra JS (Jeffrey Shoung)
Posted from: 65.9.20.47
September 24th, 2006 16:01
um Zita Aradi is amazing just pointing that out :)
congrats everybody
Posted from: 71.198.248.243
September 24th, 2006 16:07
what about policy?
Posted from: 68.233.135.229
September 24th, 2006 16:11
nice job patrick “egypt” elyas
Posted from: 71.160.56.34
September 24th, 2006 16:13
Sweet! Congrats patrick!
Posted from: 66.92.163.42
September 24th, 2006 16:17
I saw Jeffrey last weekend at Wake – very good debater. I’m assuming the judge is Chris Krygier from ASU (and probably with Brophy policy team but not judging policy), and I’m sure he enjoys the new spelling of his last name.
Good job everyone! :)
Posted from: 66.209.65.163
September 24th, 2006 16:27
The decision is in…
Alhambra JS (Jeffrey Shuong) def. Loyola PE (Patrick Elyas) – *Craven, Krygier, Lynch
Congrats to Jeffrey Shuong (coached by Max Stevens) and Patrick Elyas (coached by Ranjeet Sudhu) for a wonderful tournament and final round.
In policy (I don’t have quarters pairings) the semifinals are:
Brophy FK v Highland (UT) CT
Gulliver Prep BM v Notre Dame HM
Posted from: 66.108.93.62
September 24th, 2006 16:37
Congratulations to Jeffrey on being the repeat champion (and winning one of the coolest awards around), and to Patrick on his final round appearance!
Posted from: 24.90.22.190
September 24th, 2006 16:47
congrats patrick!
Posted from: 71.198.248.243
September 24th, 2006 17:08
does anyone know when the policy semis round ends?
Posted from: 24.6.65.253
September 24th, 2006 17:38
tangential question but is the toc scoreboard gonna be brought back?
Posted from: 66.108.93.62
September 24th, 2006 17:39
The basic features of TOC Scoreboard is being incorporated into “Qualifier Watch,” which is available at qualifierwatch.com. The archive format is preferrable since it’s searchable.
Qualifier Watch will be updated this week.
Posted from: 69.180.210.210
September 24th, 2006 18:11
congrats to jeffrey
Posted from: 67.135.15.12
September 24th, 2006 19:19
good job mr. elyas
Posted from: 72.134.3.88
September 24th, 2006 21:04
zita is my idol
Posted from: 65.114.5.2
September 25th, 2006 13:29
nice elyas, reppin lebowitz/lewis ‘06 and congrats to jeff for the second belt
Posted from: 152.163.100.71
September 25th, 2006 15:46
Conrats, Patrick!! Way to rep Lewis/Lebowitz ‘06!
Posted from: 69.26.228.26
September 25th, 2006 16:08
Dan Meyers and Tim Aldrete did a fantastic job running the tournament. The activities were fun and the food fantastic. I put on 5lbs from all the food I ate this weekend.
Posted from: 152.3.65.54
September 25th, 2006 16:22
Congrats to Mr. Aldrete and Mr. Meyers (and the entire TMS debate community) for putting on yet another amazing tournament!
Comgrats to Jeff and Max for being amazing and pwning another tournie.
i totally miss my team, you guys are fantastic!
Posted from: 172.190.152.225
September 25th, 2006 17:23
uh oh! craven squirelled two tourney’s into the season.
two straight years craven will go out with being on top :/
Posted from: 69.170.231.118
September 25th, 2006 19:15
yay zita!
Posted from: 75.7.34.213
September 25th, 2006 19:51
shoung is a maniac and i dont mean that figuratively. look at the pictures! (especially the wake one)
Posted from: 207.200.116.74
September 26th, 2006 00:16
Congrats patrick
Posted from: 70.170.6.20
September 26th, 2006 01:06
I’d like to point out that in addition to the championship belts, the Meadows Debate Team donates to charitable foundations in the names of all debaters clearing and all speaker award recipients instead of trophies. Special congratulations to Dan and Tim for running an event for the benefit of not only the debate community but our community at large. This tournament is great.
John Lynch