Maeshal Abid Defends Omaha-Westside Title
Maeshal Abid and Catherine Tarsney
OMAHA, Neb. — For the second straight year, the final round of the Omaha-Westside Warrior Invitational featured a match-up between Valley and St. Louis Park High Schools, and for the second time, Valley emerged victorious, as Maeshal Abid defended his title from a challenge by Catherine Tarsney. (The final round decision was a 2-1.) Congratulations to both debaters!
Maeshal is coached by Dave McGinnis and Ernie Rose; Catherine is coached by Christian Tarsney, Heather Hamilton, Nick Tourville, and Nathan Abell.
OCTAS
Hopkins CD over Hopkins NS (Nick Smith)
Valley RB def. Bettendorf LH (Leighton Huch) 3-0
Valley MK def. Lincoln Northeast CM (Charles McClung) 2-1
Valley MA def. St. Louis Park MS (Michelle Shapiro) 3-0
Hopkins KA over Hopkins CK (Chris Kramer)
Altamont SA def. Bettendorf TB (Tim Boateng) 2-1
St. Louis Park CT def. Hopkins NG (Nathan Gilbert) 3-0
Hopkins GS def. Iowa City West KT (Kui Tang) 3-0
QUARTERS
Valley MA def. Altamont SA (Sasha Arijanto) 3-0
Valley MK def. Hopkins CD (Conor Doherty) 2-1
Valley RB def. Hopkins KA (Kristin Allison) 3-0
St. Louis Park CT def. Hopkins GS (Gauri Subramani) 3-0
SEMIS
Valley MA over Valley MK (Matt Kawahara)
St. Louis Park CT def. Valley RB (Ross Brown)
FINALS
Valley MA def. St. Louis Park CT (Catherine Tarsney)
2-1 (Kever, Zyla, *Dirgo)
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Posted from: 12.208.215.81
January 13th, 2008 22:47
Congratulations to Maeshal for repeating, Matt for completing his qual, and for Ross for being first seed and first speaker..sucks that the brackets didn’t work out as we’d like. In addition, congratulations to Valley HR for completing their qualification to TOC.
Thank you to the Omaha Westside staff for another well-run tournament and to Fred Robertson and Scott Tomsu for doing an excellent job tabbing; this tournament is always a fantastic time.
Ross’s debate with Catherine in semis was a 2-1.
Posted from: 24.6.64.186
January 13th, 2008 22:57
congrats to maeshal repping the butt pirates again. matt for qualling, ross for being a beast, and of course dave and ernie for coaching a hella dominant team!
Posted from: 98.197.138.28
January 13th, 2008 23:06
so bids only went to matt kawahara, maeshal abid, and cathering tarsney?
Posted from: 12.208.215.81
January 13th, 2008 23:30
correct
Posted from: 209.98.146.245
January 14th, 2008 04:59
Congrats to Catherine on the finals run, and to Michelle on making outrounds, and picking up some pretty impressive prelims wins to do it.
Also congrats to Valley and Hopkins for great team performances, and especially to Matt for completing the qual.
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
January 14th, 2008 06:55
valley, way to be 3/4 semi finalists.
Posted from: 137.52.208.185
January 14th, 2008 08:20
Congrats to Valley – I’m sad that I had to miss the Warrior Invitational
Posted from: 69.48.155.2
January 14th, 2008 09:58
congrats to michelle abeed and ross
Posted from: 12.227.177.160
January 14th, 2008 11:57
congrats Ross and matt!! Such great skill from only sophmores!
Posted from: 66.37.233.51
January 14th, 2008 14:12
Thanks for the props Ernesto! Was glad to see everyone there and that all had a good time. Congratulations to all out-round participants!
Posted from: 129.15.131.248
January 14th, 2008 14:22
congrats to Maesh,Matt,and Ross
Posted from: 65.33.216.205
January 14th, 2008 14:38
moesha is the best debater of all time.
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
January 14th, 2008 15:10
congrats to maeshal for beasting, matt for full qualling (and repping grapemountain) and ross for being an OG… you will get that fucking bid man
Posted from: 128.54.50.108
January 14th, 2008 15:47
huge congrats to Maeshal for winning Westside again.
Also, props go out to Catherine for repping SLP and for another final round showing against maeshal.
Posted from: 69.118.235.253
January 14th, 2008 15:50
Congrats to Maeshal and Catherine
Posted from: 75.73.208.213
January 14th, 2008 16:00
Congrats to Maeshal and Catherine
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
January 14th, 2008 17:44
congrats maeshal. i definitely think this article should make a reference to the fact that he remains “the” westside warrior, something far greater than a mere tournament victory.
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
January 14th, 2008 17:49
and also congrats to the swedish chef catherine tarsney.
Posted from: 12.205.118.84
January 14th, 2008 17:57
Way to be studs Maeshal, Matt, and Ross.
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
January 14th, 2008 18:17
Congrats to Ernie, Dave, Maeshal, Ross, Matt, Catherine, Michelle, and Sasha.
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
January 14th, 2008 18:39
I want to have maeshal’s babies
Brown power
Posted from: 128.135.108.47
January 15th, 2008 00:41
of the entire year, this is the tournament I most anticipate reading about on VB. good job maeshal and people who did well, of course.
Posted from: 66.108.95.205
January 15th, 2008 10:59
I have hesitated posting this for a long time, but after an extended conversation with a fellow gay member of this community, I feel I can’t stay silent anymore.
A lot of us find the term “butt pirate” really hurtful, and it’s especially hurtful to see this term thrown around as some kind of lab or clique nickname. To me, personally, perhaps the most hurtful part of all of this is that I respect all of the people who keep using this term, and I haven’t found a better way of expressing my own feelings about the term’s use.
I am not trying to start a flame war on my own web site, which is why I’ve stayed silent on this for so long. But I hope people will consider the meaning of nicknames bandied about. I can’t really imagine the community condoning a hurtful nickname applied to a racial or religious minority, so I can’t help but feel there’s a double standard at work here.
Posted from: 129.15.127.254
January 15th, 2008 14:25
Congrats, Maeshal. But you’ll always be Not-Gonna-Get Abid to us.
Posted from: 24.6.64.186
January 15th, 2008 15:36
Dear Jon and anyone that deems the term “butt pirate” to be offensive,
I sincerely apologize for my ignorant use of the term “butt pirate”. The name was never created with any hateful or hurtful intention. I in fact only came to know its negative connotation after reading Jon’s post. Moreover, I really don’t think there’s any kind of double standard being played here. Many people like me, are just unaware of the real meaning of the name. Sorry for the inconvenience.
-Narayan
Posted from: 165.124.215.4
January 15th, 2008 15:41
Scott, wasnt it Maeshal “No” Abid? Ah, memories.
Posted from: 67.159.46.130
January 15th, 2008 16:35
I agree with Jon.
Deep down, butt piracy really does hurt.
Posted from: 66.167.205.247
January 15th, 2008 17:08
congrats to the valley team and ct on their success this weekend
Posted from: 129.15.131.248
January 15th, 2008 17:47
haha I don’t think anyone meant any offense by the term, however I don’t think playing deer in the headlights is the route to go. What else could it mean?
Posted from: 75.72.79.154
January 15th, 2008 19:53
MAESHAL!!!!! Congrats Man!!!
Posted from: 12.208.215.81
January 15th, 2008 20:42
Shakespearean Sonnet
My love has not been like a burning star,
That always shines into the darkest night.
She has a heart, but looks aren’t up to par.
I see her face and my love won’t ignite.
She is nothing like a soft piece of snow,
For when you look at her, she is not fine.
She doesn’t glisten, gleam, or even glow.
I can’t stand her without a glass of wine.
I feel as though I deserve so much more
Than to enjoy her every night and day,
For even looking at her is a chore.
And this is why my heart begins to stray.
But she’s alone in loving what I lack,
My eyes, which is why I now love her back
-Ross Brown
Posted from: 76.17.171.188
January 15th, 2008 21:16
Rhyming Diction Verse
Ross Brown got swag you can’t buy in a supermart
Cause after we’re done I’m full like a shopping cart
Variety in terms of fruits and frozen items
But he’s no sub-zero; hot like curling irons
Even on them days when he be down in the gutter
I hear him mutter with his idiosyncratic stutter
“I wish I could grow up to be a bad ass mutha”
Which is when I know that my works complete
Since he has hopes and aspirations to conquer any feat
So don’t let one bid round pull you down son
Just load up your gun and get ready to run
The last case you just wrote, the tournaments just begun
-Uncle Juju
Posted from: 12.216.111.70
January 15th, 2008 21:38
hahahaha the infamous love sonnet returns
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
January 15th, 2008 21:46
Ross FTW!!!
Posted from: 71.126.255.18
January 17th, 2008 21:58
congrats Maeshal and Catherinee
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
January 18th, 2008 06:33
was that really written by ross brown?
Posted from: 205.221.1.166
January 18th, 2008 07:10
yes, it was. he wrote it in the 9th grade for an english project. needless to say, little rosserz got an A on it.
Posted from: 70.231.161.67
January 18th, 2008 23:03
matt, as elite as ninja turtles. sweet qual. big ups to ross too (only on getting that A).