Chris Catterton is Harker Champion
Avi Arfin Wins Third Novice Title
SAN JOSE, Cali. — This year’s edition of the Harker School’s Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational has concluded, and the final four bids to the Tournament of Champions in Lincoln-Douglas debate have been awarded. The tournament ended with a final round that featured Analy High School’s Chris Catterton and Mountain View High School’s Daniel Khalessi.
The round was adjudicated by Adam Nelson, Ashan Peiris, and Kyle Kimball; the three critics voted unanimously for Chris. Congratulations to both debaters!
Chris is coached by Lynette Williamson, Mike Spirtos, and Corbin Cass; Daniel is coached by Eric Palmer and Stephen Hess.
Congratulations to Palo Alto High School’s Avi Arfin for winning the novice division on a 3-0 decision over Torrey Pines High School’s Naveen Krishnamurthi. Avi is coached by Jennie Savage and Dan Sheehan; Naveen is coached by Chris Drake and Vivian Feig.
DOUBLES
(1) Bronx Science MD advances without debating
(2) Analy CC advances without debating
(3) Valley MK advances without debating
(4) Mountain View DK advances without debating
(5) Mountain View NP advances without debating
(6) Valley RB advances without debating
(26) Blake AM def. (7) Monta Vista OM (Om Alladi) 2-1
(8) Los Altos JW def. (25) Monta Vista AC (Anisha Chikarmane)
(9) Lynbrook NS def. (24) Blake PO (Phelan O’Neill) 2-1
(10) Presentation NA def. (23) Niskayuna SS (Sohail Syed)
(11) Palo Alto RR def. (22) Mountain View Megan McGee 3-0
(12) Monta Vista TG over (21) Monta Vista NS (Nishant Srikanthan) 3-0
(13) Lynbrook GG def. (20) Monta Vista KB (Karthik Bharadwaj) 2-1
(14) Lynbrook SH def. (19) Palo Alto AA (Alex Ackroyd) 3-0
(15) Lynbrook RR def. (18) Palo Alto NG (Nina Gertsvolf) 3-0
(16) Meadows NB def. (17) Lynbrook CK (Cathy Kong) 3-0
OCTAS
(1) Bronx Science MD def. (16) Meadows NB (Nick Bratton)
(2) Analy CC def. (15) Lynbrook RR (Rohit Ramkumar)
(3) Valley MK def. (14) Lynbrook SH (Soojee Hahn)
(4) Mountain View DK def. (13) Lynbrook GG (Gaurav Gupta)
(5) Mountain View NP def. (12) Monta Vista TG (Tarun Galagali)
(11) Palo Alto RR def. (6) Valley RoBr (Ross Brown)
(10) Presentation NA def. (7) Blake AM (Andrew McCarty)
(8) Los Altos JW def. (9) Lynbrook NS (Narayan Subramanian)
QUARTERS
(1) Bronx Science MD def. (8) Los Altos JW (Jing Wang)
(2) Analy CC def. (10) Presentation NA (Nadia Arid)
(3) Valley MK def. (11) Palo Alto RR (Rahul Ramakrishnan)
(4) Mountain View DK over (5) Mountain View NP (Natalee Pei)
SEMIS
(4) Mountain View DK def. (1) Bronx Science MD (Matt Dunay) 2-1
(2) Analy CC def. (3) Valley MK (Matt Kawahara) 3-0
FINALS
(2) Analy CC def. (4) Mountain View DK (Daniel Khalessi)
3-0 (Adam Nelson, Ashan Peiris, Kyle Kimball)
—
TOP SPEAKERS
1. Matt Dunay — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
2. Matt Kawahara — Valley High School (IA)
3. Daniel Khalessi — Mountain View High School (CA)
4. Chris Catterton — Analy High School (CA)
5. Narayan Subramanian — Lynbrook High School (CA)
6. Nadia Arid — Presentation High School (CA)
7. Rahul Ramakrishnan — Palo Alto High School (CA)
8. Natalie Pei — Mountain View High School (CA)
9. Tarun Galagali — Monta Vista High School (CA)
10. Gaurav Gupta — Lynbrook High School (CA)
—
NOVICE SEMIS
Palo Alto AA def California SN (Shahzeen Nasim)
3-0 (Wang, Kamdar, Ramakrishnan)
Torrey Pines NK def Palo Alto JS (Jujhaar Singh)
3-0 (Wang, Kamdar, Ramakrishnan)
NOVICE FINALS
Palo Alto AA def. Torrey Pines NK (Naveen Krishnamurthi) 3-0
NOVICE CHAMPION
Palo Alto AA (Avi Arfin)
NOVICE SPEAKER AWARDS
1. Avi Arfin — Palo Alto High School (CA)
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Posted from: 65.91.54.2
February 29th, 2008 23:42
Records I know through day 1:
Blake PO: 2-0
Blake AM: 1-1
Valley RoBr (Ross Brown): 2-0
Analy CC: 2-0
Rahul: 2-0
Posted from: 24.6.64.186
February 29th, 2008 23:45
Lynbrook NS 2-0
Lynbrook RR 2-0
Lynbrook CK 1-1
Valley MK 2-0
Posted from: 66.127.219.2
February 29th, 2008 23:51
Meadows NB 1-1
Meadows JL 1-1
Mountain View DFK 1-1
Mountain View NP 2-0
Desert Vista XL 1-1
Niskayuna SS 2-0
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
March 1st, 2008 01:37
Mountain View DFK 1-1
OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
March 1st, 2008 07:36
Jordan-
Round 1: Chris Catterton
Round 2: Nick Brattton
Therefore: 1-1 :)
We haven’t fallen yet:)
Posted from: 204.137.64.112
March 1st, 2008 09:02
If DFK falls, it will only be as the prelude to a triumphant, Rocky-esque return to greatness. Cue the theme music and a montage of DFK cutting cards, doing redos and running up a flight of stairs to get to his round.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 10:22
I am 2-1
Ross Brown is 3-0
Matt Kawahara is 3-0
Xi Lin is 2-1
Posted from: 71.135.170.223
March 1st, 2008 10:52
om alladi is about to pick up his 3rd bid
and win this tournament
Posted from: 140.247.103.44
March 1st, 2008 11:45
DFK is a tru warier
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 12:16
chris is 3-0
nick is 2-1
mv np is 3-0
mv mm is 2-1
mv dl is 2-1
blake po is 2-1
meadows jl is 2-1
desert vista xl is 2-1
monta vista om is 3-0
monte vista aw is 3-0
valley mk is 3-0
valley robr is 3-0
palo alto lac is 3-0
palo alto rr is 3-0
lynbrook rr is 2-1
lynbrook ns is 3-0
bronx md is 3-0
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 12:17
DFK is a backstabbing jack ass who cares about no one but himself. His sort of selfish antagonism is the apex of everything wrong with humanity.
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
March 1st, 2008 12:19
The post under my name was actually posted by sohail; he’s just dumb
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 12:32
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh
I LOVE DANIEL KHALESSI HE IS THE NICEST PERSON EVERRRRR
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
this is not a joke.
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
March 1st, 2008 12:47
Niskayuna SS is 2-2
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 13:01
Meadows NB 3-1
MVLA DL 2-2
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 13:05
Pwneill: 3-1
Blake AM: 1-2
Rahul was 3-0
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March 1st, 2008 13:08
Monta Vista OA 4-0
Monte Vista AW 3-1
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March 1st, 2008 13:08
Meadows JL 3-1
Posted from: 24.165.9.37
March 1st, 2008 13:46
narayan is 3-1 matt kawahara is 4-0
rohit is 3-1 some paly person is 2-2
see y’all tonight, kids!
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 13:52
Ross def Rahul
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 15:44
before 5th round:
monta vista oa: 4-0
monta vista ns: 3-1
monta vista ac: 3-1
monta vista yh: 3-1
monta vista tg: 2-2
monta vista kb: 2-2
monta vista ha: 2-2
Posted from: 71.34.189.241
March 1st, 2008 16:14
matt and ross are the sickest sophomores in the country
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 16:41
Niskayuna SS is 3-2
Desert Vista XL is 3-2
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 17:31
after 6th round
all monta vista kids are 3-2 except om, who is 5-0
Posted from: 166.109.0.198
March 1st, 2008 17:50
Bronx Science’s Matt Dunay is 5-0 going into round 6; he’s hitting Palo Alto’s Rahul Ramakrishnan, who I believe is a pull-up.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 18:00
Pwneill is 4-1
Blake AM is 3-2.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 18:37
All the 5-0s are hitting pull ups b/c only Negs who were 4-0 won in round 5. Side bias?
Posted from: 71.63.247.54
March 1st, 2008 19:34
PHELA PHELA PHELA!!!!! yeh fela and M.C. Carty atts my boyz
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 20:07
Lynbrook Results:
TL: 3-3
CK: 4-2
GG: 4-2
RR: 4-2
NS: 4-2
SH: 4-2
BT: 3-3
Valley: Matt and Ross are both 5-1
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
March 1st, 2008 20:19
Niskayuna SS is 4-2
Posted from: 66.127.219.2
March 1st, 2008 20:22
Monta Vista’s clearing 5
om is 5-1
karthik, tarun, nishant, anisha are 4-2
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
March 1st, 2008 20:25
who is 6-0
Posted from: 166.109.0.198
March 1st, 2008 20:43
Matt Dunay is 6-0.
Posted from: 66.127.219.2
March 1st, 2008 20:46
so is catterbaby
Posted from: 72.80.236.55
March 1st, 2008 20:57
YAY DUNAY
Posted from: 207.151.243.34
March 1st, 2008 21:00
Go Monta Vista!
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 21:18
Narayan got 5th Speaker
Catterton got 4th Speaker
Khalessi got 3rd Speaker
Kawahara got 2nd Speaker
Dunay got 1st Speaker
Dunay is 1st Seed
Posted from: 70.19.38.68
March 1st, 2008 21:19
MATT
DUNAY
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 21:21
The following people automatically advance Partial Doubs
Analy CC
Bronx Science MD
Mountain View DK
Mountain View NP
Valley MK
Valley RoBr
Posted from: 66.27.90.134
March 1st, 2008 21:24
any news of torrey pines?
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 21:24
Torrey Pines has no breaks (according to the Double Octos Schems)
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 21:27
Doubs:
Analy CC advances
Bronx Science MD advances
Los Altos JW v Monta Vista AC (flip)
Lynbrook CK v Meadows NB (flip)
Lynbrook GG v Monta Vista KB (flip)
Lynbrook NS v Blake PO (flip)
Lynbrook RR v Palo Alto NG (flip)
Lynbrook SH v Palo Alto AlAc (flip)
Monta Vista OA v Blake AM (flip)
Monta Vista TG v Monta Vista NS
Mountain View DK advances
Mountain View NP advances
Palo Alto RR v Mountain View MM (flip)
Presentation NA v Niskayuna SS (flip
Valley MK advances
Valley RoBr advances
Posted from: 66.27.90.134
March 1st, 2008 21:28
thanks
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
March 1st, 2008 21:28
torrey pines nk and cs went 3-3 each
Posted from: 24.94.7.179
March 1st, 2008 21:40
what about the special novice elims?
Posted from: 66.27.90.134
March 1st, 2008 21:47
nk went 3 3?
Posted from: 66.27.90.134
March 1st, 2008 21:52
so how do special elim novice work? do all 3 and 3 novices go in (ex. tp nk) or is based of speaks?
Posted from: 24.94.7.179
March 1st, 2008 21:54
says only top 4 novices from varsity get into their own elims
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 21:54
When Novice elims come out could someone post them?
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 21:57
(1) Bronx MD Advances through
(16) Lynbrook CK v (17) Meadows NB
(8) Los Altos JW v (25) Monta Vista AC
(9) Lynbrook NS v (4) Blake PO
(4) MV DK Advances
(13) Lynbrook GG v (20) Monta Vista KB
(5) MV NP Advances
(12) Monta Vista TG v (21) Monta Vista NS
other side
(2) Analy CC Advances
(15) Lynbrook RR v (18) Palo Alto NG
(7) Monta Vista OA v (26) Blake AM
(10) Presentation NA v (23) Niskayuna SS
(3) Valley MK Advances
(14) Lynbrook SH v (19) Palo Alto AlAc
(6) Valley RB byes through
(11) Palo alto RR v (22) MV MM
Posted from: 76.17.212.97
March 1st, 2008 22:02
Blake PO must be seed 24, not 4, right? 4th seed would advance without debating…
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:05
Novice LD Semis:
Palo Alto AA v. California SN (Wang, Kamdar, Ramakrishnan) Flip for sides
Torrey Pines NK v. Palo Alto JS (Wang, Kamdar, Ramakrishnan) Flip for sides
Start time: 9:00am
Top Novice LD Speaker: Palo Alto AA (Avi Arfin)
Posted from: 24.94.7.179
March 1st, 2008 22:06
congrats naveen! good job!
Posted from: 66.27.90.134
March 1st, 2008 22:16
congrats naveen!
Posted from: 204.210.156.240
March 1st, 2008 22:28
Good job sohail and dunay. keep it up.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:29
3-0 Los Altos JW > Monta Vista AC
Posted from: 69.148.130.161
March 1st, 2008 22:35
JING WANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:38
Presenation NA def. Nisky SS 2-1 (wes, rick, Spirtos*)
Posted from: 69.119.93.209
March 1st, 2008 22:47
matt
dunay
matt
dunay
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:47
Lynbrook NS def. Blake PO on a 2-1 decision.
Ashan Peiris, Jennie Savage, ?*
Posted from: 204.210.156.240
March 1st, 2008 22:47
tough luck sohail.
DUNAY FTW.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:49
meadows nb def lynbrook ck 3-0
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:50
lynbrook sh def Palo Alto AlAc 3-0
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 22:56
Lynbrook RR def Palo Alto NG 3-0
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 23:01
Octos!
Bronx MD v Meadows NB
Los Altos JW v Lynbrook NS
Mountain View DK v Lynbrook GG
Mountain View NP v Mountain View TG
Analy CC v Lynbrook RR
Blake AM v Presentation NA
Valley MK v Lynbrook SH
Valley RoBr v Palo Alto RR
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 1st, 2008 23:07
Correction on the 4th one
It’s
Monta Vista NP v Mountain View TG
Posted from: 75.25.130.115
March 1st, 2008 23:12
I am pretty sure it’s Mountain View NP and Monta Vista TG
Posted from: 72.193.59.38
March 1st, 2008 23:13
Go Tarun!
Posted from: 32.150.92.236
March 1st, 2008 23:13
andrew “dream slayer” mccarty cannot be stopped
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 1st, 2008 23:19
Matt Dunay is first seed and first speaker.
Posted from: 76.205.56.242
March 1st, 2008 23:26
Presentation NA def Niskayuna SS 2-1 (Brundage, Wes, *Spirtos*)
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
March 1st, 2008 23:46
JING WANG FTW
Posted from: 24.44.63.150
March 2nd, 2008 07:32
Not to inflate matt’s ego more than it already is inflated, but….
OMG MATT YOU’RE INCREDIBLE
Posted from: 66.108.131.237
March 2nd, 2008 07:36
MATT WILL WIN THIS TOURNAMENT
Posted from: 74.72.3.221
March 2nd, 2008 08:39
I still don’t love you Dunay.
Posted from: 70.179.70.34
March 2nd, 2008 08:41
CONGRATULATIONS to Monta Vista AC (Anisha Chikarmane) on breaking to dubs!
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 2nd, 2008 09:20
Matt Dunay is debating Nick Bratton of Meadows in front of a panel of Daniel Sheehan, Rick Brundage, and Ankur Mandhania.
Posted from: 75.80.139.173
March 2nd, 2008 10:01
Are novice sems done yet?
Naveen = pwn.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 10:11
Semis in Novice have just started.
Blake AM is debating (about to pwn) Presentation NA in Octas
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 10:11
pannel is Kamil, Spiritos, and Empey
Posted from: 208.120.130.198
March 2nd, 2008 10:24
MATT DUNAY U BETTER WIN
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 2nd, 2008 11:09
Matt defeated Nick and is in quarters.
Posted from: 70.19.56.211
March 2nd, 2008 11:12
YES! Good luck to Matt in the bid round!
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 2nd, 2008 11:13
MATT WIN YOUR BID ROUND!!!!
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 11:29
bronx MD over meados nb 2-1 (sheehan, mandhania, *brundage)
Posted from: 128.2.21.15
March 2nd, 2008 11:31
amazing showing monta vista (&the bay represent)..5 breaks out of 7 attendees, that’s amazing right there, I think you have come realllly far since I started LD at the beginning of last year, you guys have finally ended part of the struggle :)
Good job to Tarun-I hope this helps you at large to TOC,
Good job to nishant-you’re a sophomore and this is your first LD tournament, and you broke.
I’m glad for Karthik and Anisha-who ended their circuit debate careers on a happy note. And Om, good luck at TOC-i know this was an interesting tournament for you.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 11:35
(1) Bronx MD v. Los Altos JW/Lynbrook NS
(4) MV DK v. (5) MV NP
(2) Analy CC v. Blake AM/PRez NA
MK/SH v RB/RR
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 11:41
way to be listening to the round spiritos… :)
Posted from: 204.210.156.240
March 2nd, 2008 11:51
lets go dunay. bid
Posted from: 69.119.93.209
March 2nd, 2008 11:57
matt needs my (nonexistant) irish luck
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 2nd, 2008 12:13
(1) Bronx Science MD vs. (8) Los Altos JW in the bid round.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 12:17
quarters are:
matt dunay v jing wang
chris catterton v nadia arid
matt kawahara v rahul ramakrishnan
daniel f khalessi over natalee pei
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 2nd, 2008 12:35
(1) Bronx Science MD vs. (8) Los Altos JW
(Josh Anderson, Tim Case, Ankur Mandhania)
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
March 2nd, 2008 12:38
any results on novice semis?
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
March 2nd, 2008 12:42
RAHUL. its yourz.
Posted from: 71.169.39.238
March 2nd, 2008 12:52
bid matt!
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 13:00
my panel in octos was a 2-1 (Kimball, Lawrence, Babb*)
Posted from: 69.118.230.217
March 2nd, 2008 13:20
Good luck to matt dunay in his quarters round
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
March 2nd, 2008 13:29
apparently, torrey pines nk vs. palo alto aa in novice finals
Posted from: 65.91.54.2
March 2nd, 2008 13:41
Presentation NA def. Blake AM (Andrew McCarty) 2-1 (Spiritos, Empey, *Mechant) in octas
Posted from: 24.90.20.221
March 2nd, 2008 13:45
matt dunay is going to the TOC
Posted from: 64.12.116.76
March 2nd, 2008 13:46
Matt DUNAY
Posted from: 12.215.129.141
March 2nd, 2008 13:47
Matt over Rahul 3-0. That gives him four bids as a sophomore. Congratulations.
Posted from: 69.121.162.215
March 2nd, 2008 13:53
MATT DUNAY IS GOING TO THE TOC!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now we have 4 applicants…
Posted from: 68.48.175.11
March 2nd, 2008 13:55
Congratulations to Matt, Jon, and Bronx!
Posted from: 24.215.130.4
March 2nd, 2008 13:55
congratz dunay, east coast reppin! also everybody else
Posted from: 24.90.245.211
March 2nd, 2008 13:57
Congrats Matt!
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
March 2nd, 2008 13:59
3-0 for palo alto aa in novice finals
Posted from: 137.238.127.88
March 2nd, 2008 14:02
I love you Matt!! I’m so excited for you. This is long overdue. Congratulations <333 Great job Jon!
Posted from: 24.44.63.150
March 2nd, 2008 14:04
MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT MATT
So happy for you!!! You completely deserve it! The curse is broken! Only FOUR applicants now.
Posted from: 68.125.54.164
March 2nd, 2008 14:04
Dunay def Jing
Kawahara def Rahul
Khalessi over Pei
so what about Catterton?
Posted from: 63.197.0.78
March 2nd, 2008 14:04
good job avi!
Posted from: 208.120.130.198
March 2nd, 2008 14:05
YEAAAHAHAHH MATT TTTTT QUALLED TO TEH TOCCCC!!!! NIIIICEEE!!!
Posted from: 70.19.56.211
March 2nd, 2008 14:08
Congrats Matt! So well deserved.
Posted from: 12.215.129.141
March 2nd, 2008 14:11
Valley MK vs. Analy CC
panel is Craven Lawrence Kimball
Posted from: 204.210.156.240
March 2nd, 2008 14:12
Congrats Dunay - you deserve this so fricken much. DUNAY FTW
Posted from: 24.45.15.243
March 2nd, 2008 14:24
That’s what I’m talking about Matt. Congrats.
Posted from: 71.169.39.238
March 2nd, 2008 14:27
congrats matt
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
March 2nd, 2008 14:43
yeye rahuuuuuul, natalee, nadia, jing, dfk, kawabunga, and my success-driven roomie, CATTERBABY
Posted from: 207.237.8.125
March 2nd, 2008 14:46
Awesome Matt. Congrats!!
Posted from: 12.215.129.141
March 2nd, 2008 14:51
Matt is affirming yet again after losing his 1583854th coin flip of the year
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 2nd, 2008 14:52
And speaking of Matts affirming, in the other semis round, Matt is affirming again. (And by choice again!)
Posted from: 204.210.156.240
March 2nd, 2008 14:56
:D
Posted from: 150.108.232.25
March 2nd, 2008 14:56
CONGRATS MATT ON QUALLING AND 1ST SPEAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU DESERVE IT!!
Posted from: 24.6.67.117
March 2nd, 2008 15:07
What going on in the Novice Division?
Posted from: 71.139.51.197
March 2nd, 2008 15:10
A *HUGE* congratulations to California High School’s LD team, especially to Shahzeen Nasim and competitor/coach extraordinaire Zhuchen Xu. Shaheen, your hard work really shows in round. Keep it up! And Zhu — you’re amazing :-)
Posted from: 24.6.67.117
March 2nd, 2008 15:34
Who is advancing to novice finals?
Posted from: 71.247.162.239
March 2nd, 2008 15:35
Congrats matt on getting a bid you deserve it!
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 2nd, 2008 15:52
YAY MATT DUNAY conrgats on the bid!!!!! now…. WIN!!!
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
March 2nd, 2008 15:53
Chris def. Matt, 3-0
TAKE DIS HOME YO
Posted from: 74.72.3.221
March 2nd, 2008 16:20
dunay dropped to khalessi on a 2-1
D:
Posted from: 69.118.235.253
March 2nd, 2008 16:22
GO DFK
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
March 2nd, 2008 16:29
Finals is Catterton Affirming vs. DFK Negating, judges are Kimball, Ashan, and someone else I forgot
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2008 16:31
I am also judging finals. The round is in progress as I type.
Posted from: 75.80.139.173
March 2nd, 2008 16:35
for those people asking about novice finals:
tp nk lost to palo alto aa on a 3-0
gjob naveen for making it that far!
Posted from: 204.210.156.240
March 2nd, 2008 16:36
Good Job Dunay. way to rep the east coast
Posted from: 71.34.189.241
March 2nd, 2008 16:40
congrats to matt, ross, dfk, and catterton
Posted from: 209.98.146.245
March 2nd, 2008 16:55
doo doo doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
doo doo doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
doo doo-doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo
doo doo doo-doo-doo-doo doo…
OK, representing the Rocky theme in text is kinda hard. But still, go DFK!! And go Catterton!! Great final round, good luck to both (whatever that means).
Posted from: 64.12.116.76
March 2nd, 2008 17:06
nice job DUNAY
Posted from: 71.135.44.166
March 2nd, 2008 17:07
mad props to Shahzeen for making it to novice sems! you’re amazing =]
congratz to the palo alto crew- especially avi and jujhaar!
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
March 2nd, 2008 17:13
excellent job naveen for making it to novice finals and for doing pretty well at your first varsity circuit tournament
pretty legit
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
March 2nd, 2008 17:14
catterton is victorious on a 3-0. congrats to him and dfk.
Posted from: 208.54.15.1
March 2nd, 2008 17:16
:)
good job mr. catterton
sweeping up the west coast the way it should be done.
Posted from: 140.247.103.44
March 2nd, 2008 17:16
Congrats to Catterton on the W, your development in LD is pretty mind boggling given that you did parli as of a year ago.
Congrats to TRU WARIER and Natalee for repping the mountain.
Congrats to Valley and their coaches for having the best soph duo in the nation.
Jing: when it rains it pours.
Posted from: 134.173.93.114
March 2nd, 2008 17:25
Happy Catterbaby.
Posted from: 69.118.230.217
March 2nd, 2008 17:36
DUNAY… Congrats!
Posted from: 208.54.15.1
March 2nd, 2008 17:46
(2) Analy CC def. (10) Presentation NA (Nadia Arid) 3-0
(Kyle K, Ben Empey, Daniel S.)
(2) Analy CC def (3) Valley MK (Matt Kawahara) 3-0
(Kyle K, Wes Craven, Ryan L.)
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
March 2nd, 2008 18:02
Analy CC gave an excellent 2AR in finals.
Posted from: 68.104.4.9
March 2nd, 2008 18:11
Congrats to CC. Dropped 3 ballots all weekend (RR + Regular tournament). That’s a pretty damn impressive few days.
Congrats to coach Mike as well.
Posted from: 67.159.47.170
March 2nd, 2008 18:19
OH MY GOD MATT DUNAY IS AMAZING. NOT KIDDING. CRITICAL DISCOURSE ISN’T A RETARDED ARGUMENT AT ALL.
Posted from: 67.8.227.203
March 2nd, 2008 18:33
Congrats to Dunay for completing the qual, DFK for finals, and Catterton for being a baller
Posted from: 128.135.224.244
March 2nd, 2008 18:57
good stuff catterton, and nice showing DFK!
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
March 2nd, 2008 19:01
YES! YOU RULE, CHRIS
Posted from: 69.107.82.248
March 2nd, 2008 19:04
Great job, Chris. You deserve this title more than anyone. Now I officially forgive you.
Posted from: 71.42.73.162
March 2nd, 2008 19:11
i think corbin cass also coaches chris catterton (lots of Cs).
in any case, congratulations to cattertoni on champin’ it in this incredibly competitive pool, dfk on reppin’ it for mvla, and sohail “dress me” syed on yet another weekend of round robin flourishing and regular tournament difficulties. toc, here we come.
Posted from: 66.127.219.2
March 2nd, 2008 19:21
good debate fan
March 2nd, 2008 18:19 151OH MY GOD MATT DUNAY IS AMAZING. NOT KIDDING. CRITICAL DISCOURSE ISN’T A RETARDED ARGUMENT AT ALL.
This is sarcasm, right?
Posted from: 71.139.51.197
March 2nd, 2008 19:27
Thanks for bringing the coaching issue to my attention, Michael. Does Corbin indeed coach Chris? If so, let me know for sure and I’ll put it up in the coaching credits where it belongs.
Posted from: 207.47.45.95
March 2nd, 2008 19:31
Thanks everyone so much for choosing to come to Harker this weekend! We really appreciate it, and hope you had a wonderful time. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for next year’s tournament. You can reach us at forensics at harker dot org.
Thanks again!
Posted from: 151.202.66.59
March 2nd, 2008 19:38
Congrats Matt Dunay!!
Posted from: 166.198.204.162
March 2nd, 2008 19:40
ya I emailed jon to say that me and mr Corbin do coach him
Posted from: 69.151.148.249
March 2nd, 2008 19:41
congrats matt dunay and chris.
Posted from: 166.198.204.162
March 2nd, 2008 19:46
well on a separate note I’d love to say that this tournament was amazing the same it is every year. Thanks to Adam for always being able to fix any issues that came about during the tournament. Thanks to the bunch of harker kids who did almost anything that was asked of them. And good job to chris and everyone else in the tournament.you gave some of the best 2ars ive seen in round robin finals and from what ive heard in finals.
:)
spirtos
Posted from: 64.12.116.76
March 2nd, 2008 19:55
congrats to Matt and the whole Bronx team on the TOC Qual. That’s one less competitor from Bronx in the at large pool.
Posted from: 169.229.81.189
March 2nd, 2008 20:10
Nice Job Chris.
Posted from: 68.175.61.157
March 2nd, 2008 20:12
Congratulations to Chris and Daniel on making it to finals! I understand Daniel’s semis round with Matt was very intense, and I wish I could have seen it.
Matt’s heard me say it throughout the tournament via cell phone, but I just want to say it here publicly: there are few folks in this activity as smart, hard-working, and dedicated as Matt Dunay. I am so proud of you, Matt, and I know you were a fantastic ambassador both for Bronx Science and for the Northeast at this tournament.
As a coach, I also want to relay how very thankful I am for Adam Nelson’s hospitality this weekend. It can be an intimidating experience — even when you compete nearly every weekend — to fly to a tournament with your parent and no teammates, especially when that tournament features a lot of schools that have brought huge numbers of kids. I know from Matt how much Adam went out of his way to make this experience a wonderful one for him. Given the number of pre-tournament e-mails Adam graciously exchanged with me, this wasn’t a surprise.
The bottom line: I would strongly recommend you include Harker on your travel schedule. The Westchester Classic — which I heartily endorse for all teams in our area - precludes me from attending personally, but for those who can make it to California, this was unquestionably a wonderful experience. And if you can’t come with your team, I think Matt’s experience demonstrates that you shouldn’t feel overwhelmed: the tournament will do everything it can to make you feel welcome. Thanks, Adam, and thanks, Harker!
And thanks, Jennie, for coordinating this coverage!
Posted from: 71.110.194.89
March 2nd, 2008 20:14
Congrats to Avi on his third novice title =]
(And Naveen too.. you’re going to do amazing things!)
Posted from: 128.192.223.134
March 2nd, 2008 20:46
Chris - congrats again! seems like I’ve been saying that a lot recently
Posted from: 24.4.205.201
March 2nd, 2008 21:08
jon,
you heard right about that semis round. congrats to both daniel and matt for a tremendous performance in that round, as well as in the tournament as a whole.
congrats to the rest of the outround participants as well, particularly catterton for taking down the title.
finally, a huge thanks to adam and his crew for the most hospitable tournament i’ve ever been at. i’ve never seen a tournament go so far out of its way to make life easier for judges and students. on that note, a huge thanks to the harker kid who got me food today. in my haste, i forgot to ask for your name, sorry!
Posted from: 128.12.74.208
March 2nd, 2008 21:17
I’d like to give another shout-out to “Dr. Nelson” and the Harker team for running a great tournament. The hospitality was amazing this year. Not only did Adam run things efficiently and effectively, but he also maintained a really cheerful and friendly demeanor the whole way through. I definitely second Jon in highly recommending this tournament to those seeking an enjoyable competitive experience as well as the beauty of California weather in March. =)
Posted from: 67.164.83.85
March 2nd, 2008 21:25
Dr. Nelson - you ran an excellent tournament; the judging pool was the best I’ve seen in a while, all the rounds were on time, and the food was spectacular to say the very least. Every kid who sported a “Harker Forensics” shirt had very positive feedback on the work you’ve done at this school. Swell tournament.
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
March 2nd, 2008 21:42
catterton, if anyone’s earned a tourney win this year, its you. see you at the big dance amigo.
good luck to nadia on the at large.
Posted from: 99.145.19.135
March 2nd, 2008 22:06
Congratulations to Catterton. Way to peak at the right time Chris.
Posted from: 69.181.125.125
March 2nd, 2008 22:31
Yo theres a mistake on the schems, Om was 7th seed and Blake was 24th seed. the decision was a 2-1 (McGinnis, Byrne, *Clemmons)
Los Altos JW def Monta Vista AC 3-0
Lynbrook GG def Monta Vista KB 2-1 (Anderson, Sheehan, *Merchant)
Posted from: 69.181.125.125
March 2nd, 2008 22:31
or 26th seed rather
Posted from: 69.232.203.53
March 3rd, 2008 01:33
MATT DUNAY FTW!!
GO MATT! YOU ROCK MY SOCKS!
Posted from: 76.203.16.86
March 3rd, 2008 06:52
Congrats Chris!!
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
March 3rd, 2008 08:22
I’d like to thank Adam Nelson and everyone else involved in running the tournament. It was a great experience and it was very well run. I really enjoyed it!
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March 3rd, 2008 08:24
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Posted from: 76.167.148.20
March 3rd, 2008 09:42
I also wanted to extend my thanks to Adam Nelson and the rest of the Harker team for putting on an amazing tournament. Great competition, hospitality, and a very laid-back atmosphere. I strongly recommend it to any and all.
Congratulations to Matt Dunay on qualifying to the TOC (also Jon Cruz and the Bronx Science team), and to all the other students who advanced to the elimination rounds at this most competitive tournament.
Posted from: 67.41.148.71
March 3rd, 2008 10:11
I just wanted to congratulate D-F-K on gettin’ it done this weekend. Way to rep Delta Force Debate!
Michelin Massey
Posted from: 75.72.79.154
March 3rd, 2008 13:52
Congrats to Catterton for the sick pwnage. Congrats to Andrew McCarty for making Semis after learning how to do LD on Tuesday. And a thanks goes out to everyone who helped to run the tournament. The location was great, the event ran on time and smoothly, the judging was phenominal, and whenever there was a problem, the debaters and staff were willing to help fix it, and did so happily. It was a very nice change in comparison to the always inevitable delays that come up at tournaments (not to say anyone is to blame, things happen), and on Saturday night, when things started to get bogged down and Doubles were going to be late, they gave everyone a heads up on the Schematics so everyone knew what was happening.
Posted from: 71.163.39.67
March 3rd, 2008 19:25
Major congrats to Matt
Posted from: 69.3.24.128
March 3rd, 2008 19:33
great tournament, great food, very efficient, harker kids were very helpful, congrats Adam you have succeeded in improving a tournament that i thought couldn’t get any better. i was very impressed, or amazed rather
congrats to chris on the win and on a very good 2ar in our octos round. apparently there were many more, i just wasn’t present to see them. Congrats are also in order for dfk for his finals appearance, way to rep guys
Posted from: 69.181.76.100
March 3rd, 2008 20:47
Well the Harker Eagles flew again! Lovely tournament. Really amazing field! Thanks to all. Congratulations to all of you. Some amazing rounds.
I really love this tournament because many of the novices have found their wings, and for some of the departing seniors it is our last chance to see them locally in circuit style.
The sophomores are getting frighteningly better too.
The last preliminary round - not in the go bracket -I judged two of the best non senior debaters I ever have seen ( better than some I saw at TOC last year) so I look forward to seeing them do well in the next few years.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 4th, 2008 10:46
We (all three directors who ran the tournament) are glad you all enjoyed our tournament. Next year, the Harker tournament will again offer LD, PF, Policy and Student Congress and will be held March 6 through 8. The Round Robin for LD will be held March 5 and the Public Forum Round Robin will be held March 8.
Looking forward to seeing you all here next year in San Jose.
Posted from: 75.80.137.244
March 4th, 2008 19:28
Congrats Naveen!!!
Posted from: 69.181.125.125
March 4th, 2008 20:11
sorry im late, but word up to chris catterton–i think the consensus is that this kid gives some of the sickest 2ars out there.
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
March 5th, 2008 17:16
that’s very true
Posted from: 204.113.184.188
March 7th, 2008 20:58
Props to Cattertizzle on rampaging through the field last weekend, and for a strong showing in the round robin.
A huge thanks to Adam and all of the Harker people for hosting such a fantastic tournament. Great hospitality, great food, and great people - both competitors and judges. Big ups to all for the wonderful weekend!