Glenbrook North Closes Out NDCA Championships

St. Mark's vs. Colleyville Policy Finals to Take Place in Dallas Due to Hour, Flights

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The National Debate Coaches Association Championships, which began with a field of nine in Lincoln-Douglas debate, is being held on the campuses of Okemos High School and Michigan State University, a stone’s throw from Spartan Stadium. The Lincoln-Douglas tournament featured six preliminary debates, with a bye in each round. Fifty teams are competing in the policy debate tournament.

Congratulations to Glenbrook North High School’s Jon Posner and Pat Donovan for closing out this year’s Lincoln-Douglas division! (Mike Spirtos contributed to this report.)

Jon and Pat are coached by Paul Schiano, Hannah Wirtshafter, and Christina Tallungan.

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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

QUARTERS
Glenbrook North JP byes
Glenbrook South JZ byes
Harker SR byes
Glenbrook North PD def. Harker CV (Chetan Vakkalagadda)
1-0 (Brian Cramer)

SEMIS
Glenbrook North JP def. Glenbrook South JZ (John Zhao)
2-1 (Nelson, Wakefield, Mistretta)
Glenbrook North PD def. Harker SR (Sachin Rangarajan)
2-1 (Rodriguez, Habig, *Cramer)

FINALS
Glenbrook North JP and Glenbrook North PD close out.

NDCA CO-CHAMPIONS
Glenbrook North JP (Jon Posner)
Glenbrook North PD (Pat Donovan)

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POLICY DEBATE

OCTAS
Lakeland WR def. Carrollton Sacred Heart HS (Dorothy Hector & Catalina Santos)
(Abelkop, Duffy, Tallungan)
Cathedral Prep HC def. Woodward PP (Matthew Pesce & Max Plithides)
(Berthiaume, Carver, Peterson)
Colleyville Heritage DH def. Glenbrook South TD (Will Thibeau & Richard Day)
(Warden, Strauss, Manuel)
Damien NE def. Groves GB (Sophia Goren & Maya Bhardwaj)
(Smith, Bauschard, Bindra)
Tampa Prep RH def. Glenbrook North OZ (Debbie Oh & Lucy Zhu)
(Whitmore, Ramakrishnan, Zagorin)
St. Mark’s KB def. Meadows SK (Jeremy Selesner & Bobby Kim)
(Blank, Murillo, Hamraie)
Stratford KC def. Edgemont JC (Harsh Jhaveri & Ben Chang)
(Alderete, Tate, Gentile)
Glenbrook South PK def. Woodward MN (Evan Matthews & Brittany Nehman)
(Repko, Lanning, Mahoney)

QUARTERS
Cathedral Prep HC vs. St. Mark’s KB
(Strauss, Hamraie, Abelkop)
Glenbrook South PK vs. Lakeland WR
(Warden, Blank, Berthiaume)
Stratford KC vs. Damien NE
(Repko, Lai, Mahoney)
Tampa Prep RH vs. Colleyville Heritage DH
(Whitmore, Murillo. Ramakrishnan)

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