Daniel Moerner Wins the Valley Mid-America Cup
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — This year’s Valley Mid-America Cup ended with the same final round pairing as last year’s edition: defending champion Ben Holguin of Edina High School faced off against repeat challenger Daniel Moerner of Los Altos High School. This time, however, the result was different: on a 3-0 decision, Daniel defeated Ben to take the title for himself. Congratulations to both debaters!
Daniel is coached by Eric Palmer and Stephen Hess; Ben is coached by Jake Gelfand.
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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
PLEASE NOTE THAT RESULTS ARE BEING UPDATED.
DOUBLES
Forthcoming.
OCTAS
Los Altos DM def. Eagan ND (Namita Desai)
Scarsdale MM def. Meadows AS (Amanda Signorelli)
Meadows AK def. Apple Valley MK (Michelle Keohane)
Lake Highland GB def. Lakeville South CK (Christian Keil)
New Trier ChCa def. Wayzata FP (Francesca Parente)
Remainder forthcoming.
QUARTERS
Los Altos DM def. Scarsdale MM (Marcus Moretti)
Lake Highland GB def. Meadows AK (Adrienne Keamy)
Edina BH def. New Trier ChCa (Charlie Cao)
St. Louis Park CT def. Edina DM (David McNeil)
SEMIS
Los Altos DM def. St. Louis Park CT (Catherine Tarsney)
Edina BH def. Lake Highland GB (Gurdane Bhutani)
FINALS
Los Altos DM def. Edina BH (Ben Holguin)
CHAMPION
Los Altos DM (Daniel Moerner)
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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Ben Holguin — Edina High School (MN)
2. Daniel Moerner — Los Altos High School (CA)
3. Catherine Tarsney — St. Louis Park High School (MN)
4. Gurdane Bhutani — Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL)
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Posted from: 206.251.74.247
September 26th, 2008 21:17
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Posted from: 24.6.159.5
September 26th, 2008 21:34
Good luck to Jing Wang and Daniel Moerner.
Posted from: 32.144.213.109
September 27th, 2008 09:19
los altos dm 2-0
lynbrook rr 1-1
los altos jw 1-1
Posted from: 205.221.2.11
September 27th, 2008 10:47
SLP:
CT 2-0
LS 1-1
MP 1-1
TT 1-1
ACW 0-2
Posted from: 205.221.2.222
September 27th, 2008 12:26
I’d just like everyone to know we have this tournament running 2 hours ahead of schedule. Ernie and I must be the most effecient tab staff ever!
… or the strangest.
Posted from: 205.221.2.23
September 27th, 2008 14:02
I want everyone to know that this year the top speaker Giant Gavels are 2x as big as in the past. No one cares who wins the tournament; it’s all about who wins top speaker.
Posted from: 205.221.2.134
September 27th, 2008 14:06
Los Altos DM 4-0
Los Altos JW 3-1
Lake Highland GB 4-0
Lynbrook NS 3-1
Lynbrook RR 3-1
Posted from: 128.252.254.28
September 27th, 2008 15:00
JING WANG IN DA HOUSE
Posted from: 12.104.197.132
September 27th, 2008 15:29
Edina DM 4-0
Edina BH 4-0
Posted from: 12.104.197.132
September 27th, 2008 15:51
Ending a flighted four round day at 4pm is very nice.
Posted from: 12.104.197.132
September 27th, 2008 16:42
Lakeville Results
LS CK: 4-0
LN TC: 3-1
LS DS: 1-3
LS WB: 1-3
LN CE: 1-3
Posted from: 12.216.167.34
September 27th, 2008 19:42
SLP CT: 4-0
Barrington AR: 3-1
Posted from: 69.118.137.26
September 27th, 2008 23:20
Marcus Moretti is 4-0
Posted from: 32.144.46.252
September 28th, 2008 08:17
los altos dm
scarsdale mm
lake highland gb
edina bh
edina dm
these are your all up debaters
Posted from: 75.73.198.140
September 28th, 2008 08:32
Is that after 5 or 4?
Joe
Posted from: 205.221.2.217
September 28th, 2008 08:43
That’s after 5. David is hitting Moerner. I don’t remember who Ben is hitting Forest Lake Kathryn Haglin.
Posted from: 205.221.2.7
September 28th, 2008 08:47
SLP
MP 3-2
CT 4-1
LS 3-2
TT 1-3
AC 0-4
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
September 28th, 2008 10:43
Los Altos DM: 6-0
Los Altos JW: 5-1
Edina DM: 5-1
Posted from: 205.221.2.237
September 28th, 2008 10:57
LS CK: 5-1
LN TC: 4-2 (Cleared)
LN EW: 3-3
LN CE: 2-4
LN JT: 2-4
LS DS: 2-4
Posted from: 205.221.2.65
September 28th, 2008 11:25
Double Octafinals:
Edina BH v. Edina JM
Los Altos DM v. Barrington AR (Lyons, Stephenson, Guzman)
Lake Highland GB v. Meadows JG (Torson, Mumper, Smith)
Apple Valley MK v. New Trier ChCo (Torson, Mumper, Smith)
Edina DM v. Forest Lake KH (Pinto, Zhou, Rankin)
Meadows AS v. Eagan WC (Pinto, Zhou, Rankin)
Blake EL v. New Trier ChCa (Evnen, Switala, Noethe)
Wayzata FP v. Lynbrook NS (Gelfand, Switala, Noethe)
Hopkins CD (Aff) v. Scarsdale MM (Spiritos, Tarsney, Hamilton)
Glenbrook North PD v. Lakeville North TC (Spiritos, Tarsney, Hamilton)
Meadows AK v. Walt Whitman SR (Hogan, B. Koshy, Mayes)
Lakeville South CK v. Edina AJ (Hogan, Tourville, Mayes)
Los Altos JW v. Walt Whitman EM (Meyers, Kever, Parker)
New Trier AC (Aff) v. Eagan ND (Meyers, Kever, Parker)
Lynbrook RR v. Walt Whitman EN (Tourville, Magyar, Evnen)
Posted from: 205.221.2.65
September 28th, 2008 12:23
Lakeville South CK def. Edina AJ 3-0
Posted from: 205.221.2.219
September 28th, 2008 12:24
Los Altos DM over Barrington AR. (3-0)
Posted from: 205.221.2.211
September 28th, 2008 12:27
Edina DM def Forest Lake KH 3-0
Posted from: 99.151.9.87
September 28th, 2008 15:05
c’mon narayan and rohit!
Posted from: 66.80.140.4
September 28th, 2008 15:51
winners of doubles:
BH
DMoerner
GB
MK
DMcneil
AS
ChCa
FP
MM
PD
AK
CK
EM
ND
EN
Posted from: 99.151.9.174
September 28th, 2008 16:03
and…
Lynbrook is completely out of the running.
Shit.
Posted from: 75.168.236.219
September 28th, 2008 16:04
Also in octos: SLP CT
Posted from: 128.135.188.46
September 29th, 2008 06:02
Quarter pairing i know is
Meadows AK v. LH GB
juju, zhou, stephenson
Posted from: 128.135.188.46
September 29th, 2008 06:07
Octas:
Los Altos DM def. Eagen ND
Scarsdale MM def. Meadows AS
Meadows AK def. AV MK
Lake Highland GB def Lakeville CK
Edina DM def.
New Trier ChCa def. Wayzeta FP
Quarters:
Scarsdale MM v Los Altos DM
Meadows AK v Lake Highland GB
Edina BH v New Trier ChCa
Edin DM v. SLP CT
that’s all i know
Posted from: 12.104.197.132
September 29th, 2008 06:29
Speakers:
(1) Edina BH
(2) Los Altos DM
(3) St. Louis Park CT
(4) Lake Highland GB
Posted from: 68.51.75.8
September 29th, 2008 07:33
moerner, ben, and gurdane are in semis. i don’t who the fourth person is.
Posted from: 208.118.184.3
September 29th, 2008 07:57
On behalf of myself and the staff of Fogo de Chao, big props to Ms. Kearney and the Meadows crew on the bid!
Posted from: 209.98.146.245
September 29th, 2008 08:24
Catherine is in sems (vs Moerner) - go Catherine, and congrats on the bid!
Posted from: 12.104.197.132
September 29th, 2008 09:19
Finals is Ben vs. Moerner
Posted from: 129.237.26.64
September 29th, 2008 09:50
GOOD
LUCK
EVERYONE
Spirtos, you never called me. Jerk.
Chesley, kick ass this year.
Moerner, Holguien, stop ending up at finals so much. I feel like every tournament I have ever been at saw you two together. Stop that.
=D
Posted from: 129.237.26.64
September 29th, 2008 09:51
Oh, and one more thing
Charlie Cao, I am so proud of youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Posted from: 129.237.26.64
September 29th, 2008 09:51
Okay, not one more thing,
Julian Switala.
That is all.
Posted from: 12.104.197.132
September 29th, 2008 10:09
Moerner def. Holguin
3-0
Posted from: 69.118.137.26
September 29th, 2008 11:20
major congrats to marcus on quarters and the bid.
congrats to moerner for winning and to ben for finals.
Posted from: 24.227.218.24
September 29th, 2008 11:42
A big congrats to Gurdane Bhutani on getting a bid and being in semis. Way to represent the Blue Key RR!
Posted from: 128.54.58.23
September 29th, 2008 12:40
wow, congrats Charlie!! way to go show the circuit what a New Trier policy convert can do. nice job on the bid sir.
also, congrats to Moerner for another spectacular showing and to Catherine for getting 3rd spkr and reppin SLP.
Posted from: 65.125.148.226
September 29th, 2008 13:18
Congrats to all who did well at this tournament.
Does any school have more gigantic Valley MAC Gavels in LD Debate than Edina HS?
Michelin Massey
Posted from: 138.192.146.48
September 29th, 2008 15:39
The Valley Tournament was very well done this year, as always. The whole tournament crew bent over backwards to make the experience as positive as possible for everyone - coaches, judges, and students.Congrats to Dave on an overall great tournament and to Ernie and Scott on running the LD portion of the tournament way ahead of schedule and providing overall excellent judging.
Posted from: 69.253.230.13
September 29th, 2008 16:22
congrats CK and gurdane =)
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
September 29th, 2008 16:24
CK is the man
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
September 29th, 2008 16:27
Congrats Moerner
Posted from: 206.251.74.247
September 29th, 2008 16:38
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Posted from: 128.252.254.28
September 29th, 2008 16:38
DAG HOMESKILLET!!!
Posted from: 128.113.236.104
September 29th, 2008 17:22
GURDANEEEE
Posted from: 69.118.140.49
September 29th, 2008 17:51
Congrats to Marcus on quarters and the bid.
Posted from: 67.80.215.195
September 29th, 2008 18:08
Christian is my favorite person in the entire world.
Posted from: 76.113.135.99
September 29th, 2008 18:52
I forgot to ask someone at the tournament, and I’m really curious, so I’ll ask here:
There is a gigantic and hideous mansion on Fuller Road right across from the entrance to Southwoods FHS, with a football field in its backyard.
Who lives there? What’s the story?
Posted from: 67.165.106.135
September 29th, 2008 19:23
Congrats Moerner - they may compare you to the Post, but remember that the Post long ago foretold that you would be greater…
Also, nice work to Gurdane, Marcus, and Charlie.
Posted from: 67.165.106.135
September 29th, 2008 19:25
Oh yeah, I should note, MVLA hired another coach (Alex Smith) over the summer, so props to him too.
Posted from: 71.63.240.73
September 29th, 2008 19:57
Congrats to Catherine on a great run through some stiff competition, and also to Michael Prideaux on going 4-2 and just missing the break as a sophomore and to Leah Shapiro for going 3-3 as a frickin’ seventh grader, more than achieving her win-one-round goal and hopefully even keeping her promise at some point before getting home on Sunday.
Also, thanks to Dave for putting on an amazing tournament as always and for putting up nine people in a house with a soon-to-be-two-year-old even at the (actualized) risk of getting said child WAY too wound up right before bedtime. Dave does a ton to make this one of the best weekends of debate anywhere in the country for everyone who shows up, and no one should miss it next year.
Posted from: 12.216.111.70
September 29th, 2008 21:37
to jake:
The mansion is owned by the Walter family. They make their living in real estate. Despite the house being literally across the street from the high school, their daughter was still driven to school in the 9th grade. As I recall, she got her own BMW at age 13. The house has been egged several times due to its massive size and prominence.
Posted from: 12.216.167.34
September 29th, 2008 22:05
Congratulations to Daniel and Ben on their repeat-final-round appearances.
Thanks to everyone who has complimented the tournament. All the credit for its success goes to:
- our incredible tab staff in policy, LD and PF who made everything run smooth even when there were wrinkles;
- the best coaching staff in the world (Ernie, Rob Schebel, and Steve ‘Roger Stetson Award Winner’ Renzi)
- The Valley parents who spent hours (and hours, and hours) preparing and managing the event
- The Valley students who gave up their WHOLE WEEKEND to do menial tasks to make the event possible.
I enjoyed the privilege of watching all these wonderful people work, and watching some very talented young people debate.
See you next year! (And, of course, every weekend from now until June.) :)
Posted from: 75.72.168.152
September 29th, 2008 23:26
i also have a question id like to have answered:
WHERE WAS SHAWN JOHNSON?!?
:”(
Posted from: 160.39.147.107
September 29th, 2008 23:41
congrats on the bid adrienne!
Posted from: 209.181.228.22
September 30th, 2008 05:31
dear juju -
please get over your obsession w/ shawn johnson.
- Phelan
Posted from: 69.118.137.26
September 30th, 2008 09:37
yeee marcus
Posted from: 128.135.169.44
September 30th, 2008 12:26
big congrats to gurdane on a fantastic weekend. I have a feeling it won’t be the last.
Also, good job to adrienne, ben, and (as always) moerner.
Sadly this fantastic tournament didn’t work out for most uchicago folks (we have a very late start date, even for the quarter system), but i hope we are back in full force next year.
Posted from: 165.124.212.174
September 30th, 2008 12:30
Some Results
Doubles:
Edina DM def. Forest Lake KH 3-0 (Zhou, Rankin, Pinto)
Meadows AS def. Eagan WC 3-0 (Zhou, Ranking, Pinto)
Octas
Edina BH def Walt Whitman EN 2-1 (Evnen, Zhou, Hamilton*)
Los Altos DM def Eagan ND 3-0 (Evnen, Zhou, Hamilton)
Quarters
Lake Highland GB def Meadows AK 3-0 (Switala, Stephenson, Zhou)
Finals
Los Altos DM def Edina BH 3-0 (Rose, Hogan, Zhou)
congrats to Marcus, Ben, David, Moerner, and Catherine.
Also congrats to Alex Rosenfeld for being the first Barrington kid to clear at a circuit tournament in years.
Posted from: 76.113.135.99
September 30th, 2008 14:22
Thanks, Matt. I knew there had to be a story there.
Posted from: 71.227.181.204
September 30th, 2008 18:04
if Shawn Johnson wasn’t even there, I’m a little less sorrowful that I missed Valley.
congrats Moerner and Marcus
Posted from: 72.193.177.14
September 30th, 2008 22:28
glad to see kids are showing up in sweaty tshirts and winning tournaments. how progressive.
Posted from: 137.52.211.175
October 1st, 2008 08:03
Tomsu - glad it’s just at the Dowling tournament that you decide to delete rounds from computers to hold up the tournament
thanks
Posted from: 74.36.136.254
October 1st, 2008 18:20
my panel in octas was (Hogan*, Switala, Meyers)