Comments on: Jordan Lamothe Takes Harker

By: Kuhuk

Kuhuk — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:52:32 +0000

I want to congratulate Justin and Paras for getting as far as they did. They’re both fantastic debaters and I can think of no one I was more hoping would bid. They’re also both really cool and I have never seen them hesitate in the slightest to help someone out when they could. I’m not quite clear on the at-large process, but if anyone who has any influence on that decision reads this thread, I’m positive they would be able to understand that Justin is one of the most worthy candidates for an at-large.

By: fpielstick

fpielstick — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:26:13 +0000

Justin Pearce.

Paras Kumar.

The end.

By: wartinbee

wartinbee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:20:15 +0000

congrats to Jordan on being awesome as usual, Erik for finals, and everyone else who cleared/did well; this was an awesome pool with some epic elims

By: Elijah

Elijah — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:33:20 +0000

I want to congratulate Zoe on a well debated tournament, a close octos round, and a really good showing all year long.

By: Shawn Tuteja

Shawn Tuteja — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:26:03 +0000

I definitely want to echo post 43. I roomed with Justin at VBI this past summer, where he was not only an incredible debater but also an incredible person. I learned so much from Justin about debate, and he was kind enough to house me at VBT this year. What he has done on the circuit without a coach has been amazing, and it’s awesome to think about what he could do as a coach for another debater in his position. I really hope the at-large situation works out, and Justin will be able to have his deserved shot at the TOC.

By: spirtos

spirtos — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:35:41 +0000

Ben and Bietz sat
Fritz Case RL on top

By: adambennett

adambennett — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:26:46 +0000

Meadows JL wins on a 3-2

By: vpatel

vpatel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:59:19 +0000

lamothe def. tarsney 3-0 in sems

By: spirtos

spirtos — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:59:18 +0000

Rumor on the street:
Blake El def. Meadows NS 3-0
Meadows JL def. SLP CT 3-0

Finals
Meadows JL vs. Blake EL

By: spirtos

spirtos — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:25:29 +0000

Christian, I thought the same thing.
There would have been immense backlash for calling for a closeout…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:21:47 +0000

I totally agree with Paras on 43

By: Christian

Christian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:18:14 +0000

“Meadows for the closeout!”

Good use of anonymity; definitely wouldn’t want your name associated with anything so controversial.

By: anon

anon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:45:14 +0000

Meadows for the closeout!

By: Juli

Juli — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:42:12 +0000

Congrats to Catherine (and Christian) on bid #12 – I’m very proud of both of you!

By: DMeyers

DMeyers — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:39:40 +0000

Semis will start at 1pm (after lunch!)

SLP CT (AFF) v Meadows JL (Holguin, Case, Lawrence)
Meadows NS v Blake EL (Zhou, Tarsney, Pielstick)

Congrats to all four. A special congrats to Catherine for her record bid!

By: Jacob Pritt

Jacob Pritt — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:39:27 +0000

Congrats Paras on another bid round. After so many this year and coming so close you deserve a bid more than any other debater I know. It’s a shame you won’t be at TOC. You’ll get many bids next year for sure.

By: spirtos

spirtos — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:35:21 +0000

Semis:
Nate v. Erik
Catherine v. Lamothe

By: anon

anon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:32:31 +0000

drrrrraaaaamaaaaaa

By: Erwin

Erwin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:31:39 +0000

SLP CT defeats Rancho Bernardo PK 3-0 (Merchant, Holguin, Smith)

By: Daniel Tartakovsky

Daniel Tartakovsky — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:21:02 +0000

@ Paras; definitely.

Let’s go Paras, get the bid!

By: Almog Gavra

Almog Gavra — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:15:21 +0000

Blake JN def. Los Altos RZ in JV finals. (judges?)

Shout out to Rowan for getting so far at your first circuit tournament!

By: Babb

Babb — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:04:34 +0000

+1 to Paras’s comments on Justin.

By: Jayant Tripathy

Jayant Tripathy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:03:52 +0000

Congrats to Phelan on octas and an impressive senior year. Good luck with the at-large dude, I hope you get it.

Also, congrats and good luck to Erik and Catherine. Hopefully y’all can pull off a MN closeout.

By: DMeyers

DMeyers — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:59:17 +0000

+1 to Paras (#43) – JP is awesome. He’ll be at TOC. I’m certain of it.

By: Erwin

Erwin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:50:12 +0000

Quarters:

Torrey Pines CS vs. Meadows JL
Rancho Bernardo PK vs. SLP CT
Meadows NS vs. Palo Alto NB
Harvard Weslake JS vs.Blake EL

By: Paras Kumar

Paras Kumar — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:25:33 +0000

Justin lost to Eric on a 3-0. Before all the congrats for everyone else come in, I just want to take a second and congratulate Justin. You’re awesome. Debate may not have gone the way you wanted it too, but you worked so hard and are so smart and you should be really proud of yourself. What you managed to do without a coach is just straight up impressive, and I really hope you stick around next year. Hanging out with you was so much fun, and next year it won’t be the same.

I really wish you could’ve qualled, but it doesn’t matter. I think you are still one of the smartest debaters I’ve ever met. I remember last year at fullerton watching one of your rounds and thinking, shit this kid is really smart.

I hope you stick around in this activity and coach some kid who was in your position, because jesus that kid would be one hell of a debater.

By: bietz

bietz — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:23:52 +0000

lamothe def kong 3-0

By: vpatel

vpatel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:55:14 +0000

paras def. adam bennett 3-0 in octas

By: Almog Gavra

Almog Gavra — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:25:38 +0000

Good job everyone who went, especially the Mountain for breaking 4 of our 7 sophomore debaters! Especial congratulations to Rowan Z, for making it to finals in the JV division! (good luck there).

And to Max McCarthy, sorry for you having to debate two people from Los Altos…

By: Steven Adler

Steven Adler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:56:52 +0000

Are octas pairings available?

Let’s go Paras. This is your time.

By: Jon Cruz

Jon Cruz — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:44:33 +0000

While Bronx Science could not be at Harker this year — we enjoyed our time out there two years ago — I do want to chime in to say that, when logistically feasible, I agree that novice breakouts are AWESOME. It’s a great way for younger debaters to get the important experience of facing more seasoned competition while also getting the chance at individual recognition that is particularly important when one’s parents are still determining if debate is something in which it is worth investing.

By: fpielstick

fpielstick — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:21:14 +0000

a couple dubs results:

Monta Vista DK (Aff) d Harvard Westlake BG 2-1 (*Pielstick, Merchant, Scoggin)

Needham ZS (Aff) d Mountain View NN 2-1 (*Pielstick, Merchant, Stafford)

SQUIRREL!!!

By: Adron

Adron — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:19:00 +0000

Props to everybody on the Mountain for an excellent showing.

(Especially Saleil and Nikhil.)

Almog: what DFK said. Your ascension continues.

Rowan: Holy shit, dude. GET SCRAPED.

By: Erwin

Erwin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:06:31 +0000

@ 33 The school.

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:05:49 +0000

good luck to everyone in outrounds tomorrow!
especially to adam and jake….and to all the HW kids who broke this weekend! (michelle, haleh, the incredible brendan, and andrew)
paras, you also are awesome.

By: Steven Adler

Steven Adler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:47:39 +0000

Are outrounds tomorrow at the school or the tournament hotel?

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:22:34 +0000

Novice Semis Results:

Los Altos RZ def. Meadows EH (Sonnenberg, Tarsney, Legried*)

Blake JN def. Harvard Westlake AS (Lamothe*, Scott, Kumar)

By: DMeyers

DMeyers — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:42:10 +0000

@ Jay (29) – Trust me. I’m running tab. The entire pairing is NOT in order.

By: Carlos A.

Carlos A. — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:30:47 +0000

Go zoe!!

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:06:48 +0000

Re 27.

It would be an incredible coincidence if that pairing in 22 wasn’t the bracket in order. Seeds 1-13 are in order on that pairing.

By: dfk

dfk — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:05:41 +0000

congrats to Nikhil and Saleil on breaking. I especially want to congratulate Almog- you’ve improved drastically this year

By: DMeyers

DMeyers — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:36 +0000

@ Christian – The rest of the pairing is not in order. The bracket will be released after doubles. This was done so that debate judges of the novice breakout (debaters with byes) are not at uneven (dis)advantages in terms of scouting as some have opponents in flights they cannot watch while others can.

Also, +1 to the idea of the novice breakout. It’s a great idea, especially later in the season. And, thanks to the six debaters (6 of the top 7 seeds) for taking time to help out the younger members of our community – it’s very cool.

By: anon

anon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:58:32 +0000

will the doubles round be tonight or tomorrow?

By: Christian

Christian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:52:52 +0000

BTW, the novice semis is a breakout from the varsity bracket, which is an idea I really like and wish more tournaments would adopt. I got to see two of the novice semifinalists in prelims, Meadows EH and Blake JN, and was hugely impressed by both of them–should be some good rounds in that bracket.

By: Christian

Christian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:46:12 +0000

Yeah, the byes are in order, and I’m pretty sure the rest of the pairings are too.

By: Steven Adler

Steven Adler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:41:28 +0000

Have they released the bracket? From speaks I feel like the order Shane listed the byes is the top seven seeds.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:36:53 +0000

Meadows NS advances
Meadows JL advances
St Louis Park CT advances
Blake EL advances
Harvard Westlake JS advances
Rancho Bernardo PK advances
Torrey Pines CS advances
Blake PO v. Harvard Westlake MC (Zhou, Mumper, Newkirk)
Palo Alto NB v, Harvard Westlake HK (Zhou, Mumper, Newkirk)
Torrey Pines IG v, Los Altos AG (Case, Lawrence, Arid)
Loyola AS v, Harvard Westlake AB (Case, Lawrence, Brundage)
Loyola AB v. Los Altos SB (Smith, Norris, Bietz)
Esperanza JP v. Loyola SW (Smith, Tarsney, Norris)
Mountain View NN v. Needham ZS (Pielstick, Merchant, Stafford)
Monta Vista DK v. Harvard Westlake BG (Pielstick, Merchant, Scoggin)
Woodpine CK v. Lynbrook VJ (Peiris, Stafford, Bietz)

By: Shane Stafford

Shane Stafford — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:35:49 +0000

Doubles Byes to
Meadows NS
Meadows JL
SLP CT
Blake EL
Harvard Westlake JS
Rancho Bernado PK
Torrey Pines CS

By: Artem

Artem — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:27:55 +0000

Speaks (awards to top 10)

1. Lamothe (118.5)
2. Tarsney (118.5)
3. Legried
4. Socolof
5. Sonnenberg
6. Kumar
7. Scott
8. Seber
9. O’Neil
10. Bhargava

11. Gaidarov
12. Blay
13. Pearce
14. Kong
15. Nag

By: Shane Stafford

Shane Stafford — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:23:08 +0000

Novice Semis LD
Meadows EH Los Altos RZ (Sonnenberg, Tarsney, Legried)

Blake JN v harvard Westlake AS (Lamothe, Scott, Kumar)

By: gutzwa

gutzwa — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:43:02 +0000

Good Luck Meadows!
And nice work so far, Ed. 3-1 as a novice? You’re awesome.
Any news on how the other meadows kids are doing?

By: Jay C

Jay C — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:24:06 +0000

GET THE RECORD TARSNEY XD

By: DMeyers

DMeyers — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:01:37 +0000

Nate def Catherine. Erik is B-flight

By: Christian

Christian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:24:31 +0000

Catherine, Nate and Erik are the undefeateds after five. Catherine’s affirming against Nate round 6, Erik got a pull-up.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:31:22 +0000

Go Daniel! And good luck to Lucas and Paras too!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:34:54 +0000

why is colin such a boss
i really wanna know

By: Eldo Kim

Eldo Kim — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:17:14 +0000

Let’s go, Mike.

By: DMeyers

DMeyers — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:52:25 +0000

4-0 Debates
Blake EL v Torrey Pines CS
Meadows NS v Rancho Bernardo PK
Meadows JL v SLP CT

3-1 Debates
Blake PO v Palo Alto AC
Blake TJ v Harvard-Westlake JS
Palo Alto NB v St Ignatius AF
Los Altos AG v Loyola AS
Meadows EH v Monta Vista DK
Lynbrook VJ v Harvard-Westlake HK
Harvard-Westlake MC v Pinewood CK
Los Altos SB v Torrey Pines IG
Esperanza JP v Needham ZS

2-2 Debates
Presentation EP v Harvard-Westlake AB
Palo Alto LC v St Ignatius DS
Mountain View RP v St Ignatius AC
Mountain View NN v Torrey Pines RH
Los Altos DK v Loyola SW
Monta Vista KM v Harvard-Westlake NP
Loyola AB v Monta Vista AT
Harvard-Westlake AA v Torrey Pines EL
St Ignatius ML v Presentation MK
Presentation AC v Harvard-Westlake BG
Presentation SJ v Mountain View MM
Harvard-Westlake NM v Newark Memorial KG

By: NaveenK

NaveenK — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:00:54 +0000

Good Luck Paras, Erwin, Ilya, and Colin!!!

By: kylej

kylej — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:16:04 +0000

Go Erwin! Get that second bid!

By: spirtos

spirtos — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:51:32 +0000

JL: 4-0
NS: 3-0
EH (Freshman): 3-1

By: akshay

akshay — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:18:16 +0000

Go Paras :D! You got this!

By: Sarah Sachs

Sarah Sachs — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:19:01 +0000

Good luck to Paras, Pritzker, and Michelle Choi!

By: Uma

Uma — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:18:09 +0000

Let’s go paly!

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:15:21 +0000

GOOOO JUSTIN!!!!

By: Steven Adler

Steven Adler — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:09:34 +0000

Phelan. Kyle. Anyone else I forgot who has one bid and is going for the qual this weekend.

Also, as always: Paras.

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By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:46:43 +0000

PHELAAAAA