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Scranton Registration Now Open

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Congressional Debate, Featured, Individual Events, Invitations (2010-2011), Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate category

SCRANTON, Penn. — Registration for the 2010 installment of the James M. Langan Invitational at Scranton High School has opened on Joy of Tournaments. The tournament offers competition in virtually every forensic event.
The tournament will take place on November 12, 13, and 14. Scranton will also play host to this season’s NDCA Championships.
The [...]

Manchester Essex Announces 2010 Averill

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Congressional Debate, Individual Events, Invitations (2010-2011), Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate category

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. — This year’s edition of the Tim Averill Invitational Speech & Debate Tournament at Manchester Essex Regional High School is scheduled for October 29 and 30, 2010. Registration for the Tim Averill Invitational is set to open on August 15, 2010 at Tabroom.com.
Bill Cooper has announced that the tournament’s namesake, Manchester founder [...]

Ben Sprung-Keyser is 2010 NFL National Champion

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Congressional Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Individual Events, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, NFL Nationals 2010, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate category

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the final tournament of the season, the National Forensic League has crowned its National Champion: Ben Sprung-Keyser of California’s Harvard-Westlake School. He defeated M. Blake McCracken of Oklahoma’s Bartlesville High School on a 9-2 decision in the final round. Congratulations to both debaters on reaching the final round, a truly [...]

The Individual Events: Final Round Rundowns

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Extemporaneous Speaking, Individual Events, NFL Nationals 2010 category

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A.J. Moorehead, Kat Leung, and Hoke Pittman have volunteered their time to provide commentary from the final rounds thus far. Be sure to check out the coverage of Duo Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Original Oratory, and both International and Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking.
The final rounds of Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, [...]

OO Pairings Now Online

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Individual Events, NFL Nationals 2010 category

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The pairings for the six preliminary rounds of Original Oratory at the NFL National Tournament are now available here on VBD. The event is sponsored by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary.
Feel free to share your code with VBD so we can report on your results through the week, and so [...]

Bill Cooper Announces Manchester Details

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Congressional Debate, Individual Events, Invitations (2009-2010), Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate category

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. — Bill Cooper, director of debate at Manchester Essex Regional High School, has announced basic details of the 2010 installment of the Tim Averill Invitational. The tournament is being expanded to include the Individual Events as well as all four main debate events.
Cooper’s message follows.
Bill Cooper’s original e-mail is included below.
Consider [...]

Stephanie Franklin Wins NCFL Grand National Title

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Congressional Debate, Individual Events, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, NCFL 2010, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate category

OMAHA, Neb. — The final round of Lincoln-Douglas Debate at this year’s National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament featured the same two schools as the 2009 edition: defending champion Karlyn Gorski of Perkiomen Valley High School was challenged for the crown by Stephanie Franklin of Walt Whitman High School. (Last year, Karlyn debated Walt [...]

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