Ryan Lester Wins Blue Key Round Robin

Ryan Lester Flanked by Fellow Florida Blue Key Round Robin Participants
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After debating five rounds with two judges in each round, Ryan Lester of Dulles High School emerged with a 9-1 ballot count to win the Florida Blue Key Round Robin. Congratulations, Ryan! (Coaching credits follow; extended results are forthcoming.)

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Northland Christian Closes Out Elkins

Preston Pope, Courtney Nunley, and Josh Overton
MISSOURI CITY, Tex. — Congratulations to Northland Christian High School’s Josh Overton, Courtney Nunley, and Preston Pope for closing out the Elkins Tournament. After battling through a competitive field of eighty students, Courtney Nunley closed out the bracket by defeating Bellaire High School’s Rohini Sigireddi in the semifinals on […]

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Alex Koren Wins Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Congratulations to Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School’s Alex Koren and Montgomery Bell Academy’s Corey Metzman for advancing to the final round of the Wake Forest Earlybird! On a 2-1 decision, Alex defeated Corey to win the Wake Forest title. Congratulations are also in order for Grady High School’s Demarius Walker and Cary […]

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Jake Nebel is Greenhill Champion

David McNeil and Jake Nebel
ADDISON, Tex. — The Greenhill Fall Classic concluded with an epic clash between Trinity Preparatory School’s Jake Nebel and Edina High School’s David McNeil. The face-off took place in a room that was described at the outset as a place in which many epic debates had occured in the past. A […]

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Jim Menick Loses Mohansic Golf Tournament

Justin Becker and Jim Menick
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Jim “Putts” Menick began his day ready to destroy the competition, entering the Mohansic Golf Course Tournament at least a considerable $3.00 ahead in total earnings. Unfortunately, Menick and his team went down in flames, losing $1.25 in the process. Congratulations! Menick adds that the spelling of […]

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Daniel Moerner Wins Vassar

Jake Nebel and Daniel Moerner
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Congratulations to Los Altos High School’s Daniel Moerner and Trinity Preparatory School’s Jake Nebel for advancing to the Final Exhibition of the Vassar Round Robin! The annual season-opening event features sixteen top up-and-coming debaters — all in their third (or sometimes second) year of competition — from across […]

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Becca Traber is Grapevine Champion

Andrew Cockroft and Becca Traber
GRAPEVINE, Tex. by way of SANTA MONICA, Cali. — Congratulations to the Kinkaid School’s Becca Traber and Elkins High School’s Andrew Cockroft for advancing to the final round of the 2007 Grapevine Classic! The first TOC-qualifying tournament of the season concluded when, on a 2-1 decision, Becca defeated Andrew to win […]

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