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TOC 2008 Archive



On Golden Horses, Epic Rounds, and Waffle House

Posted by Jon Cruz in the TOC 2008 category

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Whenever I see posts from Cherian Koshy and Michelin Massey, I’m hoping they’re war stories. I love war stories. Unfortunately, the most recent post from the former was a tease, and the most recent posts from the latter have been calls for my candidate of choice to withdraw from the presidential election. […]

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J.W. Patterson Releases Final Fields for the TOC

Posted by Jon Cruz in the TOC 2008 category

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The countdown to Victory Briefs Daily’s live coverage of the National High School Tournament of Champions continues today with an important set of logistical updates from the director of the TOC himself, Dr. J.W. Patterson.
Today, Patterson e-mailed the coaches who are in attendance with the most updated lists of competitors and judges. […]

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The TOC Countdown Begins

Posted by Jon Cruz in the TOC 2008 category

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The countdown to Victory Briefs Daily’s live coverage of the National High School Tournament of Champions begins with a blast from the past. Ashan Peiris has delivered a collection of images from the 2003 TOC, which featured a final round between Mission San Jose’s Andrew Garvin and Lincoln Southeast’s Tom Evnen.
But […]

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TOC Features…Coffee!

Posted by Jon Cruz in the TOC 2008 category

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This morning I bring you a bit of breaking news from the Tournament of Champions.
“After years of searching I have found a store in Lexington that sells
coffee,” noted J.W. Patterson in an e-mail. “Thus, we will run a coffee house in room 106 of the classroom building from 7:30 AM to 3 […]

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Field Report: TOC

Posted by Jon Cruz in the TOC 2008 category

LEXINGTON, Ky. — J.W. Patterson has released the present fields for the Tournament of Champions in Lincoln-Douglas, policy, and Public Forum debate. The entries — and the judges listed — are subject to change over the next two weeks.
I have posted the fields, as sent by Dr. Patterson, here; the only revision I’ve made […]

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TOC Final Panel Named

Posted by Jon Cruz in the TOC 2008 category

LEXINGTON, Ky. — “As most of you know, we have been pre-selecting the final LD judge panel for some time,” noted J.W. Patterson in an e-mail this morning. “The reason for this is to avoid situations like we used to face in which we had insufficient numbers to put together a final panel. Please note […]

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