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Isidore Newman’s Elizabeth Elliott champions JW Patterson HS Invitational!

Congratulations to Isidore Newman’s Elizabeth Elliott for championing the JW Patterson HS Invitational! In finals, Elizabeth defeated Harvard-Westlake’s Iris Chen on a 3-0 decision (Curry, Loofbourrow, Nobra)...

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Harker’s Anshul Reddy champions Nano Nagle Classic!

Congratulations to Harker’s Anshul Reddy for championing the Nano Nagle Classic! In finals, Anshul defeated Southlake Caroll’s Pranav Kaginele on a 3-0 decision (Cortez, Dosch, Park). Additional...

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Southlake Carroll’s Pranav Kaginele and West Des Moines Valley’s Alyssa Makena co-champion Delores Taylor Arthur Virtual Invitational!

Congratulations to Southlake Carroll’s Pranav Kaginele and West Des Moines Valley’s Alyssa Makena for co-championing the Delores Taylor Arthur Virtual Invitational! Additional congratulations to James Logan’s...

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Lincoln Douglas Tournament Results

Isidore Newman’s Elizabeth Elliott champions JW Patterson HS Invitational!

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Harker’s Anshul Reddy champions Nano Nagle Classic!

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Southlake Carroll’s Pranav Kaginele and West Des Moines Valley’s Alyssa Makena co-champion Delores Taylor Arthur Virtual Invitational!

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Scripps Ranch’s Agastya Sridharan champions Duke Invitational!

Congratulations to Scripps Ranch’s Agastya Sridharan for championing the Duke invitational! In finals Agastya defeated Edgemont’s Avik Agarwal on a 3-0 decision (Lamberson, Liyanage, Shatzkin). Additional...

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Strake Jesuit’s Ishan Dubey and JD Kollar co-champion Holy Cross!

Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Ishan Dubey and JD Kollar for co-championing Holy Cross! Additional congratulations to Kenston’s Ella Jewell for top speaker!

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Sage Hill’s Max Perin champions the Mid America Cup!

Congratulations to Sage Hill’s Max Perin for championing the Mid-America cup. In finals Max defeated San Mateo’s Yesh Rao on a 2-1 decision (Evnen, Jasani*, Robinson). Additional congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Karan...

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Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon champions Greenhill Fall Classic!

Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon for championing the Greenhill Fall Classic. In finals, Zion defeated Harker’s Deven Shah on a 2-1 decision (Ribera, Melin, Theis*). Additional congratulations to DTHS’ Harun...

4 weeks ago

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Orange Lutheran’s Aaron Zhang champions Jack Howe Memorial Tournament!

Congratulations to Orange Lutheran’s Aaron Zhang for championing the Jack Howe Memorial Tournament! In finals Aaron defeated Diamond Bar’s Nathan Chu on a 2-1 decision (Cortez, Curry, Agler*). Additional congratulations...

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Dulles’ Tommy Yu champions Yale Invitational!

Congratulations to Dulles’ Tommy Yu for championing the Yale invitational. In finals, Tommy defeated Strake Jesuit’s Justin Wen (Scopa, Robinson, Colicchio). Additional congratulations to Memorial’s Daniel Xu for top...

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Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon and Garland’s Leah Yeshitila co-champion Grapevine!

Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon and Garland’s Leah Yeshitila for co-championing the Grapevine Classic! Additional congratulations to Zion for top speaker!

Full results available here.

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Viren Mehta champions UK Season Opener!

Congratulations to Viren Mehta for championing the National Speech and Debate Season Opener hosted by UK. In finals Viren defeated Unionville’s Phillis Wan on a 3-0 decision (Kotapati, Lavender, Reshovsky). Additional...

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Immaculate Heart’s Jane Lichtman champions Loyola!

Congratulations to Immaculate Heart’s Jane Lichtman for championing the Loyola Invitational! In finals Jane defeated Diamond Bar’s Nathan Chu on a 3-0 decision (Gedela, Kuffour, McLoughlin). Additional congratulations...

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

Quantifying Skill in Lincoln-Douglas Debate by Sachin Shah

Note: this article was written about a month prior to the 2021 Tournament of Champions. A difficult question for the LD debate community is how a debater’s skill can be measured effectively. This article will explore...

6 months ago

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

Rethinking Phil Debate: How to reinvent 2011 arguments and make them strategic in 2021 by Animesh Joshi

In the last section of my two-part article, I discussed the decline of the “phil” style of debate in the LD meta. The previous article also explained some of the best parts of phil debate and why I think it’s valuable...

7 months ago

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

Rethinking Phil debate: why it’s declining and why you should care by Animesh Joshi

This article will analyze a recent trend in the debate meta: the decline of “phil” debate. In part 1, we’ll examine what “phil” debate roughly is and why debaters are employing it less often. To conclude the section...

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