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VBI Adding Online Summer Session
We are also excited to announce VBI Online, a virtual session of VBI that will run June 27 – July 10, 2020.
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Zion Dixon and Leah Yeshitila co-champion Glenbrooks
Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon and Garland’s Leah Yeshitila for co-championing the 2021 Glenbrooks Invitational. In semifinals, Zion defeated BASIS Peoria’s Philimon Yosafat on a 3-0 (Jones, Bathily, Larson) and Leah defeated Lexington’s Vikrant Maan on a 3-0 (Stuckert, Copeland, Dua). Additional congratulations to Zion for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings […]
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Nathan Weimar and Nathan Liu co-champion Badgerland
Congratulations to Iowa City West’s Nathan Weimar and Millard North’s Nathan Liu for co-championing the 2021 Badgerland Chungvitational. In semifinals, Nathan Weimar defeated Perry’s Joey Antonelli on a 3-0 (Thomas-McGinnis, Pirisingula, Matsuzeski) and Nathan Liu defeated Iowa City West’s Jayden Shin on a 3-0 (Joshi, Li, Sheikh). Congratulations to Joey for also being top speaker. […]
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American Heritage Broward closes out Cypress Bay
Congratulations to American Heritage Broward’s Spencer Swickle and Asha Patra for closing out the 2021 Tradition at Cypress Bay. In semifinals, Spencer defeated Lake Highland’s Prateek Seela on a 3-0 (Chao, Montecalvo, Heirigs) and Asha defeated Lake Highland’s Alec Clemens on a 2-1 (Curry*, Bravim, Mirani). Congratulations to Prateek for also being top speaker. Full […]
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Health and Debate: Part I by Lawrence Zhou
Lawrence Zhou is a graduate assistant at the University of Wyoming, head coach of Team Wyoming, and an assistant coach at Apple Valley High School. He was formerly the Director of Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Victory Briefs. We often hear about the importance of staying healthy during debate tournaments but we don’t always understand why. In […]
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Sophia Tian wins Apple Valley
Congratulations to Prospect’s Sophia Tian for winning the 2021 Apple Valley Minneapple Debate Tournament. In finals, Sophia defeated Strake Jesuit’s Justin Wen on a 2-1 (Zhou*, Wu, Bathily). Congratulations to Sophia for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Adam Mimou wins Damus
Congratulations to Ayala’s Adam Mimou for winning the 2021 Damus Hollywood Invitational. In finals, Adam defeated Harker’s Rahul Mulpuri on a 2-1 (Alvarez*, Towner, Nails). Congratulations to Rahul for also being top speaker. Full pairings and results can be found here.
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Deven Shah wins Heart of Texas
Congratulations to Harker’s Deven Shah for winning the 2021 Heart of Texas Invitational. In finals, Deven defeated Marlborough’s Wyeth Renwick on a 2-1 decision (Hsu*, Larson, He). Congratulations to Harker’s Rahul Mulpuri for being top speaker. Full pairings and results can be found here.
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Sebastian Frazier wins Bronx
Congratulations to NSU University School’s Sebastian Frazier for winning the 2021 New York City Invitational. In finals, Sebastian defeated BASIS Peoria’s Philimon Yosafat on a 3-0 (Bathily, Hertzig, Montague). Additional congratulations to Sebastian for being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Elizabeth Elliott wins JW Patterson
Congratulations to Isidore Newman’s Elizabeth Elliott for winning the 2021 JW Patterson High School Invitational. In finals, Elizabeth defeated Harvard-Westlake’s Iris Chen on a 3-0 (Curry, Loofbourrow, Nobra). Additional congratulations to Elizabeth for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Anshul Reddy wins Nano Nagle
Congratulations to Harker’s Anshul Reddy for winning the 2021 Nano Nagle Classic. In finals, Anshul defeated Southlake Carroll’s Pranav Kaginele on a 3-0 (Cortez, Dosch, Park). Congratulations to Immaculate Heart’s Jane Lichtman for being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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