Congratulations to Harrison’s Eli Lapkin and Ethan Voskoff for closing out the 44th University of Pennsylvania Tournament. Congratulations to Millburn’s Arthur Wayne for being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Campbell Hall Wins Stanford
Congratulations to VBI alums Avalon Dalesandro & Francesca Lupi of Campbell Hall for winning the 2019 Stanford Invitational. In finals, Campbell Hall defeated Nate Mayor & Sukhm Kang of University School on a 2-1 decision (Mitalipov, Varma, Shurtz*). The following teams received bids to the 2019 Tournament of Champions: Archbishop Mitty VK Campbell Hall DL […]
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A Critique of Full Text Disclosure by Ishan Bhatt and Rex Evans
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Victory Briefs. Ishan Bhatt was the 2018 NSDA National Champion and competes in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Mississippi. Rex Evans was a finalist at the 2018 Tournament of Champions and […]
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BASIS Peoria Wins Golden Desert
Congratulations to Sukesh Ram & David Parau of BASIS Peoria for winning the 2019 Golden Desert Tournament at UNLV. In finals, BASIS Peoria defeated Gabe Grodan & Daniel Timor of Valley International Prep on a 2-1 decision (Fagan, Beckett, Lamsal*). The following teams received bids to the 2019 Tournament of Champions: BASIS Peoria RP Brophy […]
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Kabir Dubey Wins UNLV
Congratulations to Dougherty Valley High School’s Kabir Dubey for winning the 2019 Golden Desert Debate Tournament at UNLV. In finals, Kabir defeated Quarry Lane’s Saianurag Karavadi on a 3-0 decision (Stidham, Flores, Clark-Villanueva). Congratulations to Sai for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Mihir Rai Wins Colleyville
Congratulations to Greenhill’s Mihir Rai for winning the 2019 Colleyville Heritage Winter Invitational. In finals, Mihir defeated George Ranch’s Mohammad Sheikh on a 2-1 decision (Melin, Riberia, Gilbert*). Congratulations to Mihir for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Mar/Apr LD Topic is Illegal Drugs
The 2019 March April Lincoln-Douglas Debate Topic is Resolved: The illegal use of drugs ought to be treated as a matter of public health, not of criminal justice. Topics
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Mar PF Topic is Market Rate Housing
The 2019 March Public Forum Debate Topic is Resolved: The United States should promote the development of market rate housing in urban neighborhoods. Topics
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Anna Myers Wins Emory
Congratulations to Greenhill’s Anna Myers for winning the 2019 Barkley Forum Invitational. In finals, Anna defeated St. Andrew’s Episcopal’s Ishan Bhatt. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Horace Mann Closes Out Columbia
Congratulation to Horace Mann’s Sajan Mehrotra, Ethan Kim, Shay Soodak, and Alexa Mark for closing out the 2019 Columbia Invitational. In semi-finals, Sajan & Ethan defeated Delbarton’s Andrew Fostiropoulos & Bryce Waldmann (Schaffer-Neitz, Gilbert, Bruster) and Walt Whitman’s Zoe Kaufmann & Azraf Khan (Delsol, Neuman, Ringel). The following teams received bids to the 2019 Tournament […]
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