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2019 James Logan MLK Invitational: Kirk Notches Second National Points Race...
Last weekend James Logan High School in Union City, California hosted its MLK Invitational, the first West Coast tournament in this year’s National Points Race. The tournament usually features a vast...
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2019 Marshall Speech Spectacular: Wu Wins Final Round Full of Minnesota...
This was Wu’s first National Points Race final round and championship this season. The final round was also Brachio’s first at a National Points Race event, who was a quarter-finalist at Glenbrooks in...
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2019 Barkley Forum: Maximos Demolishes Final Round; Kirk Finishes Runner-Up...
Extempers converged on Atlanta, Georgia last weekend for the Barkley Forum, a fourth tier event in the National Points Race that typically attracts top competitors throughout the South. However, this...
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2019 Yale Invitational: Gao Triumphs By One Rank Over Marks
Report submitted by Daniel Kind Last weekend, the Yale Invitational officially kicked off the 2019-2020 Extemp Season! The tournament had 138 entries, making it one of the largest in the history of...
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2019 New York City Invitational: Plano West Dominates, Pattatahunaduvil Wins...
Report and images courtesy of Daniel Kind. On a rainy weekend in the middle of of October, anxious extempers gathered in the Bronx for the 49th annual New York City Invitational held at the Bronx...
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2019 Florida Blue Key: Reyes Picket Fences Final Round; Lanz Takes Second
Report provided courtesy of Daniel Kind In Gainesville, Florida on Halloween weekend, the 36th annual Florida Blue Key tournament took place. As per usual with Blue Key, the tournament was held with...
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2019 Glenbrooks: Lanz Edges Padmanabhan to Claim Title, Claim National Points...
by Daniel Kind The 39th annual Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament was recently held the weekend before Thanksgiving with 88 entries. As per usual, the tournament was run using a clean break...
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2019-2020 Extemp Season Winter Update
by Daniel Kind The Winter months of the season are often the most important and jam-packed for the entire extemp community. With at least six major national tournaments, as well as the Montgomery Bell...
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Stanford Invitational: Kalahasti and Habib Split IX & USX Wins; Kalahasti...
by Daniel Kind In early February, the 34th Annual Stanford Invitational, an important tournament for West Coast Extempers has concluded. This year’s instance of the Palo Alto tournament attracted 69...
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2021 National Speech and Debate Season Opener Hosted by UK: Kind Earns First...
The 2021-2022 national circuit season kicked off last weekend online as the University of Kentucky hosted its annual National Speech and Debate Season Opener. The tournament, a fifth tier National...
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2021 Yale Invitational: Paltzik Defeats Points Race Leader Kind, Repeats as...
Yale University was the virtual host for its annual Yale Invitational last weekend, attracting 139 extempers from across the country. McKinley Paltzik of Phoenix Country Day School (AZ) won the...
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2021 New York City Invitational: Paltzik Wins Tiebreaker over Veluvali to Win...
The 2021-2022 National Points Race resumed at the New York City Invitational last weekend, taking place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sixty-nine extempers competed, representing a diverse field...
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2021 Florida Blue Key: Kind Easily Rolls to Second National Points Race...
Last weekend the University of Florida hosted its thirty-eight annual Blue Key Speech and Debate Tournament in a virtual environment. National Points Race leader Daniel Kind of Lake Highland...
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2021 Glenbrooks: Kind Makes it Two in a Row on the National Circuit; Ahuja...
Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL) continued his recent run of success at the forty-second edition of the Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament, which took place virtually last...
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2021 George Mason University Patriot Games: Kind Closes First Half of the...
First semester tournaments have been kind to National Points Race leader Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL) whose momentum continued at last weekend’s George Mason University Patriot...
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2021 University of Texas Longhorn Classic: Roberts Impresses in IX; Letterer...
Last weekend’s the University of Texas at Austin played host to the 24th Annual Longhorn Classic Tournament, which took place in person after the COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s tournament to be...
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2022 Sunvitational: Kind Continues Impressive Run; Kumar Places Second
At last week’s Sunvitational, held online, #1 Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) continued his impressive run through the national circuit, winning his fifth major national circuit event of...
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2022 James Logan MLK Invitational: Olakangil Narrowly Wins IX; Frank-McPheter...
The National Points Race moved to the West Coast for last weekend’s James Logan MLK Invitational, hosted by James Logan High School in Union City, California. This year’s tournament was hosted...
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2022 Barkley Forum: Kind Breaks National Points Race Record With Victory; Bo...
Last week Emory University hosted its annual Barkley Forum, which was held online for the second straight year. #1 Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) won his sixth consecutive National...
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2022 Palm Classic: Chien Wins Narrow IX Victory; Sistla Captures USX With...
Although the Stanford National Invitational was cancelled this year, the Palm Classic emerged as a late replacement for the annual event in Palo Alto, California. The tournament offered International...
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