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2022 Harvard National Forensics Tournament: Zavarro Thwarts Kind’s...
Harvard’s 48th annual Harvard National Forensics Tournament lived up to its reputation as the biggest high school regular season tournament as 184 extempers dueled in an online environment last weekend...
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2022 California Invitational: Vandenberg Thwarts Chien’s Back-to-Back Bid;...
The University of California-Berkeley hosted eighty-two extempers this year in a virtual environment for its California Invitational, one of the largest and most competitive tournaments on the West...
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2022 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin: Paltzik Fends Off Veluvali,...
The MBA top six (from left to right): Gabriel Frank-McPheter, Katelyn Cai, Daniel Kind, McKinley Paltzik, Ananth Veluvali, and Peter Alisky. Photo is courtesy of Daniel Kind. Last weekend’s Montgomery...
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2022 University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions: Paltzik Wins Fourth...
The University of Kentucky hosted its annual Tournament of Champions (TOC) last weekend, drawing a crowded and distinguished field of ninety-seven extempers from around the country. The tournament took...
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2022 Extemp TOC: Roberts Wins First Major Championship; Veluvali Notches...
This year’s Tournament of Champions in Extemporaneous Speaking, also known on the circuit as the Extemp TOC, attracted a field of forty-four extempers. The competition was hosted by Northwestern...
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2023 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin: Paltzik Cruises to a Third...
This year marked the 25th edition of the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin in Nashville, Tennessee. Sixteen of the best extempers in the country were invited for the first major championship...
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2023 Sunvitational: Mester-Colon Wins Close Final Round; Lake Highland...
While the Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin was taking place two weeks ago in Nashville, Tennessee, NSU University School played host its to annual Sunvitational tournament, a fourth tier event in the...
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2023 James Logan MLK Invitational: Gercken Sweeps IX & USX For First National...
At last week’s James Logan MLK Invitational, 54 extempers battled in International Extemp, as did 45 others in United States Extemp in the first West Coast tournament of this year’s National Points...
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2023 Barkley Forum: Paltzik Maintains Season Undefeated Streak By Defeating...
Two weeks ago, the Barkley Forum on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia drew one of the largest extemp fields of the year. 91 extempers dueled it out for this year’s championship, which...
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2023 Stanford Invitational: Marks Wins IX Over Two Top Ten Extempers; Jin...
Last weekend Stanford University hosted its 37th Annual Stanford Invitational. Like last year, the event took place in a virtual environment but this year’s event kept the tournament’s traditional...
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2023 Harvard National Forensics Tournament: Paltzik Narrowly Defeats Peddi to...
For the first time in three seasons Harvard held its National Forensics Tournament in person. The switch did not dampen numbers. In fact, the opposite occurred as 232 extempers entered this year’s...
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2023 California Invitational: Vakkalagadda Notches Another Win for Bellarmine...
When Harvard held its big national circuit event two weeks ago, the University of California-Berkeley was holding its own, returning to in-person competition after two years of having the tournament...
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2023 Star Tribute Eastview Lightning Classic: Joshi Cruises in IX; Nielsen...
The regular season of the National Points Race wrapped up in Apple Valley, Minnesota two weeks ago when Eastview High School played host to the Star Tribune Eastview Lightning Classic, a fifth tier...
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2023 University of Kentucky TOC: McDade Captures First Postseason Title in...
Editor’s Note: Preparing students for AP testing led to the delay of this write up. Our write up of the Extemp TOC will follow on Thursday and there will be an update to the National Points Race by...
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2023 Extemp TOC: Paltzik Wins Another Leg of the Grand Slam; Plano West Wins...
Last weekend, the second major tournament of the 2022-2023, the Tournament of Champions of Extemporaneous Speaking, took place at Northwestern University. 45 extempers made the trip to Evanston,...
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2023 National Speech and Debate Season Opener Hosted by the University of...
43 extempers kicked off the 2023-2024 national circuit season last weekend in NSDA Campus when the University of Kentucky hosted the seventh edition of its National Speech and Debate Season Opener. The...
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2023 Yale Invitational: Cao Becomes First Extemper to Win Season Opening...
Last week, Yale University held its annual Yale Invitational in New Haven, Connecticut. 99 extempers attended this year’s competition, representing prominent schools on both coasts. Amy Cao of Ridge...
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2023 New York City Invitational: Ubaid Outlasts Cheng and Reitman for the...
The season’s third National Points Race tournament took place last weekend in New York City when the Bronx High School of Science hosted its annual New York City Invitational. 53 extempers attended...
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2023 Florida Blue Key: Reitman Wins Clash of 2022 National Points Race...
The National Points Race resumed on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville last weekend for the 40th edition of the Florida Blue Key Speech and Debate Tournament. 76 extempers from...
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2023 Glenbrooks: Kumar Defeats 100 Competitors to Claim Championship, Denies...
101 extempers converged on Northbrook, Illinois to participate in the 44th edition of the Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament, the first third tier tournament in this year’s National Points Race....
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