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Balloting for next year’s policy topic ended at the WDCA/WHSFA Wisconsin State Debate Tournament. Twenty-four schools participated. By a strong majority vote, Wisconsin voted for the Poverty topic over Health Care.
Thanks to all the schools that participated.
Paul Hager was recently asked how to be a good Second Negative. He started typing and didn’t stop. This is what came out… Read on as Paul tells all secrets about how to win on the negative with a core counterplan or Kritik as your route to victory.
The Duties of Good Second Negative by Paul Hager.
Resolved: That, on balance, the rise of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) has had a positive impact on the United States.
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The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and Wisconsin High School Forensic Association held the third combined Wisconsin State Debate Tournament on December 12-13, 2008 at Hortonville High School. Competition was held in four varsity divisions (Switch-Sides Policy, Four-Person Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum) as well as Junior Varsity, Novice, and Middle School divisions of Policy Debate. The following teams/individuals earned top honors in their divisions.
Public Forum Debate:
Kimberly High School (Kimberly, WI)
Adam Matula & Morgan Pitz
Coach: Michael Traas
Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
Marquette University High School (Milwaukee, WI)
Samuel Hope
Coach: Bill Batterman
Varsity Four-Person Policy Debate:
Cedarburg High School (Cedarburg, WI)
Tyler Schultz & Jared Beck and Tim Karcher & Lucas Burgan
Coach: Jason Chapman and Peg Erbes
Varsity Switch-Sides Policy Debate:
Marquette University High School (Milwaukee, WI)
Joe Balistreri & Michael Hoffmann
Coach: Bill Batterman
Junior Varsity Policy Debate:
Rhinelander High School (Rhinelander, WI)
Ryan Gittins & Joel McReynolds, David Walters & Cooper Henckel
Coach: Angela Schaffer
Novice Policy Debate:
Marquette University High School (Milwaukee, WI)
Matthew Cekanor & Tyler Thur, Tom Herrmann & Max Schaeffer
Coach: Bill Batterman
Middle Level Policy Debate:
Golda Meir Middle School (Milwaukee, WI)
Martina Sullivan & Maddie Budney, Adan Adu-Hakmeh & Brittany
Complete results will be available soon on the WDCA website.
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The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and Wisconsin High School Forensic Association held the third combined Wisconsin State Debate Tournament on December 12-13, 2008 at Hortonville High School. There were twenty-three teams from thirteen schools in the Varsity Switch-Sides division. After six preliminary rounds, all teams with a winning (4-2) record cleared to elimination rounds.
Preliminary Round Results: (W-L, Points, Ranks)
01. SPASH JM - Cleo Johnson & Ian Miller (6-0, 340, 24)
02. Marquette BH - Joe Balistreri & Michael Hoffmann (5-1, 338.5, 25)
03. Nicolet CL - Brittany Coats & Abby Loxton (5-1, 334, 22)
04. Sheboygan North KM - Tim Knoedler & Laurel Mills (4-2, 344, 22)
05. Marquette BC - Ben Benson & Noah Charles (4-2, 332.5, 25)
06. Nicolet FL - Gabriella Friedman & Keith Lewis (4-2, 328.5, 30)
07. Appleton East CM - Emily Chen & Vinodh Muthiah (4-2, 327.5, 30)
08. Sheboygan North LP - Nichelle Letson & Brandon Pakkebier (4-2, 326.5, 25)
Top Individual Speakers: (H/L, Points, Ranks)
01. Joe Balistreri - Marquette BH (115.5, 172, 7)
02. Laurel Mills - Sheboygan North KM (115.5, 171.5, 11)
03. Ian Miller - SPASH JM (115, 172, 6)
04. Tim Knoedler - Sheboygan North KM (114.5, 171.5, 11)
05. Michael Hoffmann - Marquette BH (113, 166.5, 18)
06. Brittany Coats - Nicolet CL (112, 168, 11)
07. Cleo Johnson - SPASH JM (112, 168 18)
08. Keith Lewis - Nicolet FL (112, 165.5, 12)
09. Noah Charles - Marquette BC (111, 166, 15)
10. B.J. Dworak - Cedarburg DK (111, 161, 11)
Quarterfinals:
01. SPASH JM (neg) d. 08. Sheboygan North LP (Mark Morgan, Andy Nolan, Ben Schultz)
02. Marquette BH (aff) d. 07. Appleton East CM (Amjad Asad, Asad Asad, Jon Voss)
03. Nicolet CL advances over 06. Nicolet FL
04. Sheboygan North KM (neg) d. 05. Marquette BC (Paul Hager, Nicole Liakopoulos, LaTonya Starks)
Semifinals:
04. Sheboygan North KM (aff) d. 01. SPASH JM (*Bill Batterman, David Henning, Mark Morgan)
02. Marquette BH (aff) d. 03. Nicolet CL (Tim Ernst, LaTonya Starks, Jon Voss)
Finals:
02. Marquette BH (neg) d. 04. Sheboygan North KM (Paul Hager, David Henning, Nicole Liakopoulos, Matt Olson, Doug Roubidoux)
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The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and Wisconsin High School Forensic Association held the third combined Wisconsin State Debate Tournament on December 12-13, 2008 at Hortonville High School. There were twenty-five debaters from fourteen schools in the Lincoln-Douglas division. After six preliminary rounds, all debaters with a winning (4-2) record cleared to elimination rounds.
Preliminary Round Results: (W-L, Points, H/L)
01. Marquette SH - Samuel Hope (6-0, 291, 193)
02. James Madison Memorial BC - Brendan Caldwell (5-1, 293, 196)
03. Brookfield East AS - Advik Shreekumar (5-1, 287, 191)
04. Marquette CC - Christopher Christmas (4-2, 294, 196)
05. Winneconne KF - Kyle Felker (4-2, 283, 190)
06. James Madison Memorial PK - Pratyusha Kalluri (4-2, 281, 187)
07. Brookfield East TS - Trevor Schumann (4-2, 274, 283)
Top Individual Speakers: (H/L, Points)
01. Christopher Christmas - Marquette (196, 294)
02. Brendan Caldwell - James Madison Memorial (196, 293)
03. Samuel Hope - Marquette (193, 291)
04. Advik Shreekumar - Brookfield East (191, 287)
05. Carl Knepel - West Bend (190.4, 284.4)
06. Kyle Felker - Winneconne (190, 283)
07. Iris Xu - James Madison Memorial (188, 281)
08. Pratyusha Kalluri - James Madison Memorial (187, 281)
Quarterfinals:
01. Marquette SH advances without debating
02. James Madison Memorial BC (neg) d. 07. Brookfield East TS (Clif Morton, Kay Neal, *Andrea Quenette)
06. James Madison Memorial PK (neg) d. 03. Brookfield East AS (Michael Crane, Vincent Filak, Dave Henning)
04. Marquette CC (aff) d. 05. Winneconne KF (Corey Barwick, Emily Kapszukiewicz, Judy Geenen)
Semifinals:
01. Marquette SH advances over 04. Marquette CC
02. James Madison Memorial BC advances over 06. James Madison Memorial PK
Finals:
01. Marquette SH (neg) d. 02. James Madison Memorial BC (Vincent Filak, David Henning, Emily Kapszukiewicz, *Clif Morton, *Charles Williams)
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The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and Wisconsin High School Forensic Association held the third combined Wisconsin State Debate Tournament on December 12-13, 2008 at Hortonville High School. There were forty-five teams from seventeen schools in the Public Forum division. After six preliminary rounds, all teams with a winning (4-2) record cleared to elimination rounds.
Preliminary Round Results: (W-L, Points, H/L)
01. Sheboygan North RR - Nick Raleigh & Jake Raleigh (6-0, 163.2, 109.2)
02. Nicolet FM - Jackie Fuqua & Joe Margolies (5-1, 171, 115)
03. James Madison Memorial KS - Lingran Kong & Valeri Shen (5-1, 169, 113)
04. James Madison Memorial YY - Michelle Yang & Yi Yi (5-1, 168, 115)
05. Appleton West BN - David Bronson & Rashmika Nedungadi (5-1, 167, 112)
06. Kimberly MP - Adam Matula & Morgan Pitz (5-1, 163, 108)
07. Nicolet WW - Alexis Wilkinson & Rachel Wilkinson (4-2, 171, 114)
08. Janesville Craig KS - Andrew Krebs & Brandon Stottler (4-2, 170, 113)
09. Appleton East LM - Mark Lindsay & Ruth Markwardt (4-2, 169, 115)
10. Middleton GH - Andrew Gilchrist-Scott & Carley Henke (4-2, 169, 115)
11. Sheboygan South BH - Zach Bennin & Kris Harmelink (4-2, 166.79, 110.79)
12. Sheboygan North BZ - Erin Britton & Alice Zhao (4-2, 166, 111)
13. Cedarburg CD - Sherry Chen & Matt DeBoer (4-2, 166, 111)
14. Janesville Craig RR - Carmen Reinicke & Damica Reinicke (4-2, 159, 106)
15. Appleton North FR - Ivan Fan & Callene Ramstack (4-2, 159, 106)
Octafinals:
01. Sheboygan North RR advances without debating
02. Nicolet FM (con) d. 15. Appleton North FR (*Augustyn, Sarah Schuh, Chad Stauber-Soik)
03. James Madison Memorial KS (con) d. 14. Janesville Craig RR (Linda Burgan, *Cameron Fontaine, Sue Hall)
04. James Madison Memorial YY (pro) d. 13. Cedarburg CD (Alex Hill, John Neal, Mary Ann Tellock)
12. Sheboygan North BZ (con) d. 05. Appleton West BN (Paul Everett, Caryn Murphy, John Platt)
06. Kimberly MP (pro) d. 11. Sheboygan South BH (Jennifer Baker, Pam Beine, Shannon Everett)
07. Nicolet WW (pro) d. 10. Middleton GH (Amanda Ebben, Quick, Dominic Wiegel)
09. Appleton East LM (con) d. 08. Janesville Craig KS (*David Colton, Nancy Domanski, Ryan Posewitz)
Quarterfinals:
09. Appleton East LM (pro) d. 01. Sheboygan North RR (Pam Beine, Amanda Ebben, Paul Everett)
02. Nicolet FM advances over 07. Nicolet WW
06. Kimberly MP (pro) d. 03. James Madison Memorial KS (Nancy Domanski, Stephanie Gill, *John Neal)
04. James Madison Memorial YY d. 12. Sheboygan North BZ (Mo Malone, *Quick, Dominic Wiegel)
Semifinals:
09. Appleton East LM (con) d. 04. James Madison Memorial YY (Amber Jannusch, M. Schurhammer, Susan Sullivan)
06. Kimberly MP (con) d. 02. Nicolet FM (Linda Burgan, *Paul Everett, Mary Ann Tellock)
Finals:
06. Kimberly MP (pro) d. 09. Appleton East LM (*Alex Hill, Quick, *Sarah Schuh, Kevin Sczezniak, Chad Stauber-Soik)
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The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and Wisconsin High School Forensic Association held the third combined Wisconsin State Debate Tournament on December 12-13, 2008 at Hortonville High School. There were seven teams from six schools in the Junior Varsity. After three preliminary rounds, the top five teams and the top individual speakers at each position were recognized.
Top Teams: (W-L, Side Points, Strength of Opposition)
01. Rhinelander 201 - Ryan Gittins & Joel McReynolds, David Walters & Cooper Henckel (5-1, 9, 22)
02. Neenah 204 - Tasia Williams & Alyssa Roehrig, Bridget Recktenwald & Matt Heider) (4-2, 8, 17)
03. LaCrosse Central 203 - Annie Jerome & Ryan Zoellner, Erin Syring & Avery Wehrs (4-2, 7, 18)
04. Sheboygan South 207 - Libby Schmidtman & Maria Giannopoulos, Michelle Benz & Zakary Plautz (3-3, 11, 19)
05. Slinger 202 - Kyle Decker & Victor Sobralske, Collin Cooper & Mitchel Gutbred (3-3, 8, 20)
Speaker Awards: (Points, Ranks)
01. 1A: Annie Jerome - La Crosse Central (85.5, 6)
02. 2A: Joel McReynolds - Rhinelander (84, 3)
03. 1N: Erin Syring - La Crosse Central (83.5, 5)
04. 2N: Cooper Henckel - Rhinelander (84, 5)
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The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and Wisconsin High School Forensic Association held the third combined Wisconsin State Debate Tournament on December 12-13, 2008 at Hortonville High School. There were fourteen teams from ten schools in the Novice Policy division. After three preliminary rounds, the top five teams and the top individual speakers at each position were recognized.
Top Teams: (W-L, Side Points, Strength of Opposition)
01. Marquette 312 - Matthew Cekanor & Tyler Thur, Tom Herrmann & Max Schaeffer (5-1, 8, 18)
02. Neenah 314 - Blake Nigh & Alex Thounsarath, Viny Pinkley & Sam Eplui (5-1, 7, 14)
03. Appleton West 308 - Hazel Thompson & Jennifer Cramer, Jarek Kreitz & Chris Collar (5-1, 5, 16)
04. Appleton West 304 - Kaiyin Rudd & Febian Lischkowitz, Alyssa McDuffee & Kaitlynn Ebben (4-2, 9, 13)
05. Mukwonago 305 - Danielle Ferestad & Emily Kraemer, Dan Stimson & Matt Nelson (4-2, 8, 15)
Speaker Awards: (Points, Ranks)
01. 1A: Hazel Thompson - Appleton West (86, 6)
02. 2A: Tyler Thur - Marquette (85, 5)
03. 1N: Dan Stimson - Mukwonago (85, 5)
04. 2N: Kaitlynn Ebben - Appleton West (84.5, 6)
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We are in the process of posting entry lists and judging philosophies to the Wisconsin State Debate Tournament website. This post will be updated whenever new information is posted to the WSDT site.
Judge philosophy packets are being assembled and will be posted as soon as possible.