Out of 50 schools and over 140 teams at the competition, BVSW finished 1st overall as a squad. Our combined preliminary record was 15-5. We had an honorable mention in Alexis Mills and Tommy Swickard, going 4-1. Out of those 140 teams, Katie Super and Grant Laster tied for 4th place overall with a record of 6-1. Tristan Locke and Connor Davis won the novice state championship, going 9-1. They won the final round on a 5-0 decision over Shawnee Heights for the championship.
At the coaches’ invitational for the top teams in the state, Ross Marine was the 13th ranked speaker out of 72 debaters. Varsity state is next weekend.
Jared Zuckerman
BVSW Debate