Josh Roberts is Repeat VBT Champion

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Josh Roberts of Northland Christian School defended his VBT title from challenger Jacob Pritt of New Orleans Jesuit High School, winning the final round on a 5-0 decision. Read more →

Diana Li Wins Columbia

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Hunter College High School’s Diana Li is the Lincoln-Douglas Debate champion of the eleventh annual Columbia Invitational, having bested Stuyvesant High School’s Andrew Eckholm in the final round on a 3-0 decision. Read more →

Arjun Tambe Wins Pepperdine

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Palos Verdes Peninsula High School’s Arjun Tambe is the champion of this year’s Pepperdine Debate Invitational, having defeated Granada Hills Charter High School’s Or-el Vaknin on a 2-1 decision in the final round. This is the second year in a row that Palos Verdes Peninsula has captured the Pepperdine title. Read more →

VBT 2011: General Info & Reminders

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Please make sure you know the relevant information (and download the map/instruction sheet) included in this post. Read more →

Columbia Cancels Friday Rounds

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Joseph Anzalone, tournament director of the Columbia Invitational, has announced that — due to impending snow — the start of the tournament has been postponed to Saturday.

Anzalone’s full e-mail is available here on VBD. Read more →