Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 20:25:39 -0500
From: MARK O'KEEFE <mokeefe@hhs.net>
Reply-To: ld-l@world.std.com
To: ld-l-digest@world.std.com
Subject: Pennsylvania High School Speech League Results
The Pennsylvania High School Speech League held their State Speech and
Debate Tournament this past weekend at Susquehanna University in
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate results are as follows:
Quarter-Finalists
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Bryan O'Keefe Uniontown Area High School
Paul Schofield Cathedral Preparatory
Khaldoun Makhoul Danville High School
Nick Ross Danville High School
Semi-Finalists
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Courtland Longest Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Joshua Anon Fairview High School
Finalists
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Charles Strauss Bethel Park High School
Paul Kahan LaSalle College High School
In a 4-1 decision, Kahan defeated Strauss to take home the PHSSL
Championship. Kahan was negative and Strauss was Affirmative. This
marks the second time LaSalle has won the State L-D title. The last
time LaSalle took home first place honors in LD was back in 1984 when
Carl Waldspurger captured the State Title. Brother Rene Sterner is the
head coach at LaSalle.
The top honors in Policy Debate went to the Cathedral Preparatory School
in Erie, PA. This marks the 5th time Cathedral Prep has taken home
first place in Policy Debate. The last time Prep won first place was in
1993.
In other news, PHSSL also elected two coaches to it's Hall of Fame.
William Murray and Anthony Stokes were both inducted into the Hall of
Fame at the closing ceremonies held Saturday evening. Murray has
coaches for Mechanicsburg Area and was inducted into the Hall of Fame by
W. Micheal Nailor from Danville Area. Stokes coaches at the Kiskimentas
Springs School (otherwise known as the Kiski School) and was inducted
into the Hall of Fame by Peggy Ann Madden from North Hills School.
*note This message was sent by an individual student and not the PHSSL
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