Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 20:28:22 -0500
From: Fred Robertson <froberts@esu2.esu2.k12.ne.us>
Reply-To: ld-l@world.std.com
To: ld-l@world.std.com
Subject: Iowa Caucus LD Results
This past weekend we attended the Iowa Caucus tournament hosted by coach
Warren Sprouse of Cedar Rapids-Washington High School. 56 LD'ers from
several states competed in 6 rounds of prelims, breaking to octas, with
quarterfinalists earning TOC bids.
Before I give the results, I want to give a little plug for this
tournament. Warren Sprouse does a great job of providing hospitality,
great trophies, and superior judging. This year LD was at a separate
junior high site, and we were able to run single-flighted rounds for the
whole tournament because Warren was willing to hire some extras. This
allows for a much more humane tournament for judges, much better criticism
and feedback from judges to debaters, and just a more pleasant atmosphere
overall. And the judging pool was incredible! This tournament provided
superior competition, judging, and hospitality, while keeping entry fees
very reasonable.
Octafinals:
Negating, Steve Davis of Des Moines Roosevelt (Iowa) defeated Angie
Robertson of Fremont High School (Nebraska) on a 3-0.
Negating, Susannah Bohlke of Lincoln Southeast (Nebraska) defeated Steven
Moller of Davenport North (Iowa) on a 3-0.
Negating, Betty Luther of Hopkins (Minnesota) defeated Whitney May of Des
Moines Roosevelt on a 2-1.
Negating, Gulzar Babaeva of Hopkins defeated Jason Lawrence of Muscatine
(Iowa) on a 2-1.
Negating, Ben Silberman of Des Moines Roosevelt defeated Bev Luther of
Hopkins on a 2-1.
By coach's decision, Shari Simon of West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) advanced
over Clint Carroll of WDMV.
Negating, Tom Zimpleman of West Des Moines Valley defeated Natasha Uspensky
of Hopkins on a 3-0.
Negating, Jason Gordon of Glennbrook North (Illinois) defeated Tom Pryor of
Hopkins on a 2-1.
Quarters:
Negating, Steve Davis (Roosevelt) on a 3-0 over Susannah Bohlke (Lincoln
Southeast).
By coach's decision, Betty Luther advanced over teammate Gulzar Babaeva
(Hopkins).
Affirming, Ben Silberman (Roosevelt) on a 2-1 over Shari Simon (WDM
Valley).
Negating, Tom Zimpleman (WDM Valley) on a 3-0 over Jason Gordon (Glennbrook
North).
Semis:
Affirming, Steve Davis on a 3-0 over Betty Luther.
Negating, Ben Silberman on a 3-0 over Tom Zimpleman.
Des Moines Roosevelt closed out. Congratulations to coach Dave Huston of
Des Moines Roosevelt and all the coaches of the students who earned TOC
bids: Jenny Cook at Hopkins, Eric Sack at Lincoln Southeast, Ted Belch at
Glennbrook North, and Andrew Vaden at West Des Moines Valley.
The tournament also gives a debate service award (the founder's trophy) for
outstanding contributions to the debate community. This year the award
went to Dave Richardson, who retired last year after many years of success
coaching policy and Lincoln-Douglas debate in Nebraska, at Omaha Bryan and
Omaha Westside.
I'd like to thank Warren Sprouse and Kathy Ulrich (who coordinated
everything we needed at the junior high site), as well as all the students
and parents at Cedar Rapids Washington for putting on a fantastic
tournament.
Fred Robertson
-- "Sharks patrol these waters."--- Morphine
"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses, if you
need 'em."--- The Webb Wilder Credo
"Strive to love your neighbour actively and indefatigably. In as far as
you advance in love you will grow surer of the reality of God and of the
immortality of your soul. If you attain to perfect self-forgetfulness in
the love of your neighbour, then you will believe without doubt, and no
doubt can possibly enter your soul."--- the elder monk, Father Zossima, in
The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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