Category Archives: National Circuit News

2015 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin Field

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Extemp Round Robin tournament director Adam Johnson has just released the 2015 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin field.  The tournament will take place from January 2-4 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Congratulations to those extempers invited … Continue reading →

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2014-2015 Season Preview

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] With the 2014-2015 national circuit season beginning next weekend in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who are the extempers that might be destined for big things?  In this season preview Extemp Central breaks down the eighteen extempers who could make waves … Continue reading →

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2013-2014 Year in Review (Part II)

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] by Logan Scisco Today, Extemp Central presents part two of its 2013-2014 Year in Review, covering the season’s top seven memorable, surprising, and controversial moments. Part one of Extemp Central’s 2013-2014 Year in Review can be found here.

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2013-2014 Year in Review (Part I)

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] by Logan Scisco The 2013-2014 season ended several weeks ago in Overland Park, Kansas.  The season yielded some record breaking moments, surprising upsets, and unusual situations.  Extemp Central compiled the top fifteen stories of the national circuit season as … Continue reading →

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2014 NSDA Nationals: Five Storylines for Next Week’s Tournament

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] On Monday, the 2014 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament will begin in Overland Park, Kansas. More than 400 extempers will compete in International Extemp or United States Extemp in what is the largest speech tournament of … Continue reading →

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2014 National Catholic Forensic League Grand Nationals: Extemp Topic Areas

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The topic areas for this year’s National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Grand National Tournament have been released.  There are nine topic areas.  Since the tournament is eight rounds, one of these topic areas will not be used.  The topic … Continue reading →

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2013 George Mason University Patriot Games: Extemp Round Robin Participants

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is the list of participants in this year’s George Mason University Patriot Games Extemp Round Robin Tournament, which will take place this weekend in Fairfax, Virginia.  The tournament features eight competitors and is a head-to-head competition.  Each extemper … Continue reading →

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2013 Glenbrooks: Semi-Final Postings Are Up!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Courtesy of Bill Thompson, here are the semi-final pairings at this year’s Glenbrooks.  The quarter-finals are also included in the post below.  Congratulations to all extempers who made the semi-final round and due to the size of the field … Continue reading →

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2013 Glenbrooks: Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 Pairings

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Courtesy of Bill Thompson of LaRue County High School (KY), here are pictures of the round one, round two, and round three pairings at this week’s Glenbrooks tournament.  Click on the “continue reading” button below to look at the … Continue reading →

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Wasting Prep Time: Chase Harrison Wins Millburn School Board Election

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Months ago we revealed that Millburn High School extemper, former Yale University Invitational champion, and two-time NFL finalist Chase Harrison was running for a seat on the Millburn Board of Education.  Chase was eighteen years old at the time … Continue reading →

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