Complete Results from Appleton!

December 3, 2007 – 7:31 pm by: Jon Voss

Saturday night at 10:30p.m., the 2007 Alexandra Hoecherl Challenge’s Varsity Policy division concluded with a 4-1 decision for the Affirmative from Marquette University High School over the Negative from SPASH. Congratulations to SPASH’s Clint Westbrook/Navneeth Iyengar, Marquette’s Joe Balisteri/Garrett Fields, and their respective coaches, Joe Klopotek and Bill Batterman. Complete results are available below the fold.

VARSITY POLICY
The Challenge’s Varsity Policy division included 23 teams from 10 schools. The tournament was conducted in a challenge format. After six preliminary rounds…

SPEAKERS
8. Tim Knoedler—Sheboygan North KM
7. Emily Langhorst—SPASH LM
6. Clint Westbrook—SPASH IW
5. Mark Kettler—Marquette CK
4. David Gebhardt—Marquette BG
3. Ben Benson—Marquette BG
2. Ian Miller—SPASH LM
1. Osahon Okundaye—Neenah OO

SEEDS (WSDT Bids)
8) Kimberly SS—Jessica Stuyvenberg and Carrie Steinen (4-2)
7) Wausau West HL—Thomas Hegland and Matthew Lewis (4-2)
6) Marquette CK—Mark Kettler and Noah Charles (4-2)
5) Marquette BF—Joe Balistreri and Garrett Fields (4-2)
4) Sheboygan North KM—Tim Knoedler and Laurel Mills (4-2)
3) SPASH IW—Navneeth Iyengar and Clint Westbrook (5-1)
2) Marquette BG—Ben Benson and David Gebhardt (5-1)
1) SPASH LM—Ian Miller and Emily Langhorst (6-0)

QUARTERFINALS
(1) SPASH LM d. (8) Kimberly SS: 3-0 (Krokosky, Degeneffe, Morgan)
(3) SPASH IW d. (2) Marquette BG: 3-0 (Hager, Voss, Kapps)
(5) Marquette BF d. (6) Marquette CK (Coach’s Decision)
(4) Sheboygan North KM d. Wausau West HL: 3-0 (Schultz, Dunsirn, Liakopolus)

SEMIS
(5) Marquette BF d. (1) SPASH LM: 3-2 (Voss, Ernst, Dunsirn, Krokosky*, Morgan*)
(3) SPASH IW d. (4) Sheboygan North KM: 3-2 (Powell, Degeneffe, Schultz, Jackson*, Batterman*)

FINALS
(5) Marquette BF d. (3) SPASH IW: 4-1 (Voss, Krokosky, Morgan, Degeneffe, Dunsirn*)

Junior Varsity Policy
In the tournament’s junior varsity division, 29 teams from 9 schools challenged one another. After six rounds…

SPEAKERS
8. Jason Donker—Appleton East DK
7. Dan Hughes—SPASH HP
6. Tim Karcher—Cedarburg EK
5. Jared Beck—Cedarburg BB
4. Kate Moore—Cedarburg MS
3. Erin Syring—La Crosse Central SW
2. Jack Mackay—Marquette HM
1. Devin Merget—Slinger MS

SEEDS (WSDT Bids)
8) Marquette HM—Jack Mackay and Michael Hoffman (3-3)
7) Appleton West KR—Colton Karoses and Nathan Ruffolo (4-2)
6) La Crosse Central SW—Erin Syring and Avery Wehrs (4-2)
5) Cedarburg MS—Kate Moore and Lizzy Salvaggio (4-2)
4) Cedarburg BB—Andy Baumgartner and Jared Beck (4-2)
3) Neenah RW—Alyssa Roehrig and Tasia Williams (5-1)
2) Appleton East DK—Jason Donker and Myriam Keep (5-1)
1) Slinger MS—Devin Merget and Greg Sovinski (5-1)

QUARTERFINALS
(1) Slinger MS d. (3) Neenah RW
(7) Appleton West KR d. (4) Cedarburg BB
(8) Marquette HM d. (5) Cedarburg HM
(6) La Crosse Central SW d. (2) Appleton East DK

SEMIFINALS
(1) Slinger MS d. (6) La Crosse Central SW: 3-0 (Fischer, Jackson, Bearbock)
(7) Appleton West KR d. (8) Marquette HM: 2-1 (Marston, Ernst, Powell*)

FINALS
(1) Slinger MS d. (7) Appleton West KR

Novice Friday
On Friday, 7 four-person teams from 5 schools competed in 3 rounds.

SPEAKERS
First Affirmative: Elizabeth Eckert—Wausau East (79)
Second Affirmative: Ryan Gittens—Rhinelander (77)
First Negative: Mythillee Kugathasan—Brookfield Central (79)
Second Negative: Cooper Henckel—Rhinelander (82)

Third Place: Wausau East 101 (3-3)
Second Place (WSDT Bid): Wausau East 105 (5-1)
First Place (WSDT Bid): Rhinelander 103 (5-1)

Novice Saturday
On Saturday, 7 four-person teams from 5 schools competed in 3 rounds.

SPEAKERS
First Affirmative: Rachel Lintereur—Rhinelander (83)
Second Affirmative: Cooper Henckel—Rhinelander (81)
First Negative: Ryan Gittins—Rhinelander (78)
Second Negative: Meagen Kelley—Rhinelander (82)

Third Place: Rhinelander 101 (3-3)
Second Place: Neenah 107 (4-2)
First Place (WSDT Bid): Marquette 106 (5-1)

Lincoln Douglas
The Challenge’s LD division was crafted from 20 debaters from 9 schools. After six preliminary rounds…

SPEAKERS
8. Hortonville TE—Tim Ernst
7. Marquette SH—Sam Hope
6. Madison Memorial BC—Brendan Caldwell
5. Appleton West SG—Stephanie Gill
4. Appleton West JA—Jason Altekruse
3. Marquette JS—Jake Swan
2. Marquette PF—Paul Foy
1. Neenah AK—Andy Kriha

SEEDS (WSDT Bids)
8) Appleton East SL—Sara Lambie
7) Marquette NN—Nick Nassif
6) Madison Memorial BC—Brendan Caldwell
5) Marquette SH—Sam Hope
4) Appleton West JA—Jason Altekruse
3) Marquette JS—Jake Swan
2) Appleton West SG—Stephanie Gill
1) Neenah AK—Andy Kriha

QUARTERFINALS
(6) Madison Memorial BC d. (1) Neenah AK: 2-1 (Bleicher*, Hogan, Longberg)
(2) Appleton West SG d. (8) Appleton East SL: 3-0 (Trilling, Everett, Lamb)
(3) Marquette JS d. (7) Marquette NN: Coach’s Decision
(4) Appleton West JA d. (5) Marquette SH: 2-1 (Wilusz*, Scheffler, Kapps)

SEMIFINALS
(6) Madison Memorial BC d. (4) Appleton West JA: 2-1 (Wilusz*, Trilling, Hogan)
(2) Appleton West SG d. (3) Marquette JS: 2-1 (Lamb*, Kapps, Scheffler)

FINALS
(6) Madison Memorial BC d. (2) Appleton West SG: 3-0 (Trilling, Kapps, Hogan)

Public Forum
The Challenge’s Public Forum Division, which consisted of 27 teams from 10 schools, broke to quarterfinals after six preliminary rounds of competition…

SEEDS (WSDT Bid)

8) Kimberly MP (Adam Matula and Morgan Pitz) 4-2
7) Madison Memorial LZ (George Liu and Sam Zhu) 4-2
6) Waupaca HM (Kristen Hendrickson and Ryan Ryan Manteufel) 4-2
5) Cedarburg KS (Nick Kuznacic and Alaina Sullivan) 4-2
4) Appleton East KM (Kyle Krueger and Ruth Markwardt) 5-1
3) Madison Memorial KY (Lingran Kong and Yi Yi) 5-1
2) Appleton West DD (Andy Diedrich and David Bronson) 5-1
1) Cedarburg GL (Lauren Gould and Kaybe Loughran) 6-0

QUARTERFINALS
(8) Kimberly MP d. (1) Cedarburg GL: 3-0 (Smits, Neal, Malone)
(2) Appleton West DD d. (3) Madison Memorial KY: 2-1 (Soik*, Erbes, Crane)
(5) Cedarburg KS d. (7) Madison Memorial LZ: 2-1 (Van Grinsven*, Gargo, Snyder)
(6) Waupaca HM d. (4) Appleton East KM: 2-1 (Wade*, Intrassia, Everett)

SEMIFINALS
(8) Kimberly MP d. (6) Waupaca KM: 3-0 (Van Grinsven, Sullivan, Barwick)
(2) Appleton West DD d. (5) Cedarburg KS: 3-0 (Neal, Pfung, Smits)

FINALS
(2) Appleton West DD d. (8) Kimberly MP: 3-0 (Barwick, Grzeslo, Tabora)

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