9/27 Tournament Recap: Southlake Carroll, Dripping Springs, West Los Angeles, and Alief Kerr Are This Week’s Champs

Jack Howe Memorial Tournament

In the finals, Notre Dame debate West Los Angeles Violet. On a 3-0 decision,West Los Angeles Violet emerged victorious Congratulations to James Miller, Edna Yeghnanyan, Olivia Cha, Lincoln Reyes, and Olivia Woo!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Emma Angel - Notre Dame

2. Habiba Alnahhal - Stockdale

3. Lincoln Reyes - West Los Angeles Violet

4. Jacob Montgomery - Sage Hill

5. Madeleine Khammar - Notre Dame

6. Colin Park - Stockdale

7. Elijah Fisher - Notre Dame

8. Edna Yeghnanyan - West Los Angeles Violet

9. Jenny Wang - Sage Hill

10. Maya Parlow - Sage Hill

Full results can be found here.

Memorial Mustang Spring Woods Tiger Swing

In finals, Alief Kerr debated St. Thomas. Ultimately, Alief Kerr claimed victory. Congratulations to Leah Ghebrelul, Abigail Nguyen, Sarah Abi Saab, Erica Carranza, and Esai Alvear-Moreno!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Sarah Abi Saab - Alief Kerr

2. Dhanuj Paladugu - Elkins

3. Leah Ghebrelul - Alief Kerr

4. Hannah Ibrahim - Tompkins

5. Erica Carranza - Alief Kerr

6. Victoria Pacheco - Alief Kerr

7. Ved Ranade - Tompkins

8. Elena Joseph - Elkins

9. Gerardo Diaz - Alief Kerr

10. Syed Ali - Alief Kerr

Full results can be found here.

The Wildcat Fall Fair Plano Clark Swing

In finals, Hockaday debate Southlake Carroll on the motion “This house believes that the acquisition of startups by large corporations does more harm than good”. On a 3-0 Decision, Southlake Carroll claimed the championship title. Congrats Tanya Kuriakose, Nethra Tummalapalli, Anushka Velala, Ryan Kollar, and Arnav Kakarala!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Anushka Velala - Southlake Carroll

2. Srishthi Das - Southlake Carroll

3. Yashil Shukla - Flower Mound

4. Vennila Ganesh - Flower Mound

5. Kingsley McCrocklin - Dallas Highland Park

6. Aahana Jabulee - Hockaday

7. Arjun Patil - Flower Mound

8. Anjali Konda - Hockaday

9. Princess Tanyi - Irma Rangel YWLS

10. Kashmira Kuloor - Hockaday

Full results can be found here. 

The Trojan Classic at LC Anderson

In finals, Bowie Black debated Dripping Springs Little Coolers. On a 2-1 decision, Dripping Springs claimed the crown. Congratulations to Jenifer Galindo Rios, Trudy Lagarde, Laurel Carley, and Aaniya Khan!

Full results can be found here.

WOWI Shoutouts

Congratulations to the following WOWI Alumni:

• Arnav Kakarala (‘24 - Wildcat Fall Fair Champ)

• Nethra Tummalapalli (‘24 - Wildcat Fall Fair Champ)

• Poorvi Kumar (‘23 - Wildcat Fall Fair Semis)

• Srishthi Das (‘23 - Wildcat Fall Fair Quarters, 2nd speaker)

• Sonia Naidu (‘23 & ‘24 - Wildcat Fall Fair Quarters)

• Rohan Sanghavi (‘24 - Wildcat Fall Fair Quarters)