For a second year in a row, the Fort Scott High School debate team took first place in the Pittsburg tournament over the weekend, not debating the final round since their only opponents were their fellow team mates.
“All five teams will share a co-championship,” coach Amber Toth explained. “These guys dropped one round to another team the entire weekend.”
Just as in a previous tournament, the Fort Scott students determined the winners based on earlier rounds and coin tosses so they would not have to debate against each other. The five teams and their results include:
- Breana Mooney and Hunter Parker, undefeated but losing two rounds to coin tosses
- Tayton Majors and Sara Al-Shawish, losing one round in the tournament and one coin toss
- Darby Toth and Rebekah Sweyko, undefeated but losing one coin toss
- Seth Cross and Zach Humble, undefeated but lost to own team based on speaker points
- Isabella Provence and Joe Adams, undefeated and winning all coin tosses
- Logan Hall and Darrick Green also competed and came away with a couple wins
The novice division teams also met with success:
- Levi Bin and Mark Adams placed third with a 4-1 record
- Alyssa Elliott and Conner Parker placed 5th with a 4-1 record
- Madi Toth and Addisyn Guilfoyle finished with a 3-2 record
- Jordan Willard and Aztreia Milton finished with a 3-2 record
- Emma Faith Humble and Caleb Hopkins finished with a 3-2 record
- Addie Smith and Jonie Antonio finished with a 2-3 record
- Connor Mason and Carlee Studyvin finished with a 2-3 record
