Sea you later Seaholm!

Sea you later Seaholm!

The team showed big potential for a great season at our first tournament. As always, thanks to the parents and coaches who came out to support us yesterday at Seaholm High School for the Maple Invitational. Out of our 24 entries, 8 broke to semis, and 3 broke to finals.

Our finalists were:
Kramer/Scott-Pryzmont, Duo: 4th Place
Evan Ziegelman, Sales: 6th Place
Laya Silverman, Prose: 7th Place

Our semifinalists were:
Clare Fitzpatrick, Storytelling: 7th Place
Allyson Cooper, Dramatic Interp 9/10: 9th Place
David Hollowell, Poetry: 10th Place
Peter Fargo, Broadcasting: 12th Place
Peyton Naragon, Dramatic Interp 9/10: 12th Place

Our first time competitors were:
Cam Dayton, Broadcasting
Raul Rangel, Broadcasting
Raghav Bhat, Impromptu
Lily Barker, Poetry
Era Resuli, Prose
Bailey Wills, Prose
Brenna Montry, Prose

The tournament's scores can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=maple17. You'll get your critiques back this week at the Tuesday meeting. Keep working hard this week, we’re coming for blood next week at Birch Run.

The Early Bird got the Worm at the 2016 Early Bird Tournament

The Early Bird got the Worm at the 2016 Early Bird Tournament

The early bird got the worm at the 2016 Early Bird Tournament! Despite bringing only two entries, we still were champions in the small sweepstakes division, starting the 2016-2017 season with a bang. Special thanks to Callie Agius for spending her Saturday judging for us speech nerds. Out of 2 events, 2 broke finals!

Our finalists were:
Brendan Kramer - Storytelling - 2nd Place
Mitchell Kenrick - Dramatic Interp. - FIRST PLACE (Perfect Score!)

The tournament's scores can be found at https://4n6tab.com/tabulation.php?tourn=earlybird2016. Information about auditions is coming soon, so stay tuned!

 Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

WLW SMACKinac-ed the Competition at Mackinac!

WLW SMACKinac-ed the Competition at Mackinac!

This year's Mackinac tournament hosted over 700 people! We have become a force to be reckoned with in the state of Michigan and we are very proud. A special thank-you to all our coaches, alumni judges, and parents who graciously volunteered to support and chaperone this weekend. Also, a big thank-you to MSCI and the Grand Hotel for hosting this fabulous tournament. In the Grand division WLW tied for second but fell to third on a coin flip. Out of 25 events, 10 broke semi-finals, 5 broke finals, and 2 won! Please Congratulate:

YOUR SEMI-FINALISTS FOR THE MICHIGAN SPEECH COACHES INCORPORATED SPRING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT:

Isaiah Sepulveda - After Dinner Speaking - 13th Place
Devin Hister - Poetry Slam - 11th Place
Sydney Anderson - After Dinner Speaking - 9th Place

Laya Silverman - Character Study - 9th Place

Brigid Fitzpatrick/Haley Powell - Duo Historical Infomercial - 7th Place

YOUR FINALISTS FOR THE MICHIGAN SPEECH COACHES INCORPORATED SPRING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT:

Allyson Cooper - Character Study - 6th Place
Maya Banks/Sophia Lada - Duo Historical Infomercial - 5th Place
Clare Fitzpatrick/Peyton Naragon - Duo Historical Infomercial - 2nd Place
Sam Bloch/Brendan Kramer - Duo Historical Infomercial - FIRST PLACE
Titanic [Mitchell Kenrick, Alex "Bubba" Anthony, Chaz Scott-Pryszmont] - Mini-Multiple - FIRST PLACE

If you see any of these guys, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to https://4n6tab.com/tabulation.php?tourn=msci2016mackinac More info to come on this years WLW Forensics Picnic!

 Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

WLW Foren(6), as in 6th in the State!

WLW Foren(6), as in 6th in the State!

States was a tremendous journey and a phenomenal competition! As always an enormous thank you to the Ziegelmans, Coopers, Silvermans, and Fitzpatricks for their support and parenting. Also thank you to the Hampton Inn and Central Michigan University for hosting and containing wacky forensics kids. Furthermore, we are very proud of Taylor Dalton and Jerrie Young and their hard work in the tabs room, representing WLW Forensics well! Also a HUGE thank you to Callie, Corcoran, and Krystin for judging and supporting as usual! Moreover, thank you to everyone who helped set up awards. THE WLW FORENSICS TEAM TOOK 6TH IN THE STATE! Lastly, thank YOU competitors for your hard work and dedication to bring us to such an amazing tournament. Out of 23 events, 9 advanced to semi-finals, and 5 advanced to finals.

Please Congratulate:

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT COMPETITORS:

Brigid Fitzpatrick - Oratory

Sarah Bingham - Oratory

Anthony Paz - Broadcasting

Sam Ziegelman - Informative

Sydney Anderson - Sales

Cinderella [Anthony Gaines, Ian Mills, Vrenanda Savaya, Karlee Orr, Sophia Lada, Liam Schlieck, Gyasi Gambrell, Tony Olshansky] - Multiple

Peyton Naragon - Prose 9/10

Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10

Allyson Cooper - Prose

Lexii Duell - Prose

Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10

Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling

Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp.

Mitchell Kenrick/Nicholas Berishaj - Duo

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALISTS:

Claire Murphy/Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo - 12th Place

Sydney McKinstry - Impromptu - 8th Place

Maya Banks - Poetry - 8th Place

Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 8th Place

And finally, your finalists!

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT FINALISTS:

Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 6th Place

Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 5th Place

Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - 5th Place

David Hollowell - Poetry - 5th Place

Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE (STATE CHAMPION)

If you see any of these guys, make sure you congratulate them! It is a tremendous accomplishment to even make it to the state tournament so please congratulate these guys with the highest respect! Pre-lim scores can be found here: http://www.themifa.org/uploads/2/9/8/7/29879971/2016_mifa_prelims_a.pdf

Breaks can be found here:

http://www.themifa.org/uploads/2/9/8/7/29879971/2016_mifa_breaks_a.pdf

ONE LAST THING!! A mandatory meeting on Tuesday for Mackinac participants and those interested in participating in the BRAX fundraiser!

Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

Sarah Banks Forensics Left Saginaw in Awe!

Sarah Banks Forensics Left Saginaw in Awe!

Such a truly splendid time with an enormous body of middle school competitors. Our first thank you goes to the students who helped judge and support the team; Devin Hister, Nayman Jumaah, Brendan Kramer, and David Hollowell. Our second thank you goes to the parents of many competitors for coming out to help support the team. Our third thank you goes to the team members who spent so much time coming to the middle school to help coach these students! Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who put in the time and effort to make us what we can be! Out of 12 Entries: 6 Broke to Semis, and 3 broke to finals. Note some higher scores did not necessarily break finals due to several ties.

Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament: 

Ashleigh Holubeck-Gotts - Poetry

Courtney Hess - Poetry

Rishika Gottumukala - Impromptu

Venessa Sharp - Impromptu

Keerthi Morisetty - Informative

Semifinalists:

Venessa Sharp - Impromptu - 9th Place

Ainsley Mulder/Jillian Ciszewski - Duo - 4th Place

Emma Bevier - Storytelling - 4th Place

And your Sarah Banks Middle School STATE Finalists are...

Macy Hannan - Informative - 3rd Place

Madison Walther - Storytelling - 2nd Place

Gabby Mifsud - Poetry - 2nd Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys!  In depth tabulations can be found here: http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=mlspring16

Happy Forensicatin'
~WLW Forensics

Regionals 6 A-mazing!

Regionals 6 A-mazing!

Regionals 6A was a success in our book! We are very excited to be taking 23 state entries (Our most in years!), out of 27 entries total. We would first like to thank everyone who helped prepare the regional tournament at Walled Lake Western this year. A second thank you belongs to all the parents that came yesterday to support the team and serve the yummy food, including but not limited to; the Kramers, the Ziegelmans, the Blochs, the Harts, the Fitzpatricks, and the Silvermans. Also we would like to thank everyone on regional team, we appreciate your efforts and are proud of all of you!
Please Congratulate:

YOUR ALTERNATES FOR THE MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT:

Nayman Jumaah - Extemporaneous
Cosmin Deshmukh - Impromptu

YOUR COMPETITORS FOR THE MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT:
(The placements are seedings for the state tournament, these are only scores from the regional tournament NOT the state tournament)

Lexii Duell - Prose - 4th Place
Sarah Bingham - Oratory - 4th Place
Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling - 4th Place
Sam Ziegelman - Informative - 4th Place
Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10 - 4th Place
Allyson Cooper - Prose - 3rd Place
Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 3rd Place
Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10 - 3rd Place
Sydney Anderson - Sales - 3rd Place
Maya Banks - Poetry - 3rd Place
Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 2nd Place
Cinderella [Anthony Gaines, Ian Mills, Vrenanda Savaya, Karlee Orr, Sophia Lada, Liam Schlieck, Gyasi Gambrell, Tony Olshansky]  - Multiple - 2nd Place
Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 2nd Place
Peyton Naragon - Prose 9/10 - 2nd Place
Mitchell Kenrick/Nik Berishaj - Duo - 2nd Place
David Hollowell - Poetry - 2nd Place
Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp. - 2nd Place
Claire Murphy/Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo - FIRST PLACE
Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - FIRST PLACE
Sydney McKinstry - Impromptu - FIRST PLACE
Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - FIRST PLACE
Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE
Brigid Fitzpatrick - Oratory - FIRST PLACE

 If you see any of these guys, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=region6  ALSO LAST REMINDER this week we have a Tuesday after-school meeting regarding states, Mackinac, and more!

Happy Forensicatin'!
~WLW Forensics

We are the Warriors!

We are the Warriors!

What an amazing tourney with great hard work, great new fun, and very well run! This was a great day and thanks to our well-run tab team and awesome award ceremony, we definitely prove to be the most outstanding tourney of the year! Our first thank you goes off to the ever-amazing tech crew that helped make today run kind of smoothly! Without all their hard-work up in the booth we wouldn't be what we are! Our second thank you goes to the alums who helped judge, run tab, and all that jazz. Our third thank you goes to the Ziegelmans, Blochs, Fitzpatricks, Alguires, and all who helped run our awesome food stand and support the students! Another thank you goes to our base team members who scrambled around today in an effort to help accommodate the mass amount of people! Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who put in the time and effort to make us what we can be, we are still the #1 tourney in the state! Out of 21 Entries: 3 Broke to Semis, and 3 broke to finals.
Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament:

Anna Lopez - Duo
Evelyn Tait - Duo
Julia Kassab - Impromptu
Emma Abbott - Impromptu
And your Walled Lake Western Finalists are...

Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10 - 5th Place
Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 4th Place
Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 2nd Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys! Also please remember if you are a member of our Regional Team that you need to be seen by a coach this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Regionals is this Thursday at Walled Lake Western and we couldn't be any more excited to get the ball rolling for states! In depth tabs and placements can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=2016wlw

Happy Forensicatin'
~WLW Forensics