KY DEBATE STATE CHAMPIONS
A letter from longtime debate coach Dan Omlor, coach at 1972-1992 at Lafayette and Sayre Schools, explains that "Debate Sweepstakes" as we now know them began in 1975. However, the debate championship dates back to the first year of what we now consider KHSSL, 1921. When KHSSL Debate began, debate was a three-person team event (soon changed to two, much like our current Policy Debate.)
Many of our lists of champions are being revealed as part of
the 100 Fun Facts Twitter feed in early 2020, so stay tuned!
CONGRESS
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE (LD)
POLICY DEBATE
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2019 Sam Merritt / Abby Gottesman (Henry Clay)
2018 Rebekah George / Valerie Pallos (Henry Clay)
2017 Maverick Dziadkoviec / Brian Hinkle (Ryle)
2016 Noah Fischer/Hunter Rice (Henry Clay)
2014 Logan Crum/Spencer Henderson (Highlands Latin)
2009 - Amanda Davis/Anna Leatherbee (Ryle High School)
2008 - Jacob DeLong/Andrew Muscha (Scott Co.)
2007 – Derek McMahan/Harrison Holcomb (North Oldham)
1996 - Javaheri / Langlitz (Covington Latin)
1993 – Dalton Lyon / Ellen Lord (Henry Clay)
1992 – Tinsley / Jeffries (Pleasure Ridge Park)
1991 – Mason Miller / David Arnett (Lafayette)
1990 - Chad Hurley / Trevor Wells (Sayre)
1989 - Chad Hurley / Trevor Wells (Sayre)
1988 - Chad Hurley / Trevor Wells (Sayre)
1987 - Chad Hurley / John Weathers (Sayre)
1986 - Chuck McKee / John Ogden (Sayre)
1985 - Chuck McKee / Mark Endicott (Sayre)
1984 - Chuck McKee / Mark Endicott (Sayre)
1983 – Ted McCullough / Earl Wienbrenner (St. Xavier)
1982 – Ted McCullough / Earl Wienbrenner (St. Xavier)
1980 - Bill Campbell / Joe Ellis (Scott County)
1978 – Jim Carchedi / John Loheid (Covington Latin)
1977 – Steve Hawke/ Bryon Thompson (LaRue County)
1976 – LaRue County
1975 - LaRue County
1974 - Middlesboro
1973 - Union County
1972 - Waggener
1971 – Carol Snider/Pam Todd (Madisonville North Hopkins)
1970 - Madisonville North Hopkins
1969 – Jeff Lankford/Gary Scharff (St. Xavier)
1968 - Saint Xavier (Louisville)
1967 - Sacred Heart (Louisville)
1966 - Harrodsburg
1965 - Breckenridge Training
1964 - Bowling Green
1963 - Bowling Green
1962 - Paducah Tilghman
1961 - Bowling Green
1960 - Paducah Tilghman
1959 - College High ( Bowling Green)
1958 - Middlesboro
1957 - Paducah Tilghman
1956 - Hopkinsville
1955 - Mayfield
1954 - Madisonville
1953 - Harrodsburg
1952 - Frankfort
1951 - Winchester
1950 - Winchester
1949 - Winchester
1948 - Winchester
1947 - Madisonville
1946 - Madisonville
1945 - Louisville (Saint Xavier)
1944 - Shelbyville (Shelby County)
1943 - Maysville (Mason County)
1942 - Corbin
1941 - Lexington (Henry Clay)
1940 - Winchester
1939 - Lexington (Henry Clay)
1938 - Shepherdsville
1937 - Middlesboro
1936 - Augusta Tilghman (Paducah)
1935 - Louisville (Saint Xavier)
1934 - Lone Oak
1933 - Reidland
1932 - Covington Holmes
1931 - Berea College Academy
1930 - Bellevue
1929 - Clarkson
1928 - Lexington
1927 - Benton (Marshall County)
1926 - Somerset (Pulaski County)
1925 - Paris
1924 - Hopkinsville
1923 - Dry Ridge
1922 - Madisonville
1921 - Lexington
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE (PF)
DISCUSSION
Many of our lists of champions are being revealed as part of the 100 Fun Facts Twitter feed in early 2020, so stay tuned!
NOVICE LD
Many of our lists of champions are being revealed as part of the 100 Fun Facts Twitter feed in early 2020, so stay tuned!
NOVICE POLICY
(not always held)
2016 –Yesmina Townsley and Breland Finch (Henry Clay)
2009 - Nelli Noel/Cody Murphy (Grant Co.)
2008 - Caitlin Lacey/Carly Lacey (Grant Co.)
1996 - Kohn / Majid (Covington Latin)
1993 – Holly King / Sara Reece (Louisville Eastern)
1992 – Folk / Lyon (Henry Clay)
1987 - Tiffany Triplett / Trevor Wells (Sayre)
1986 - Chad Hurley / Trevor Wells (Sayre)
1985 - Chad Hurley / Trevor Wells (Sayre)
NOVICE PF
Many of our lists of champions are being revealed as part of the 100 Fun Facts Twitter feed in early 2020, so stay tuned!