Wake Forest - Day Four

Big and super-cool news from last night- the PF Team of McAteer/Smith broke to double-octos! Facing Cathedral Prep, they dropped on a 1-2 decision. John Holsinger dropped at Semifinals in Oratory, but the amazing thing is that he broke the first time out in Oratory.

Brennan Morris double-advanced to Finals in Extemp and Impromptu.

We are now waiting for the postings of finals to send the students to watch the other events in which they will cross-train.

It was hectic this morning with an exhausted Czar sleeping through his wake up call and cell phone alarm; only to be awoken by the scratchings of John Holsinger at his door at 6:42 for a 7:15 load and departure. Well, we both loaded and departed into the great unknown - knowing only the Brennan broke and knowing that we needed to find where on Wake campus Extemp Prep was. As the Wake website was down and the only thing we had to go on were that postings were in the Benson Center, we unloaded the cart and 11 boxes of files there and then headed to Carswell to drop off Coach Burt for her judging assignment. While across campus, we got a call that Extemp Prep was not in the Benson Center, but Kirby Hall - a building on no map and behind/part of another one. Led by Marianne Nell, we were able to find the building just in time to get in the boxes for Brennan's draw. Seeing our team carry in Brennan's boxes, like ants carrying grain, other competitors were impressed by the machine-like teamwork of R-MA Speech and Debate. Students have gone off to finals or are feverishly working on their homework or revision of their cases for Yale. Awards are at 1400 - results following.

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