2023 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Listed here are the results for KY Districts. The students who will represent Team Kentucky at Nationals in that event are listed in ORANGE (students who qualify in more than one event choose a preferred event, which moves others up; some students opt not to go after all; some events send two entries, some three). Good luck in Arizona, Team Kentucky!
| DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION | ||
| 1ST | RAEGAN SETTLE | MURRAY |
| 2ND | EMILY BLACKBURN | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 3RD | MARY GIBSON | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 4TH | MIA CARVER | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 5TH | KENNEDY FAULCONER | BARDSTOWN |
| DUO INTERPRETATION | ||
| 1ST | BLACKBURN & COMBS | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 2ND | CARLISLE & HOLBROOK | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 3RD | GREENHILL & OHAIR | ROWAN COUNTY |
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||
| 1ST | BEN MCBRIDE | TRINITY |
| 2ND | IVY LITTON | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 3RD | YUSUF KAHLOON | DUNBAR |
| 4TH | CHRIS ROBERDEAUX | BEECHWOOD |
| 5TH | ARIEL FADER | RYLE |
| 6TH | JOSHUA ZYZAK | BEECHWOOD |
| 7TH | IAN BEIERLE | TRINITY |
| HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION | ||
| 1ST | ALEXANDER HAMILTON | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 2ND | CAMERON COMBS | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 3RD | MIA CARVER | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 4TH | OWEN CLAGETT | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 5TH | JACKSON GREENHILL | ROWAN COUNTY |
| INFORMATIVE SPEAKING | ||
1ST | PRESLEY MOORE | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 2ND | LOUIS SCHLOSSER | BEECHWOOD |
| 3RD | WILLA STIVERS | MANUAL |
| 4TH | ARIEL FADER | RYLE |
| 5TH | CHATURYA PALADUGU | MANUAL |
| INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING | ||
1ST | SAWYER NOE | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 2ND | IVY LITTON | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 3RD | YUSUF KAHLOON | DUNBAR |
| 4TH | BEN MCBRIDE | TRINITY |
| 5TH | WYATT BAILEY | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 6TH | AIDAN WILD | MURRAY |
| 7TH | SAHANA ALAMANDA | MANUAL |
| LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE | ||
| 1ST | DOROTTYA GAL | HENRY CLAY |
| 2ND | ANNIE MARASCO | DUNBAR |
| 3RD | ARIEL FADER | RYLE |
| 4TH | JOEL SHALOM | MANUAL |
| 5TH | KAAVIYAN DEVANAND | MANUAL |
| ORIGINAL ORATORY | ||
| 1ST | PRESLEY MOORE | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 2ND | SYDNEY WEBB | MANUAL |
| 3RD | GOKUL ACHATHTHEKOOT | MANUAL |
| 4TH | RAIMA DUTT | MANUAL |
| 5TH | GRACE HAINES | DANVILLE |
| PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION | ||
| 1ST | HAYDEN WATKINS | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 2ND | KADEN STONE | BARDSTOWN |
| 3RD | COLIN SCHULTE | BOONE COUNTY |
| 4TH | KENNEDY FAULCONER | BARDSTOWN |
| 5TH | NORAH MASRI | MANUAL |
| PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE | ||
| 1ST | GOLLAMUDI & REDDY | MANUAL |
| 2ND | FU & BABU | MANUAL |
| 3RD | STAMM & LIN | DUNBAR |
| 4TH | BREITIGAN & RAHMAN | HENRY CLAY |
| SENATE | ||
| 1ST | DAKSHA PILLAI | DUNBAR |
| 2ND | ALEX MINTER | BOWLING GREEN |
| 3RD | ALEJANDRA SAAVEDRA | BEECHWOOD |
| 4TH | HAYDEN WATKINS | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 5TH | HAYDEN DEITZ | TRINITY |
| UNITED STATES EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING | ||
| 1ST | SAWYER NOE | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 2ND | HAYDEN WATKINS | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 3RD | IVY LITTON | ROWAN COUNTY |
| 4TH | WYATT BAILEY | KNOTT CENTRAL |
| 5TH | BEN MCBRIDE | TRINITY |
SWEEPS
Knott Central Speech
Manual Debate
Beechwood & Trinity (tie) Congress
Manual Plaque
Coach of the Year: Amy Zuccaro, Trinity
Assistant Coach of the Year: Logan Scisco, Beechwood
New Coach of the Year: Amy Ritchie, Manual
Communicator of the Year: Karen Blake, University of Louisville
Harlen Hamm Award: Presley Moore, Knott Central
Susan Moore Award: Daksha Pallai, Dunbar
Student of the Year: Raegan Settle, Murray
Volunteer of the Year: Dustin Combs, Knott County Schools
Alum of the Year: Erin Edwards Tharpe, Boone County HS
FISHING FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPION?
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
See Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, the 2020 KYNSDA Communicator of the Year, present the 2021 award to his daily ASL interpreter, Virginia Moore, during the 16 March daily press briefing. Congratulations Ms. Moore! Go Team Kentucky!
KYNSDA DISTRICT COMMITTEE 2021-2023
Rachel Page, Ryle HS, District Chair
Katy Cecil, LaRue County HS
Neomia Hagans Flores, Dunbar HS
Steve Meadows, NSDA Hall of Fame / Danville HS (retired)
Michael Robinson, Murray HS
The Kentucky District Committee is elected every other year by the member coaches of the District.
The Committee's job is to manage the District tournament as well as to assist new coaches, to help programs grow and prosper, to assist with management of the Tabroom.com website, and to be the shepherds of high school speech and debate in the Commonwealth.
Contact Rachel Page with any questions about KYNSDA. For website concerns, contact Steve Meadows.