League History

Governor's Cup (Overall Sweepstakes)

Year
Winner
2021
​Durham Academy
​2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​2019
​Ardrey Kell
​​2018
​Ardrey Kell
​2017
​Ardrey Kell
​2016
​Ardrey Kell
​2015
​Ardrey Kell
​2014
​​Ardrey Kell
​2013
Ardrey Kell
​2012
​​Ardrey Kell
​2011
​​Pinecrest
​2010
​Myers Park
​​2009
​​Myers Park
​​2008
​​Myers Park
​​2007
​​​East Chapel Hill
​​2006
​​Myers Park
​​2005
​Myers Park
​2004
​​​Cary Academy
​​2003
​​Myers Park
​​2002
​​​Myers Park
​​2001
​​Seventy-First
​2000
​​​North Mecklenburg
​1999
​​Myers Park
1998
​Myers Park
​​​1997
​​​Chapel Hill
​​1996
​Chapel Hill
​1995
​Enloe
​1994
​​​​Chapel Hill
1993​​​
​​Seventy-First
​​1992
​Seventy-First

Steven Davis Debate Sweepstakes

Year
Winner
2021
​Durham Academy
2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​Ardrey Kell
​​​2018
​Ardrey Kell
​​2017
​​Ardrey Kell
​2016
Ardrey Kell
​2015
​Ardrey Kell
​2014
​​​Myers Park
​​2013
​​​​Myers Park
​​​2012
​​Ardrey Kell
​2011
​​Pinecrest
​​2010
​​​Myers Park
​2009
​Asheville
​2008
​​​Myers Park
​2007
​East Chapel Hill

Kurt Earnest Speech Sweepstakes

Year
Winner
2021
​Cumberland Polytechnic
2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)​
​​​​2019
​​Durham Academy
​​2018
​​Ardrey Kell
​​2017
​​Ardrey Kell
​​2016
​​​Ardrey Kell​​
​​2015
​Providence
​​2014
​​​Ardrey Kell
​​2013
​​Ardrey Kell
​​2012
​​​North Mecklenburg
​​2011
​​Marvin Ridge
2010
​​Marvin Ridge
​2009
​Myers Park
2008
​​​Myers Park
​2007
​East Chapel Hill

Randy Shaver Small-Program Sweepstakes

Year
Winner
2021
​East Rutherford
2020
No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
Hickory Ridge
​2018
​Research Triangle
​​2017
​​Cape Fear Academy
​2016
​​Central Cabarrus
2015
​​Enloe
​​2012
​​Providence
​​2011
​​Cary Academy
​​2010
​​Asheville
​​​2009
​​​Pine Forest
​2008
​​NC School of Science and Math
2007
​​Seventy-First
​2006
​​Asheville
2005
​​​Durham Academy

Mildred Hussey Coach of the Year

Year
Winner
2021
​Michelle Boswell (Cumberland Polytechnic)
2020
​​Crawford Leavoy (Durham Academy)
​2019
Bilal Butt (Ardrey Kell)
2018
​​Chris Harrow (Ardrey Kell) and Crawford Leavoy (Durham Academy) [Tie]
​2017
​​​Scott Bennett (NW Guilford)
2016
​​Nicole Jenkins (Providence)
2015
​​​Scott Bennett (Northwest Guilford)
2014
​​​​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
2013
​​​J. Patrick Moss (Chase and East Rutherford)
​2012
​​​​Scott Bennett (Northwest Guilford)
​2011
​Chris Rocca (North Mecklenburg)
​2010
​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
​2009
​​​Chris Rocca (North Mecklenburg)
​2008
​Libby Carter (Pinecrest)
​2007
​​Bill Franck (Northwest Guilford)
2006
​​​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
​2005
​​Ron McBride (Jack Britt)
2004
​​Ron McBride (Jack Britt)
2003
​​Ron McBride (Jack Britt) and Andrew West (Myers Park)
2002
​​Steven Davis (Vance)
2001
​Noreen Mitchell (Seventy-First)
​2000
​​Noreen Mitchell (Seventy-First)
1999
​​Todd Richmond (Douglas Byrd)
​​1998
​Michelle Lourcey (Cape Fear)
​1997
 
1996
​​​Andrew West (Myers Park)
​​1995
​​​Cathy Johnston (Pine Forest)
​1994
​​​John Woollen (Enloe)
​1993
​Ellen Bray (Northeastern)
​​1992
​​Kurt Earnest (Seventy-First)
1991
​​Jackie Foote (South View)
​1990
​​Jackie Foote (South View)

TFL Assistant Coach of the Year

Year
Winner
2021
​Will Smith (Asheville)
2020
​Jeff Welty (Durham Academy)
2019
Hunter Martin (Charlotte Latin)

John Woollen TFL Student of the Year

Year
Winner
2021
​Ritvik Nalamouthu (Cary Academy)
2020
​​​Emily Donaldson (Durham Academy)
2019
Satya Khurana (North Mecklenburg)
​​2018
Bhamini Vellanki (Durham Academy)
​2017
​​​Chloe Dennison (Asheville)
​2016
​​​Courtney Gilbert (Phillip O Berry)
2015
​​​​Brandon Sweeney (Sandhoke)
​2014
​​​Jace Lawrence (East Carteret)
​2013
​​Conner Brown (Northwest Guilford)
​​2012
​​Bridgete Brainard (Chase)
2011
​​​​Michael Griggs (Myers Park)
2010
​​Alex Boudreau (Asheville)

Virginia Sutherland Circle of Honor (Hall of Fame)

Year
Winner
2020
None
2019
None
​2018
​None
2017
​​Mary Ellen Lively, (71st)
2016
​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
2015
​​Carole Hamilton (Cary Academy)
​2014
Libby Carter (Pinecrest)
2013
​Andrew West (Myers Park)
2012
​None
2011
​Catherine Johnston (Pine Forest)
2010
​None
2009
None
2008
​​Kurt Earnest (Seventy-First)
​2007
​​None
​2006
Bob Yutzy (McDowell)
2005
​Steven Davis (JM Robinson)
2004
​None
2003
​None
2002
​None
2001
​None
2000
None
1999
​Joanna Smith (West Charlotte) and John Woollen (Enloe)
1998
​Jackie Foote (South View)
1997
​None
1996
Gail Riddle (Douglas Byrd)
​1995
None
​1994
​​None
1993
​Randy Shaver (TW Andrews)
​1992
​​None
1991
​None
1990
​Rachael Roberts (High Point Central)
​​1989
​​Grady Franklin (Chase)
1988
​​Sharon Pennell (Watuga)
1987
None
1986
​William Hudson (Ledford)
1985
​Virginia Sutherland (Myers Park)

Jackie Foote Award of Excellence in Congressional Debate

Year
Winner
2021
​Zach Minnemier (Ardrey Kell)
2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​2019
​Elizabeth Greer (Asheville)
​2018
​Aniketh Dumpala (Providence)
​2017
​​​Katherine Gan (Enloe)
​2016
​​​Doug Dubrowski (Ardrey Kell)
​2015
​​​Mara Dygert (Asheville)
​2014
​​Brett Heinz (Charlotte Catholic)
2013
​​​Not Awarded
​2012
​​​​Erich Kessel (Marvin Ridge) and Catherine Bizub (North Mecklenburg) [Tie]
​2011
​​​Josh Campbell (Northwest Guilford)
2010
​Alex Boudreau (Asheville)
2009
​​Matt Shuster (Pinecrest)
2008
​Amit Rao (East Chapel Hill)
2007
​​​Nick Oschner (Massey Hill)

John Woollen Award of Excellence in Speech and Debate (discontinued)

Year
Winner
2010
​Josh Zoffer (Durham Academy)
2009
Josh Zoffer (Durham Academy)

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