League History

Governor's Cup (Overall Sweepstakes)

Year
Winner
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
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
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
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
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
2020
​Jeff Welty (Durham Academy)
2019
Hunter Martin (Charlotte Latin)

John Woollen TFL Student of the Year

Year
Winner
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
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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