League History

Governor's Cup (Overall Sweepstakes)

Year
Winner
2023
Durham Academy
​​2022 – In-Person
​Durham Academy​
​2022 – Virtual
​Durham Academy
​​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
2023
​Durham Academy
​2022 – In-Person
​Durham Academy
2022 – Virtual​​
​​Durham Academy
​​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
2023
Cary Academy
​2022 – In-Person
Cary Academy
​2022 – Virtual
Durham Academy
​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
2023
North Mecklenburg HS
​2022 – In-Person
​​Cumberland Polytechnic HS
​2022 – Virtual
​Chase HS
​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
2023
Megan Butt (Charlotte Latin)
​2022
​​Crawford Leavoy (Durham Academy)
​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
2023
Emma Smith (Durham Academy)
2022
​​Harley Burgess (Chase HS)
​​2021
​​Will Smith (Asheville)
2020
​​​Jeff Welty (Durham Academy)
​​2019
​​Hunter Martin (Charlotte Latin)

John Woollen TFL Student of the Year

Year
Winner
2023
Zechariah Hoppes (East Rutherford)
​2022
​​Mukta Dharmapurikar (Durham Academy)
​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
2023
None
2022
None
2021
​None
​​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
Value
​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
2023
Samiksha Pyndi (Ardrey Kell)
2022
​Arman Karbassian (Ardrey Kell)
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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