League History

Governor's Cup (Overall Sweepstakes)

Year
Winner
​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
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
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
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
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
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​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
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
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
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
​​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
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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