Debate

The Mitchell High School Speech and Debate team had a strong showing at the state tournament over the weekend, with two competitors bringing home first-place honors in their respective events.

BROOKINGS — Three Mitchell High School students qualified to compete in a national debate tournament through a qualification tournament on Friday and Saturday in Brookings, according to Mitchell High School Debate Coach Ron Grimsley. The team of Ryan Solberg and Raina Grimsley...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Republican White House contender Marco Rubio struggled at a debate on Saturday at the worst possible time, potentially confounding his bid to emerge as Donald Trump's chief rival in New Hampshire and giving hope to three rivals desperate for a strong showing....

Following is a list of top placers in the 24th annual McGovern Speech and Debate tournament held on Saturday and Sunday at Mitchell High School. More than 400 entrants competed. Listed are each event’s winners and Mitchell High School placers. Speech events Readers Theater:...

A large share of the presidential primary season debates will not be aired on over-the-air broadcast networks "free" of charge. In fact, of the 15 primary season debates, all but five will air on cable TV. That pattern led Susan Crawford, a Harvard University Law professor, to...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Is there room for a rat? Faced with an unusually large class of Republican candidates, media organizations have begun setting the criteria for 12 GOP presidential debates between August and March. There's no chance Ned Coll — who once famously brandished...

Carrying on a proud school tradition in speech and debate, two Mitchell high school students have earned a trip to nationals. Junior Ryan Solberg and sophomore Raina Grimsley each finished in first place in their respective events at the district qualifying tournament held Feb. 20-21...

Twenty-four schools and hundreds of students are coming to the 23rd Annual George McGovern Forensics Tournament this weekend in Mitchell. The event, a speech and debate competition, is free and open to the public. Mitchell debate coach Ron Grimsley said there will be 404 students...