2026 Light the TORCH
TORCH (VA) · Nov 21, 2026
Closed
11:43 PM Eastern
Tournament Schedule
Saturday, November 21
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am | 6:45 am | Debate Check-In (Students) |
| 7:00 am | 7:10 am | Announcements/Prayer |
| 7:30 am | 8:15 am | LD Round 1 |
| 8:20 am | 9:05 am | LD Round 2 |
| 9:00 am | 9:15 am | Speech ONLY Check-In (Students) |
| 9:10 am | 9:55 am | LD Round 3 |
| 10:00 am | 11:40 am | Speech Round 1 |
| 11:30 am | 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 11:45 am | 12:30 pm | LD Round 4 |
| 12:30 pm | 2:10 pm | Speech Round 2 |
| 2:15 pm | 3:00 pm | LD Round 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 4:40 pm | Speech Round 3 |
| 4:45 pm | 5:30 pm | LD Round 6 |
| 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | DINNER |
| 5:30 pm | 6:15 pm | CLEAN UP Starts |
| 7:00 pm | 7:45 pm | LD Finals (Worship Building) |
| 8:00 pm | 8:30 pm | and Speech Awards |
Patterns
Speech
- Apologetics
- Expository
- Impromptu
- Literary Interpretation
- Open Interpretation
- Original Oratory
- Slam Poetry
- Storytelling
LD
- Lincoln Douglas
Tournament Events
Speech
- Apologetics Qual
- Expository Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Literary Interpretation Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
- Storytelling Qual
LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 9:00 pm Fri 10/02/2026 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 am Mon 10/26/2026 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 3:30 pm Sat 11/07/2026 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 4:30 pm Sat 11/07/2026 (Eastern)
- Script submission will open at 6:45 pm Tue 11/10/2026 (Eastern)
- Script submission will close at 10:46 am Wed 11/11/2026 (Eastern)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 am Sun 11/15/2026 (Eastern)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 am Sat 11/21/2026 (Eastern)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.