November 7-9, 2024

Located in the piney woods of East Texas, the Piney Woods Derby will offer all Stoa speech events, Lincoln Douglas, Team Policy, and Parliamentary Debate. Speech and debate event offerings may be subject to change. We are planning to offer Junior Speech: Platforms, Interps, Impromptu and Expos.

Location:
Mobberly Baptist Church
625 E Loop 281
Longview, TX 75605

Families and Competitors:

Judges

Thank you for judging! Click the Community & Alumni Registration link on the left.

Please plan to arrive about 45 minutes before your first scheduled round. 

Drawings for prizes for community, parent, and alumni judges. Every round judged is an entry in a drawing. Judge a lot, earn more chances to win prizes. We will also have snacks and meals provided for you.

Student Registration

Registration is closed.

All fees must be paid in full by Nov. 1, or competitors may be dropped from events.

We will have 3 full rounds of speech and Juniors Speech events.

We have a waitlist in some events, please be patient. Students will be moved from the waitlist as space becomes available, in the order they registered. 

This is a Stoa qualifying tournament, and membership in Stoa is required to participate.

The Piney Woods Derby will open on Thursday morning, Nov. 7, with rounds of Parli.

Speech events will have 3 preliminary rounds- followed by a Finals round. Events without enough competitors to warrant a Finals round will not go to a 4th round.

Got questions or need to reach out to the Tournament Directors? Email us.

2024 Sponsors:

We are pleased to welcome our sponsors for the 2024 Piney Woods Derby. They will have a table suring the tournement. please swing by, find out more about their schools and programs, and thank them for helping make this possible.

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