2026 Sacramento Saddle-Up: Limited Prep Tournament
Contend Speech & Debate (CA) · Oct 2-3, 2026
Howdy, partners! Mosey on over to Sacramento Saddle-Up, a limited-prep speech and debate tournament where you can test your grit and dig deep for truth.
Get ready for two days of lively competition, sharp thinking, encouraging feedback, and plenty of fun here in the wild west.
Please use the menu links on the left to find more information about the tournament.
Important registration note:
To save on processing fees, we use an external payment processing site. After you register, go to the "Pay Here" page using the menu to the left of this page, or use this link: Pay Here
Late Registration & Drops:
Late registration opens at 8:00 am on Monday Sept 14th and will remain open through Saturday Sept 26th. Currently we only have openings in Parli and Mars Hill. All other events are full.
We have a limit of 2 Speech events per student, but you may request additional speech events to be added as space allows.
Drops are allowed through StoaHub through Sept 26th. Refunds will be made after the tournament ends. No refunds after Sept 26th. To drop after Sept 26th please use the contact page.
Parent Judging Requirement
Judge Recruitment Resources
Novice Eligibility
Be sure to read the rules for novice event eligibility before you register.
Novice Mars Hill TopicsStudent Attire
Location
Ministry Safe
Tournament Events
Debate
- Novice Parliamentary Debate Non-qual
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Speech
- Apologetics Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Novice Apologetics Non-qual
- Novice Mars Hill Non-qual
- Storytelling Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:01 am Sat 09/12/2026 (Pacific)
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 am Sun 09/13/2026 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 09/14/2026 (Pacific)
- Meal registration will close at 12:01 am Sat 09/26/2026 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:01 am Sat 09/26/2026 (Pacific)
- Community Judge registration will close at 5:00 pm Sat 10/03/2026 (Pacific)
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.