2026 The Texas Lone Star
Ascend Texas Speech and Debate (TX) · Mar 26-28, 2026
Completed
5:08 PM Central
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, March 26
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 am | 7:45 am | Check In |
| 7:45 am | 8:00 am | Announcements |
| 8:00 am | 9:15 am | Parli Round 1 |
| 9:15 am | 10:30 am | Parli Round 2 |
| 10:00 am | 10:30 am | TP/LD Check-in |
| 10:30 am | 12:15 pm | TP / LD Round 1 |
| 12:15 pm | 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:15 pm | 12:45 pm | Speech Check In |
| 12:45 pm | 1:00 pm | Devotional |
| 1:00 pm | 2:45 pm | Speech A Round 1 |
| 2:45 pm | 4:30 pm | TP / LD Round 2 |
| 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | Dinner |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Speech B Round 1 |
| 7:00 pm | 8:45 pm | TP / LD Round 3 |
Friday, March 27
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 am | 8:00 am | Announcements |
| 8:00 am | 9:15 am | Parli Round 3/ Juniors Round 1 |
| 9:15 am | 11:00 am | Speech A Round 2 |
| 11:00 am | 11:45 am | Lunch |
| 11:30 am | 11:45 am | Devotional |
| 11:45 am | 1:30 pm | TP / LD Round 4 |
| 1:30 pm | 2:45 pm | Parli Round 4 / Juniors Round 2 |
| 2:45 pm | 4:30 pm | TP / LD Round 5 |
| 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | Dinner |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Speech B Round 2 |
| 7:00 pm | 8:15 pm | Parli Round 5 |
Saturday, March 28
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 am | 8:00 am | Announcements / Speech Breaks |
| 8:00 am | 9:45 am | TP / LD Round 6 |
| 9:45 am | 11:30 am | Speech Finals |
| 11:30 am | 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | 12:15 pm | Devotionsl |
| 12:15 pm | 1:30 pm | Parli Round 6/Juniors Rd 3 |
| 1:30 pm | 1:45 pm | TP / LD Breaks |
| 1:45 pm | 3:30 pm | TP / LD Finals |
| 3:30 pm | 3:45 pm | Parli Breaks |
| 3:45 pm | 5:00 pm | Parli Finals |
| 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Dinner / Clean Up |
| 6:00 pm | 7:30 pm | Awards Ceremony |
Patterns
Speech A
- Apologetics
- Dramatic Interpretation
- Extemporaneous
- Humorous Interpretation
- Persuasive
- Slam Poetry
Speech B
- Duo Interpretation
- Expository
- Impromptu
- Mars Hill
- Open Interpretation
- Original Oratory
TP / LD
- Lincoln Douglas
- Team Policy
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate
Juniors
- Juniors Apologetics Juniors
- Juniors Impromptu Juniors
- Juniors Open Interpretation Juniors
- Juniors Platform Juniors
F
G
Tournament Events
Speech A
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech B
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
TP / LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Juniors
- Juniors Apologetics Juniors
- Juniors Impromptu Juniors
- Juniors Open Interpretation Juniors
- Juniors Platform Juniors
F
G
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 12:00 pm Sat 02/21/2026 (Central)
- Script submission will open at 12:00 pm Sat 02/21/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:55 am Tue 03/17/2026 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 11:55 am Tue 03/17/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:55 am Tue 03/17/2026 (Central)
- Late fee will be applied at 12:00 pm Fri 03/20/2026 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Wed 03/25/2026 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 4:00 pm Sat 03/28/2026 (Central)
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.