Golden Desert District Tournament
2026 — NV/US
Golden Desert District Qualifier
for the 2026 National Tournament
Debate
at
Durango HS,
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 27–28
HSE
SEN
CX
LD
PF
Speech
at
Spring Valley High School,
Las Vegas, NV
Apr 10–11
DI
DUO
HI
INF
IX
OO
POI
USX
Predicted Schedule for Speech
Friday, April 10th:
3:00 pm: Begin Arriving at Spring Valley
3:45 pm: Coach Check-in
4:00: Extemp Prep Start, Round 1
4:30-5:30pm: Round 1, all events
6:00 pm: Extemp Prep Start, Round 2
6:10-7:10 pm: Round 2, all events
Saturday, April 11th:
8:30 am: Coach Check-in
8:40 am: Extemp Prep Start, Round 3
8:50-9:50 am: Round 3, all events
Outrounds--We will do our best to minimize overlap in round start times for double-entered competitors in Semis/Finals, but rounds themselves will most likely overlap.
10:15-11:15 am: Semifinals (predicted in USX/Oratory)/Finals (predicted in everything else)
11:45-12:45 pm: Finals (for events requiring a Semifinal)
1:30 pm: Awards (National Qualifiers, Yearlong Sweepstakes, and "Of the Year" winners announced!)