Cobbler Classic

2026 Cobbler Classic

When: Friday and Saturday, February 6th & 7th

Where: Central High School, 433 Mt Rushmore Road

Welcome to the 2026 Cobbler Classic Tournament. We are thrilled to be hosting our tournament this year!

Registration

Registration will occur from 3:30 pm-4:00 pm on Friday, February 6th

Please have your initial entries in by Monday, February 1st

We ask that you have names entered and entries finalized by Thursday, February 5th. We will freeze the fees on Thursday, February 5th, 2026.

Events

Debate Events: Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum

Speech Events: Humor, Original Oratory, Poetry, Extemp, Informative, POI, Duo Interp, Drama

Congress: Will be held during both rounds

Congress Legislation

Please submit all congress legislation to zachary.powers@k12.sd.us

Congress Legislation submissions will be accepted until January 30th.

We will be using submitted legislation as well as the NSDA bills (NSDA for supplement if we do not receive enough self-submitted legislation)

Structure

D Rounds - LD, PF, Duo, Drama, D-Congress

Hope Rounds - Humor, Oratory, Poetry, Extemp (Domestic and International), Informative, POI, H-Congress

Schedule

Friday, February 6th

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm - D Round 1

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm - H Round 1

6:45 pm - 8:00 pm - D Round 2

Saturday, February 7th

8:30 am - 9:45 am - H Round 2

9:45 am - 11:00 am - D Round 3

11:00 am -12:15 pm - H Round 3

12:15 pm - Lunch

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm - D Semi Finals

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm - H Finals

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm - D Finals

4:45 pm - Awards

Judging and Fees

We will be asking for schools to bring a few judges. Basically, one judge for every 5 entries. If you have debaters entered, a judge who will do some debate would be greatly appreciated.

Main Contact

If you have any questions, please email ariel.pozorski@k12.sd.us

If you have questions about Tabroom, please emailzachary,powers@k12.sd.us

We look forward to seeing you in February!