The Roundup at Ridgevue
2026 — Nampa, ID/US
The Roundup at Ridgevue - NIETOC Qualifier
Dates:
Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14
Schedule:
Friday - 3 rounds of Speech, no finals (awards based on prelim results (top 6, including a TOP NOVICE award in each of the 14 events). We are a designated NIETOC qualifier tournament!
Saturday - 4 prelim rounds of debate (PF, LD, and WSD), plus 2 sessions of Congressional Debate. A Gold/Silver round in all formats will follow, with those who make that round receiving awards.
World School Debate!!! Entry deadline for WSD will be one week earlier (Nov 5) so that if the event needs to be dropped, students entered will have time to make plans for another event to enter.
Questions:
Please see the attached formal invitation for more specific details. Need more information? Please email coaches Jeffrey Stoppenhagen (jeffrey.stoppenhagen@vallivue.org) or Allee Platz (allee.platz@vallivue.org).
Special Awards:
We will be partnering with the Canyon County Classic, the previous weekend (November 6 and 7), to award the top schools that attend both tournaments. The awards will be designated as the "2C Swing" awards and will be based on squad efficiency! The other sweepstakes will be based on total points.
Questions? Please contact us (Jenn, Jeffrey, or Allee)!
Hope to see you and welcome you to our campus in November!
Coaches Stoppenhagen and Platz