Tri-County Forensics League Wiki

Welcome!
Welcome to the TCFL-wiki page! Here you will find information regarding member schools of the TCFL, notable former individual members, results, and other valuable league information.

About the TCFL
The Tri-County Forensics League (TCFL) is a high school speech and debate league organized under the California High School Speech Association (CHSSA). The TCFL was formed in Summer of 2009 with the joining of two local leagues: the Tri-Valley Forensics League (TVFL) and the Marmonte Forensics League (MMFL).

Competitive Success
In the competitive year 2008-2009, the TCFL and MMFL had 24 competitors reach elimination rounds at the CHSSA state tournament.
 * 1st--Sam Brodey [Campbell Hall, Junior] (OA)
 * 3rd--Iain Lampert [Cleveland, Junior] (Impromptu)
 * 5th--Mariana Green [La Reina, Junior] (DI)
 * 6th--Katie Williams/Natalie Harlacher [La Reina, Juniors] (DUO)
 * 6th--Denise Machin [Cabrillo, Senior] (HI)
 * 7th--Johannah Huynh [Monroe, Senior] (OO)
 * 12th--Spencer Ponce [Arroyo Grande, Junior] (OI)
 * 13th--Nick Hall [Valencia, Junior] (NX)
 * 13th--Sarah Martellaro [Monroe, Junior] (TI)
 * 15th--Ian Suri [Monroe, Senior] (OPP)
 * 16th--Hedy Chen [Newbury Park, Senior] (Impromptu)
 * 17th--Mike Hyland [Arroyo Grande, Junior] (NX)
 * 17th--Talisa Tan [Monroe, Senior] (Expos)
 * 18th--Luis Cueto (DI) [PUC, Junior]
 * 19th--Priya Rajan [Chaminade, Junior] (Congress)
 * Finalists--Nick Hall/Zeke Schumacher (Parli) [Valencia, Junior/Senior]
 * Quarterfinalists--Cameron Schunk/Michael Casey [Chaminade, Juniors] (PF)
 * Quarterfinalist--Jon Haderline [North Hollywood, Senior] (LD)
 * Octafinalists--Corinne Rockoff/Robert Malka [El Camino Real, Juniors] (PF)
 * Double-Octafinalist--Michael Harris [North Hollywood, Senior] (LD)
 * Double-Octafinalist--Kanu Song [Granada Hills, Senior] (LD)

In the competitive year 2009-2010, the TCFL was the 4th highest ranked league in the state of California, with the following state-ranking competitors.
 * 1st--Iain Lampert [Cleveland, Senior] (Impromptu)
 * 3rd--Lucy Unanyan [Monroe, Senior] (OA)
 * 3rd--Nick Hall [Valencia, Senior] (NX)
 * 4th--Oscar Fernandez/Tosh Hall [PUC, Sophomore/Junior] (DUO)
 * 5th--Sarah Martellaro [Monroe, Senior] (DI)
 * 6th--Cameron Silverberg (Impromptu) [SOCES, Sophomore]
 * 8th--Brandon Batham (OA) [Burbank, Senior]
 * 9th--Cole Finney/David McPeek (DUO) [SOCES, Senior/Sophomore]
 * 9th--Zach Costello (HI) [Arroyo Grande, Sophomore]
 * 10th--Cooper Krings (NX) [Campbell Hall, Senior]
 * 10th--Landyn Saputo (OA) [Arroyo Grande, Senior]
 * 10th--Macky Brazina (TI) [Valencia, Sophomore]
 * 10th--Troy Rozo (OI) [Arroyo Grande, Senior]
 * 11th--Luis Cueto/Melissa Ramirez (DUO) [PUC, Senior/Junior]
 * 12th--Janet Lee (HI) [La Reina, Senior]
 * 12th--Sean Quinn (TI) [Golden Valley, Senior]
 * 13th--Henry Rosen (OI) [Cleveland, Freshman]
 * 13th--Neeraj Chandra (IX) [Chaminade, Senior]
 * 14th--Priya Rajan (NX) [Chaminade, Senior]
 * 15th--Emma Sandquist (Expos) [Arroyo Grande, Senior]
 * 15th--Katie Williams/Natalie Harlacher (DUO) [La Reina, Seniors]
 * 15th--Kevin Kunes (HI) [Foothill Tech, Sophomore]
 * 16th--Adam Revello (Impromptu) [Cleveland, Freshman]
 * 16th--Krikor Kouyoumdjian (Congress) [North Hollywood, Senior]
 * 16th--Mariana Green (DI) [La Reina, Senior]
 * 17th--Alexis Campbell (Impromptu) [Chaminade, Freshman]
 * 17th--Warren Crandall (OI) [Arroyo Grande, Senior]
 * 18th--Garrett Cervetto (OPP) [Canyon, Senior]
 * 23rd--Jacob Borcover (Congress) [SOCES, Junior]
 * 27th--Marnie Vaughan (Congress) [La Reina, Freshman]
 * Quarterfinalists--Iain Lampert/Molly Moran (Parli) [Cleveland, Seniors]
 * Octafinalist--Kennedy Ryhal-Holt (LD) [Oaks Christian, Senior]
 * Double-Octafinalist--Adam Morton (LD) [Chaminade, Sophomore]
 * Double-Octafinalist--Rashi Jindani (LD) [La Reina, Junior]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Matthew Pick/Matthew De Silva (Policy) [Chaminade, Junior/Sophomore]
 * Cleveland took 5th Place in AA Sweeps!

In the competitive year 2010-2011, the TCFL had over twice the prior number of state finalists. In the 2011-2012 competitive year, the TCFL had the following breaks at state: In the 2012-2013 competitive year, the TCFL had the following breaks at state:
 * 2nd--Ahmer Qureshi (PO) [SOCES, Sophomore]
 * 2nd--Daniel Hirsch (LD) [New Jewish Community, Senior]
 * 2nd--Tannaz Noormohammadi (Expos) [Monroe, Senior]
 * 2nd--Tosh Hall/Oscar Fernandez (DUO) [PUC, Senior/Junior]
 * 2nd--Weston Mangin (IX) [Arroyo Grande, Senior]
 * 3rd--Adam Revello (Impromptu) [Cleveland, Sophomore]
 * 3rd--Benjamin Flores/Matthew Casarez (DUO) [PUC, Senior/Junior]
 * 3rd--David McPeek (DI) [SOCES, Junior]
 * 4th--Ashlin Hatch (Expos) [Arroyo Grande, Sophomore]
 * 7th--Brooke Van Grinsven/Melanie Parsons (DUO) [West Ranch, Senior/Junior]
 * 7th--Jacob Gerstel (Congress) [Valencia, Senior]
 * 7th--Saha Jahani (OO) [Granada Hills, Senior]
 * 8th--Michael Sacks (IX) [Sierra Canyon, Sophomore]
 * 9th--Gabriel Taylor (TI) [Granada Hills, Senior]
 * 9th--Genine Cumba (Expos) [Monroe, Sophomore]
 * 9th--Marshall Lodge (DI) [Arroyo Grande, Senior]
 * 10th--Rossana Estrada (OA) [Monroe, Senior]
 * 11th--Akash Salam (OA) [Arroyo Grande, Junior]
 * 11th--Allegra Iezza/Hannah Delsohn (DUO) [La Reina, Sophomores]
 * 11th--Cameron Silverberg (Impromptu) [SOCES, Junior]
 * 12th--Henry Rosen (HI) [Cleveland, Sophomore]
 * 12th--Macky Brazina (TI) [Valencia, Junior]
 * 13th--Angelina Finau (DI) [Monroe, Sophomore]
 * 13th--Bobby Lebeda (OPP) [Granada Hills, Senior]
 * 13th--Hannah Young (Congress) [La Reina, Junior]
 * 14th--Cheikh Athj (OPP) [Monroe, Junior]
 * 14th--Laura Morano (TI) [Chaminade, Senior]
 * 15th--Gayne Kalustian (Impromptu) [Hart, Junior]
 * 18th--Lena Melilo (IX) [La Reina, Sophomore]
 * 18th--Olivia Hsia (OI) [Sierra Canyon, Junior]
 * 18th--Olivia Polk (OA) [La Reina, Junior]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Adam Morton/Matthew Pick (Policy) [Chaminade, Junior/Senior]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Aron Egelko/Sam O'Donnell (PF) [Foothill Tech, Junior/Senior]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Billy Spach/Michael Sacks (PF) [Sierra Canyon, Sophomores]
 * 1st--Kyle Berlin (EXP) [Arroyo Grande, Junior]
 * 1st--Adam Revello (Impromptu) [Cleveland, Junior]
 * 1st--Cheikh Athj (OPP) [Monroe, Junior]
 * 2nd--Ashlin Hatch (EXP) [Arroyo Grande, Junior]
 * 3rd--Macky Brazina/Allen Garcia (DUO) [Valencia, Seniors]
 * 3rd--Ahmer Qureshi (PO) [SOCES, Junior]
 * 4th--Maya Glasgow (DI) [CHAMPS Charter, Junior]
 * 4th--Melina Parsons (TI) [West Ranch, Senior]
 * 5th--Bryce Kirby (OO) [Arroyo Grande, Freshman]
 * 5th--Ladijah Corder (OI) [Monroe, Junior]
 * 8th--Joshua Issler (DI) [Granada Hills, Senior]
 * 9th--Michaela Posner (OA) [La Reina, Sophomore]
 * 9th--Michael Sacks (IX) [Sierra Canyon, Junior]
 * 11th--Filipp Krasovskiy (Congress) [SOCES, Sophomore]
 * 12th--Landon Echols (EXP) [Arroyo Grande, Junior]
 * 13th--Oscar Fernandez/Chidera Bosah (DUO) [PUC, Senior/Freshman]
 * 13th--Jon Estrada (HI) [PUC, Junior]
 * 13th--Matthew Casarez (DI) [PUC, Junior]
 * 14th--Bryan Gee (Impromptu) [Campbell Hall, Senior]
 * 15th--Caroline Brennan (TI) [La Reina, Junior]
 * 16th--Ryan Wright (OI) [Campbell Hall, Senior]
 * 16th--Angelina Finau (DI) [Monroe, Junior]
 * 17th--Genesis Sandoval (DI) [La Reina, Junior]
 * 17th--Jared Price/Dalton Maltz (DUO) [Granada Hills, Seniors]
 * 17th--Dani Dichter (Congress) [Monroe, Junior]
 * Finalists--Michael Sacks/Billy Spach (PF) [Sierra Canyon, Juniors]
 * Semifinalists--Chris Hariz/Ameek Shokar (Parli) [Sierra Canyon, Seniors]
 * Octafinalists--Adam Revello/Leo Tuchman (Parli) [Cleveland, Juniors]
 * Double-Octafinalist--Shirin Salehi (LD) [Chaminade, Freshman]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Cameron Silverberg/Farhan Kabir (Parli) [SOCES, Seniors]
 * 1st--Rachel Dinh [Monroe, Senior] (OI)
 * 2nd--Kyle Berlin [Arroyo Grande, Senior] (OI)
 * 3rd--Adam Revello [Cleveland, Senior] (Impromptu)
 * 3rd--John Morgan [West Ranch, Senior] (NX)
 * 4th--Luke Ballmer [Foothill Tech, Senior] (NX)
 * 4th--Genine Cumba [Monroe, Senior] (OA)
 * 6th--Milan Amritraj [Campbell Hall, Freshman] (Impromptu)
 * 6th--Ally Zlaket [La Reina, Sophomore] (Congress)
 * 9th--Pearl Lo [Granda Hills, Senior] (OPP)
 * 10th--Katie Gerbasi/Allegra Iezza [La Reina, Seniors] (DUO)
 * 10th--Amy Diallo [Monroe, ?] (OA)
 * 12th--Luke Dorsey [Monroe, Sophomore] (OPP)
 * 14th--Schuyler Ross [Cleveland, Senior] (OO)
 * 15th--Mia Ehrenberg [Campbell Hall, Sophomore] (Impromptu)
 * 15th--Ashlin Hatch/Michael White [Arroyo Grande, Seniors] (DUO)
 * 16th--Tony SantaCruz [Monroe, ?] (HI)
 * 17th--Sabrin Sidhu [Valencia, Junior] (OA)
 * 17th--Megan Ward [Burbank, Senior] (DI)
 * 18th--Lhana Ormenyi [Cleveland, Senior] (DI)
 * 18th--Avery Schroeder [West Ranch, ?] (TI)
 * 18th--Manouela Jacob [Monroe, ?] (OI)
 * 19th--Patrick Lester [Taft, Senior?] (Congress)
 * 26th--Ahmer Qureshi [SOCES, Senior] (Congress)
 * 27th--Joseph Ludmir [North Hollywood, Junior] (Congress)
 * Semifinalists--Adam Revello/Leo Tuchman (Parli) [Cleveland, Seniors]
 * Octafinalists--Bhaskar Suri/Jeremy Marsh (Policy) [Chaminade, Freshman]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Elizabeth Kim/Jordan Aronson (PF) [Sierra Canyon, Senior/Freshman]
 * Double-Octafinalists--Austen Needleman/Billy Spach (Parli) [Sierra Canyon,Junior/Senior]

Though unaffiliated with the National Forensics League (NFL), 11 individuals who competed in the TCFL qualified for the National Championship Tournament in June 2010. From that pool, the TCFL boasts 2 National Finalists in supplemental events and 3 Quarter-Finalists in main events.
 * 2nd--Nick Hall (Impromptu) [Valencia, Senior]
 * 3rd--Tosh Hall (Storytelling) [PUC, Junior]
 * Quarterfinalists--Tosh Hall/Oscar Fernandez (DUO) [PUC, Junior/Sophomore]
 * Quarterfinalists--Melissa Ramirez/Luis Cueto (DUO) [PUC, Junior/Senior]
 * Quarterfinalist--Nick Hall (NX) [Valencia, Senior]

The following year, the TCFL sent 12 of its members to the National Championship Tournament in Dallas, TX. These individuals returned as a National Finalist in a supplemental event, as well as two Semifinalists and two Octo-Finalists in main events.
 * 6th--Cameron Silverberg (Impromptu) [SOCES, Junior]
 * 10th--Tosh Hall/Oscar Fernandez (DUO) [PUC, Senior/Junior]
 * Semifinalist--Lena Melilo (Congress) [La Reina, Sophomore]
 * Octo-finalist--Cameron Silverberg (NX) [SOCES, Junior]
 * Octo-finalist--David McPeek (DI) [SOCES, Junior]

The TCFL is seen as one of the more consistently competitive leagues, particularly in Impromptu Speaking, Duo Interpretation (DUO) and Original Advocacy (OA).

Links
The league's official website is located here:
 * http://trivalleysite.yolasite.com/